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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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| 1Herschel Buchanan | — | 62 | 5.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 15.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 5.05 | — | +1.76 | 20.05 | 12.613 | +0.25 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0813 | 23.1%13 | — | 1952: P5 from 15 | 1 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 5.0 |
| 92Herb Thomas | — | 58 | 8.06 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 5.03 | 11.3%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.01 | 16 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -9.36 | 2.720 | 6.536 | -2.120 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0336 | 13.9%36 | — | 1951: P1 from 6 · led 94 | 6 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 8.0 |
| 51Gober Sosebee | — | 57 | 5.45 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 20.01 | 13.1%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +6.76 | 15.06 | 5.016 | +2.36 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 0.0%16 | — | 1951: P2 from — | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 5.4 |
| 42Lee Petty | — | 56 | 7.26 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 8.02 | 2.5%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 9.25 | — | +6.06 | 13.29 | 3.335 | +8.99 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0035 | 0.0%35 | — | 1951: P21 from — | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 7.2 |
| 72Donald Thomas | — | 56 | 6.84 | 04 | 14 | 44 | 12.02 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +4.02 | 06 | — | — | 10.05 | — | -2.76 | 13.86 | 8.316 | -2.86 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0616 | 18.8%16 | — | 1951: P5 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 6.8 |
| 14Fonty Flock | — | 55 | 10.03 | 03 | 23 | 23 | 7.03 | 6.3%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -26.01 | 36 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -3.76 | 7.611 | 10.231 | -1.511 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1951: P4 from 3 | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 10.0 |
| 12Jim Paschal | — | 53 | 7.85 | 05 | 25 | 45 | 23.02 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -10.01 | 26 | — | — | 13.25 | — | +3.36 | 24.04 | 10.922 | +7.54 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0022 | 4.5%22 | — | 1951: P3 from — | 5 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 7.8 |
| —Ralph Liguori | — | 53 | 7.52 | 02 | 12 | 22 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 14.05 | — | +0.76 | 12.52 | 14.411 | -26.52 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0911 | 9.1%11 | — | 1954: P10 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 7.5 |
| 55Bub King | — | 51 | 11.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 11.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -1.06 | 24.85 | 9.313 | +11.25 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0013 | 7.7%13 | — | 1952: P11 from 11 | 1 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 11.0 |
| 2Bill Blair | — | 50 | 14.03 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 22.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 5.85 | — | +0.36 | 18.97 | 10.720 | +0.17 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1020 | 15.0%20 | — | 1952: P22 from 22 | 3 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 14.0 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | — | 50 | 8.86 | 06 | 36 | 36 | 16.33 | 0.8%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16.05 | — | +10.36 | 4.810 | 14.223 | -17.410 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 21.7%23 | — | 1951: P13 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 8.8 |
| —Leonard Lawrence | — | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 15.01 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 78Dick Passwater | — | 49 | 12.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 2.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 11.25 | — | -2.36 | 12.86 | 5.413 | +5.86 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0013 | 0.0%13 | — | 1952: P12 from 2 | 1 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 12.0 |
| 91Tim Flock | — | 49 | 8.25 | 05 | 35 | 45 | 2.84 | 35.5%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.02 | 16 | — | — | 18.45 | — | +3.36 | 4.312 | 10.025 | -5.112 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 16.0%25 | — | 1951: P22 from 2 | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.2 |
| 19Fred Dove | — | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 16.25 | — | +5.36 | 32.33 | 11.419 | +3.03 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0019 | 5.3%19 | — | first start here | — |
| 71Coleman Lawrence | — | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 16.25 | — | -9.76 | 33.01 | 5.97 | +14.01 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 0.0%7 | — | first start here | — |
| —Gordon Bracken | — | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 19.25 | — | — | 23.01 | 8.25 | -2.01 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 0.0%5 | — | first start here | — |
| 60Dub Livingston | — | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 20.05 | — | -2.06 | 30.03 | 17.15 | +8.33 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.205 | 40.0%5 | — | first start here | — |
| 87Buck Baker | — | 46 | 13.45 | 05 | 15 | 35 | 17.02 | 2.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -8.01 | 36 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +18.06 | 5.516 | 7.432 | -2.016 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 9.4%32 | — | 1952: P4 from 15 | 5 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 13.4 |
| 93Ted Chamberlain | — | 45 | 14.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 19.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +4.76 | 28.02 | 15.78 | -6.02 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.008 | 12.5%8 | — | 1952: P19 from 14 | 2 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 14.0 |
| 4Slick Smith | — | 45 | 9.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | — | 7.5%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 23.05 | — | +24.36 | 17.07 | 12.321 | -2.67 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0021 | 14.3%21 | — | 1953: P9 from — · led 15 | 1 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 9.0 |
| 43Jimmie Lewallen | — | 44 | 13.33 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 20.02 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +7.36 | 15.26 | 10.921 | +0.26 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0521 | 4.8%21 | — | 1952: P21 from 26 | 3 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 13.3 |
| —Virgil Livengood | — | 43 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 24.03 | — | — | 13.01 | 11.32 | -14.01 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 50.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 120Dick Rathman | — | 41 | 13.02 | 02 | 12 | 12 | 1.52 | 4.8%2 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.01 | 16 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +13.76 | 3.213 | 9.133 | -6.413 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0333 | 12.1%33 | — | 1952: P24 from 2 | 2 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.0 |
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.