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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 | 2 | 60 | 3.73 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 3.03 | 0.2%3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | 36 | — | — | 8.65 | — | +9.06 | 5.430 | 11.232 | -0.130 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0632 | 18.8%32 | — | 1952: P1 from 1 · led 1 | 3 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 3.7 |
| 92Herb Thomas | 1 | 57 | 5.45 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 2.65 | 20.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +12.01 | 36 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -6.36 | 4.330 | 9.631 | -3.930 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0731 | 25.8%31 | — | 1953: P21 from 3 · led 45 | 5 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 5.4 |
| 14Fonty Flock | 4 | 56 | 11.34 | 04 | 14 | 14 | 3.73 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 6.05 | — | +6.36 | 5.427 | 10.328 | -5.127 | 0.028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0428 | 39.3%28 | — | 1952: P3 from 8 | 4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.3 |
| —Jimmie Lewallen | 7 | 54 | 8.52 | 02 | 12 | 12 | 16.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.02 | 06 | — | — | 10.85 | — | +11.76 | 14.817 | 12.419 | -2.317 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0519 | 42.1%19 | — | 1953: P2 from 9 | 2 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.5 |
| 42Lee Petty | 8 | 54 | 4.76 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 13.05 | 12.7%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.52 | 06 | — | — | 15.05 | — | +0.76 | 11.828 | 7.331 | +5.628 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0031 | 16.1%31 | — | 1952: P2 from 10 | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 4.7 |
| 16Banjo Matthews | 9 | 54 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 9.85 | — | -3.06 | 34.52 | 7.12 | +24.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 50.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 22Perk Brown | 3 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 13.65 | — | -5.36 | 11.116 | 7.018 | -3.316 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 72.2%18 | — | first start here | — |
| —Oda Greene | 13 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 13.85 | — | +9.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 9Smokey Yunick | 19 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| —Rags Carter | 15 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| —Hank Pollard | 17 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| —Dub Livingston | 11 | 49 | 7.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 22.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 20.25 | — | +2.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1953: P7 from 22 | 1 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 7.0 |
| —George Bush | 16 | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 18.04 | — | — | 17.84 | 12.24 | -0.34 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 25.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 13Pop McGinnis | 10 | 47 | 13.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 5.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +12.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1953: P8 from 5 | 2 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 13.5 |
| —Ralph Liguori | 5 | 46 | 10.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 11.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 20.05 | — | +14.76 | 16.111 | 10.511 | -1.011 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0911 | 54.5%11 | — | 1954: P6 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 10.5 |
| 3Allan Clarke | 14 | 45 | 14.04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 16.52 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 17.05 | — | — | — | 12.72 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | 1952: P11 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 14.0 |
| —Marion Edwards | 12 | 45 | 12.02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 16.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 20.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1953: P13 from 19 | 2 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 12.0 |
| —Hank Tillman | 18 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 23.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 23Al Keller | 6 | 40 | 18.25 | 05 | 15 | 15 | 6.65 | 4.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 19.85 | — | -6.06 | 17.02 | 1.73 | -0.52 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 33.3%3 | — | 1952: P16 from 13 | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.2 |
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.