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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 |
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| 4Fonty Flock | 6 | 59 | 9.05 | 05 | 25 | 35 | 3.02 | 11.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.01 | 110 | — | — | 6.05 | — | +6.36 | 5.327 | 10.428 | -5.027 | 0.028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0428 | 39.3%28 | — | 1952: P19 from 3 · led 33 | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.0 |
| 92Herb Thomas | 2 | 57 | 8.56 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 4.65 | 20.3%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +12.01 | 410 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -6.36 | 4.330 | 9.731 | -3.730 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0731 | 25.8%31 | — | 1951: P19 from 2 | 6 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 8.5 |
| 120Dick Rathman | 13 | 55 | 6.33 | 03 | 23 | 23 | 8.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -8.01 | 410 | — | — | 15.45 | — | +3.06 | 8.624 | 14.426 | -3.924 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0826 | 38.5%26 | — | 1952: P14 from 8 | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 6.3 |
| 91Tim Flock | 1 | 55 | 14.56 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 5.56 | 25.2%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +10.93 | 410 | — | — | 8.65 | — | +9.06 | 5.430 | 11.232 | +0.030 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0932 | 18.8%32 | — | 1951: P1 from 4 · led 87 | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.5 |
| 42Lee Petty | 17 | 54 | 7.710 | 110 | 610 | 710 | 12.26 | 0.5%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 110 | — | — | 15.05 | — | +0.76 | 11.528 | 7.331 | +5.328 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0031 | 16.1%31 | — | 1951: P12 from — | 10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 7.7 |
| 41Curtis Turner | 8 | 54 | 8.45 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 16.02 | 13.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -14.02 | 410 | — | — | 15.85 | — | -10.06 | 19.65 | 20.96 | -11.65 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.176 | 83.3%6 | — | 1953: P14 from — | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.4 |
| 83Bill Miller | 20 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 13.05 | — | -6.36 | 31.02 | 13.73 | -4.02 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.333 | 66.7%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 16Bill Snowden | 14 | 52 | 15.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 12.45 | — | +4.36 | 10.52 | 12.03 | -1.02 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 33.3%3 | — | 1951: P15 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 15.0 |
| 89Buck Baker | 4 | 52 | 7.09 | 29 | 59 | 79 | 12.26 | 15.5%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.02 | 410 | — | — | 19.45 | — | -8.76 | 7.713 | 11.713 | -8.913 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0013 | 53.8%13 | — | 1951: P28 from — | 9 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 7.0 |
| 9Ed Samples | 16 | 52 | 6.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 20.85 | — | +14.36 | 12.05 | 9.37 | -2.05 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 42.9%7 | — | 1951: P6 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0 |
| 22Perk Brown | 9 | 52 | 15.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 17.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 13.45 | — | -4.36 | 10.716 | 7.318 | -2.616 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 66.7%18 | — | 1952: P15 from 17 | 1 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 15.0 |
| 128Charles Gattalia | 11 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 15.45 | — | -3.36 | 11.65 | 3.57 | -2.05 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 57.1%7 | — | first start here | — |
| 60Jim Paschal | 15 | 50 | 14.25 | 05 | 15 | 25 | 26.02 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 16.05 | — | +15.06 | 15.911 | 15.514 | -0.511 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0714 | 42.9%14 | — | 1951: P27 from 31 | 5 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 14.2 |
| 18Jimmy Florian | 18 | 50 | 17.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 14.25 | — | +12.76 | 21.01 | 13.25 | +8.01 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 0.0%5 | — | 1951: P17 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.0 |
| 94E.C. Ramsey | 19 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 17.25 | — | -5.36 | 15.84 | 8.16 | -1.34 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 50.0%6 | — | first start here | — |
| —Harold Mays | 24 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 17.52 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.001 | 100.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 51Gober Sosebee | 3 | 49 | 9.36 | 06 | 36 | 46 | 16.03 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 22.65 | — | +3.06 | 12.36 | 8.58 | +5.56 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 12.5%8 | — | 1951: P5 from 8 | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.3 |
| 2Bill Blair | 7 | 47 | 22.45 | 05 | 05 | 15 | 21.52 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +8.01 | 110 | — | — | 14.45 | — | -10.06 | 10.617 | 11.518 | -0.617 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 27.8%18 | — | 1951: P25 from — | 5 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.4 |
| 118Ed Benedict | 12 | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 24.65 | — | +15.36 | 12.54 | 9.74 | -6.34 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 75.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 14Roscoe Thompson | 5 | 45 | 20.56 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 16.73 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +3.01 | 110 | — | — | 19.45 | — | -4.36 | 8.45 | 5.66 | -13.25 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.176 | 66.7%6 | — | 1951: P24 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 20.5 |
| 57Tommy Moon | 10 | 45 | 31.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -1.76 | 17.45 | 16.85 | +1.65 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 40.0%5 | — | 1951: P31 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0 |
| 23Jack Smith | 21 | 44 | 14.67 | 07 | 17 | 37 | 6.26 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 25.85 | — | +8.76 | 8.45 | 8.37 | -5.65 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.147 | 42.9%7 | — | 1951: P3 from 5 | 7 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.6 |
| 110Charlie Causey | 22 | 42 | 24.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 20.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1953: P24 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 24.0 |
| —Buck McCardell | 23 | 39 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 35.02 | — | — | 7.52 | 2.82 | -27.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 100.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
Ranked by the form index: a 0–100 composite of the driver's record here, at similar tracks and in the last five races, with pace, pit crew and penalties. Hover for the definition.