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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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| 91Tim Flock | 3 | 60 | 8.48 | 18 | 58 | 68 | 2.36 | 25.8%8 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.02 | 112 | — | — | 8.65 | — | +9.06 | 5.330 | 11.232 | -0.530 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0932 | 21.9%32 | — | 1949: P5 from 2 | 8 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.4 |
| 92Herb Thomas | 2 | 55 | 11.510 | 110 | 310 | 510 | 7.86 | 6.7%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.02 | 112 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -6.36 | 4.330 | 9.631 | -4.030 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0731 | 25.8%31 | — | 1949: P29 from — | 10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.5 |
| 42Lee Petty | 9 | 54 | 9.210 | 010 | 410 | 510 | 9.97 | 0.0%10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 15.05 | — | +0.76 | 11.828 | 7.331 | +5.628 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0031 | 16.1%31 | — | 1949: P17 from 9 | 10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.2 |
| 14Fonty Flock | 1 | 54 | 15.36 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 5.85 | 18.6%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.52 | 312 | — | — | 6.05 | — | +6.36 | 5.527 | 10.428 | -4.727 | 0.028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0428 | 39.3%28 | — | 1949: P2 from 5 | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.3 |
| 89Buddy Shuman | 4 | 54 | 14.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 7.25 | — | -2.06 | 17.611 | 10.714 | +3.511 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0714 | 35.7%14 | — | 1951: P6 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 14.5 |
| —Neil Cole | 24 | 54 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 10.05 | — | +2.76 | 12.68 | 5.39 | +3.08 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.009 | 44.4%9 | — | first start here | — |
| —Coleman Lawrence | 21 | 54 | 10.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 012 | — | — | 14.25 | — | +7.06 | 29.37 | 9.97 | +13.77 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 0.0%7 | — | 1953: P10 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0 |
| 19Fred Dove | 16 | 54 | 7.02 | 02 | 02 | 22 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 18.85 | — | +7.36 | 18.67 | 10.67 | +1.67 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 57.1%7 | — | 1953: P7 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 7.0 |
| 41Jimmie Lewallen | 13 | 53 | 13.37 | 07 | 27 | 27 | 19.52 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +1.01 | 312 | — | — | 10.85 | — | +11.76 | 14.417 | 12.419 | -2.617 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0519 | 42.1%19 | — | 1949: P16 from — | 7 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 13.3 |
| 421Jack Reynolds | 16 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 12.25 | — | -7.36 | 17.09 | 11.39 | +2.69 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.119 | 44.4%9 | — | first start here | — |
| 22Perk Brown | 11 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 13.65 | — | -5.36 | 10.616 | 7.418 | -2.916 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 66.7%18 | — | first start here | — |
| —Jerry Wimbish | 8 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 312 | — | — | 15.25 | — | -4.36 | 11.73 | 9.53 | -4.03 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 66.7%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 66Donald Thomas | 15 | 50 | 12.73 | 03 | 13 | 23 | — | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | +3.02 | 112 | — | — | 15.65 | — | 0.06 | 15.817 | 9.720 | +3.117 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0020 | 20.0%20 | — | 1950: P7 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.7 |
| 51Gober Sosebee | 10 | 49 | 9.03 | 03 | 23 | 23 | 7.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 312 | — | — | 22.65 | — | +3.06 | 11.26 | 8.38 | +5.26 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.008 | 12.5%8 | — | 1953: P2 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.0 |
| 2Bill Blair | 6 | 49 | 14.89 | 09 | 29 | 29 | 8.05 | 9.7%9 | — | — | — | — | — | +11.01 | 312 | — | — | 14.45 | — | -10.06 | 10.717 | 11.618 | -0.417 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 27.8%18 | — | 1949: P12 from 8 · led 145 | 9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 14.8 |
| —Red Harrelson | 22 | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 17.52 | — | — | 9.01 | — | -3.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 100.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 120Dick Rathman | 5 | 48 | 14.73 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 14.02 | 6.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 15.45 | — | +3.06 | 9.024 | 14.326 | -4.024 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0826 | 42.3%26 | — | 1953: P13 from 2 · led 25 | 3 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 14.7 |
| 4Otis Martin | 20 | 48 | 16.03 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 4.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 012 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +4.36 | 26.33 | 2.64 | +14.73 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 0.0%4 | — | 1949: P20 from 4 | 3 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 16.0 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 7 | 48 | 11.04 | 04 | 14 | 24 | 4.01 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 21.45 | — | -24.76 | 11.316 | 8.218 | -2.316 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 50.0%18 | — | 1951: P14 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.0 |
| 44Ray Duhigg | 14 | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 21.85 | — | -8.36 | 15.917 | 8.717 | +3.417 | 0.017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0017 | 29.4%17 | — | first start here | — |
| 77Weldon Adams | 17 | 45 | 15.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 20.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 18.65 | — | -3.06 | 23.45 | 20.45 | +3.25 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.205 | 40.0%5 | — | 1951: P6 from 20 | 2 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 15.5 |
| —Ralph Liguori | 23 | 44 | 16.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 18.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 012 | — | — | 18.25 | — | +7.76 | 14.511 | 10.911 | -1.611 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0911 | 45.5%11 | — | 1954: P25 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 16.0 |
| —Eddie Van Horn | 19 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 012 | — | — | 23.65 | — | — | 27.02 | 9.22 | +10.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 17June Cleveland | 12 | 37 | 19.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 7.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 312 | — | — | 23.25 | — | -20.06 | 19.34 | 17.84 | -2.84 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 50.0%4 | — | 1950: P17 from 7 | 2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 19.5 |
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.