105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway

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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 21

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Driver	St	Form index▼	This trackAvg finish	·Wins	·Top 5	·Top 10	·Avg start	·Laps led %	·Rating	·Avg running pos	·Pace rank	·Fire-off rank	·Long-run rank	·vs teammates	·Make wins	SimilarAvg finish	·Pace rank	FormLast 5 avg	·% off best (5)	·Trend	·Avg start	·Consistency	·Comeback	·Stage pts/race	·Closing	·Passes/race	·Quality pass %	·Top-10 laps %	Pit & restartsRestart gain	·Pit avg	·Pit rank	ErrorsPenalties/race	·Errors/race	·DNF %	PlayoffsPoints	·Last visit	·Career here
42Lee Petty	—	65	2.6¹⁰	2¹⁰	9¹⁰	10¹⁰	9.7⁶	8.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	11¹⁵⁴	6.9¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	+9.3⁶	24.5⁴	6.9¹⁶	+14.3⁴	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁶	12.5%¹⁶	—	1949: P2 from 8	23 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 5.7
98Leon Sales	—	61	8.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	14.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	11¹⁵⁴	6.0²	—	8.8⁵	—	-6.7⁶	11.0¹	—	+10.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1951: P8 from 14	1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0
2Bill Blair	—	58	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.7⁶	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	8¹⁵⁴	14.3¹²	—	6.6⁵	—	+1.0⁶	24.3³	9.6¹⁵	+13.7³	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁵	6.7%¹⁵	—	1949: P5 from 11	12 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 10.8
38Clyde Minter	—	57	8.2⁹	0⁹	2⁹	7⁹	16.3⁴	0.0%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	-12.3²	3¹⁵⁴	17.7⁶	—	7.8⁵	—	-7.3⁶	14.0⁴	21.7⁷	-13.0⁴	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	14.3%⁷	—	1949: P4 from 7	9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 8.2
87Buck Baker	—	54	10.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	5.8⁶	12.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4⁴	8¹⁵⁴	8.9¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	13.4⁷	21.4⁸	-5.3⁷	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13⁸	12.5%⁸	—	1950: P8 from 1 · led 10	31 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.6
92Herb Thomas	19	53	10.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	7.0⁵	11.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-11.0⁵	11¹⁵⁴	7.5¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+10.0⁶	11.0³	7.1¹²	+0.7³	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹²	33.3%¹²	—	1950: P14 from —	11 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.1
11Fireball Roberts	5	53	13.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1⁵	8¹⁵⁴	13.3¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	+14.0⁶	15.3⁶	11.6⁸	+7.8⁶	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	37.5%⁸	—	1951: P32 from 5	15 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
41Curtis Turner	3	52	11.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	5.3⁶	11.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.2³	8¹⁵⁴	15.1¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	5.4¹²	16.2¹⁵	-12.1¹²	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	20.0%¹⁵	—	1949: P9 from 1 · led 18	13 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
9Tim Flock	2	52	14.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.4⁸	11.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.0³	0¹⁵⁴	10.8¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-14.0⁶	7.0⁷	7.6¹¹	-2.9⁷	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	18.2%¹¹	—	1950: P20 from —	10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
44Johnny Grubb	—	52	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8¹⁵⁴	—	—	12.3⁴	—	—	32.0²	1.7³	+20.0²	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	first start here	—
7Fonty Flock	1	51	14.4⁸	0⁸	3⁸	3⁸	3.4⁷	9.6%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	+10.2³	8¹⁵⁴	5.5¹¹	—	16.4⁵	—	-11.7⁶	8.4⁵	9.5⁶	-11.0⁵	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	33.3%⁶	—	1949: P12 from 4 · led 85	8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.4
52Weldon Adams	—	51	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11¹⁵⁴	18.5²	—	10.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	35.3³	6.2³	+27.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	first start here	—
17John Manning	—	50	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁵⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
—Gayle Warren	—	48	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11¹⁵⁴	5.0¹	—	21.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	24.5⁴	18.6⁹	-0.5⁴	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁹	11.1%⁹	—	first start here	—
30Jim Paschal	—	44	12.6¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.8⁵	13.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0³	0¹⁵⁴	12.9¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	-17.7⁶	28.3³	18.4⁵	-6.3³	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	0.0%⁵	—	1950: P2 from —	26 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
25Jimmy Thompson	—	44	22.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	15.2⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	11¹⁵⁴	15.0³	—	14.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	8.5²	18.8³	-15.0²	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	1955: P18 from 12	5 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 22.4
78Ewell Weddle	—	44	23.0²	0²	0²	0²	16.0²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	0¹⁵⁴	16.3⁴	—	13.8⁵	—	-18.3⁶	21.0¹	7.8²	+7.0¹	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	0.0%²	—	1951: P34 from 9	2 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 23.0
93Ted Chamberlain	—	44	17.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	27.0²	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	11¹⁵⁴	20.0²	—	16.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	18.0²	11.0⁴	-6.5²	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	0.0%⁴	—	1952: P11 from 28	4 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 17.8
37Slick Smith	—	43	23.0²	0²	0²	0²	14.0¹	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	+4.0¹	0¹⁵⁴	11.3⁴	—	17.0⁵	—	-16.7⁶	14.7³	10.4⁴	-8.3³	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1949: P13 from 14	2 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 23.0
8Jack Holloway	—	43	20.0²	0²	0²	0²	28.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁵⁴	17.0¹	—	16.6⁵	—	—	14.0¹	—	+4.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1951: P11 from 30	2 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 20.0
—Runt Harris	—	33	20.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	22.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	8¹⁵⁴	28.0¹	—	25.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1960: P20 from 22	1 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 20.0