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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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| 14Fonty Flock | 3 | 61 | 6.65 | 05 | 25 | 45 | 4.52 | 5.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.02 | 210 | — | — | 6.05 | — | +6.36 | 5.427 | 10.228 | -4.527 | 0.028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0428 | 35.7%28 | — | 1952: P7 from 6 | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 6.6 |
| 17Buddy Shuman | 19 | 60 | 8.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 7.25 | — | -2.06 | 16.311 | 10.814 | +2.911 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0714 | 28.6%14 | — | 1951: P8 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0 |
| 92Herb Thomas | 2 | 58 | 7.76 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 4.65 | 11.5%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -6.36 | 4.330 | 9.731 | -3.630 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0731 | 22.6%31 | — | 1951: P19 from 2 | 6 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 7.7 |
| 2Dick Rathman | 8 | 55 | 7.03 | 03 | 23 | 23 | 13.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 15.45 | — | +3.06 | 8.824 | 14.426 | -3.824 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0826 | 42.3%26 | — | 1952: P16 from 13 | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 7.0 |
| 42Lee Petty | 9 | 55 | 7.810 | 110 | 610 | 710 | 13.56 | 0.1%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 110 | — | — | 15.05 | — | +0.76 | 11.828 | 7.331 | +5.528 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0031 | 16.1%31 | — | 1951: P12 from — | 10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 7.8 |
| —Jimmie Lewallen | 7 | 54 | 13.34 | 04 | 14 | 14 | 16.01 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +9.01 | 310 | — | — | 10.85 | — | +11.76 | 14.817 | 12.419 | -2.617 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0519 | 47.4%19 | — | 1951: P11 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 13.3 |
| 91Tim Flock | 4 | 54 | 16.36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5.06 | 34.5%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +10.93 | 310 | — | — | 8.65 | — | +9.06 | 5.330 | 11.332 | -0.430 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0932 | 21.9%32 | — | 1951: P1 from 4 · led 87 | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.3 |
| 55Bub King | 12 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +2.76 | 14.09 | 7.89 | +1.49 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.119 | 33.3%9 | — | first start here | — |
| 19Fred Dove | 13 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 16.25 | — | +5.36 | 19.07 | 10.97 | +3.07 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 42.9%7 | — | first start here | — |
| —Robert Weisemeyer | 16 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 24Bob Welborn | 14 | 50 | 18.73 | 03 | 03 | 23 | 14.52 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 12.85 | — | -3.06 | 21.52 | 5.72 | +5.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 100.0%2 | — | 1953: P9 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 18.7 |
| 12Bill Blair | 10 | 49 | 18.25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 20.02 | 1.3%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 14.45 | — | -10.06 | 10.517 | 11.418 | +0.517 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0018 | 22.2%18 | — | 1951: P25 from — | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 18 | 49 | 10.26 | 06 | 26 | 46 | 15.03 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 21.45 | — | -24.76 | 10.616 | 7.918 | -3.316 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 50.0%18 | — | 1953: P4 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 10.2 |
| —George Bush | 22 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 18.84 | — | — | 16.34 | 11.44 | -2.54 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 50.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 93Ted Chamberlain | 21 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 19.05 | — | +5.36 | 19.317 | 6.817 | +4.917 | 0.017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0017 | 23.5%17 | — | first start here | — |
| 51Gober Sosebee | 24 | 49 | 10.06 | 06 | 26 | 46 | 9.03 | 3.4%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 22.65 | — | +3.06 | 8.86 | 8.28 | +1.36 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 25.0%8 | — | 1951: P5 from 8 | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 10.0 |
| 22Perk Brown | 17 | 48 | 21.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 9.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 13.65 | — | -5.36 | 10.216 | 7.518 | -3.416 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 66.7%18 | — | 1952: P21 from 9 | 1 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 21.0 |
| 16Fireball Roberts | 11 | 48 | 8.25 | 05 | 25 | 45 | 8.84 | 0.2%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +3.01 | 310 | — | — | 24.85 | — | -4.06 | 16.04 | 18.06 | -15.34 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 66.7%6 | — | 1954: P22 from — | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.2 |
| 8Gene Comstock | 20 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 22.45 | — | -1.36 | 22.17 | 6.57 | +9.07 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.147 | 28.6%7 | — | first start here | — |
| 81Roscoe Thompson | 5 | 45 | 19.56 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 16.73 | 1.7%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +5.02 | 010 | — | — | 19.45 | — | +0.36 | 8.45 | 6.26 | -12.05 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.176 | 66.7%6 | — | 1951: P24 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 19.5 |
| —Ralph Liguori | 23 | 44 | 20.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 8.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 20.05 | — | +14.76 | 14.511 | 10.511 | -2.611 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0911 | 54.5%11 | — | 1954: P13 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 20.5 |
| 63Mike Magill | 15 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 26.84 | — | — | 22.01 | — | -20.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 100.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 120Jack Smith | 6 | 43 | 16.47 | 07 | 17 | 27 | 8.76 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 25.85 | — | +8.76 | 11.45 | 7.27 | -5.25 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.147 | 57.1%7 | — | 1951: P3 from 5 | 7 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.4 |
| 9Donald Thomas | 1 | 42 | 30.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 15.65 | — | 0.06 | 16.617 | 9.520 | +3.617 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0020 | 20.0%20 | — | 1951: P30 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P30 · avg 30.0 |
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.