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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 | — | 60 | 8.05 | 05 | 25 | 45 | 4.03 | 11.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.01 | 310 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -3.76 | 7.611 | 10.331 | -1.511 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1952: P7 from 6 | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.0 |
| 92Herb Thomas | 1 | 58 | 9.76 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 4.85 | 17.7%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +12.01 | 310 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -9.36 | 2.719 | 6.436 | -2.219 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0336 | 13.9%36 | — | 1951: P19 from 2 | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 9.7 |
| 42Lee Petty | — | 58 | 7.710 | 110 | 610 | 710 | 12.97 | 0.5%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 010 | — | — | 9.25 | — | +6.06 | 13.29 | 4.135 | +8.99 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0335 | 2.9%35 | — | 1951: P12 from — | 10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 7.7 |
| 87Buck Baker | 2 | 56 | 6.79 | 29 | 69 | 79 | 12.56 | 7.1%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.02 | 210 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +18.06 | 5.715 | 7.432 | -1.815 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 9.4%32 | — | 1951: P28 from — | 9 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 6.7 |
| 50Gober Sosebee | — | 54 | 9.86 | 06 | 36 | 46 | 12.84 | 3.4%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +6.76 | 15.06 | 5.116 | +2.36 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 0.0%16 | — | 1951: P5 from 8 | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.8 |
| —C.H. Dingler | — | 52 | 10.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 13.05 | — | +0.76 | — | 3.04 | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 25.0%4 | — | 1953: P12 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 10.5 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | — | 51 | 10.06 | 06 | 26 | 46 | 15.84 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 16.05 | — | +10.36 | 4.810 | 14.123 | -17.410 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 21.7%23 | — | 1952: P3 from 18 | 6 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 10.0 |
| —Max King | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| —Neil Roberts | — | 48 | 13.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 15.01 | — | — | 32.01 | — | +17.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | 1951: P13 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 13.0 |
| —Jim Paschal | — | 48 | 15.05 | 05 | 15 | 25 | 22.33 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 13.25 | — | +3.36 | 24.04 | 11.022 | +7.54 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0022 | 4.5%22 | — | 1951: P27 from 31 | 5 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 15.0 |
| —Jimmy Ayers | — | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 19.65 | — | +14.36 | — | 0.72 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 41Curtis Turner | — | 47 | 8.25 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 13.33 | 13.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -14.02 | 210 | — | — | 24.65 | — | +6.06 | 5.810 | 8.118 | -8.010 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 33.3%18 | — | 1952: P13 from 8 | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.2 |
| 120Dick Rathman | — | 47 | 11.03 | 03 | 13 | 13 | 10.52 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -8.01 | 310 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +13.76 | 3.213 | 9.133 | -6.413 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0333 | 12.1%33 | — | 1952: P16 from 13 | 3 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.0 |
| —Nero Steptoe | — | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 21.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| —Jerry Wimbish | — | 46 | 14.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 16.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1954: P14 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0 |
| 33Gordon Bracken | — | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | 21.65 | — | — | 23.01 | 6.35 | -2.01 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 0.0%5 | — | first start here | — |
| —Roscoe Thompson | — | 37 | 20.36 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 13.84 | 1.7%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +7.01 | 210 | — | — | 21.05 | — | -2.76 | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 100.0%1 | — | 1951: P24 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 20.3 |
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.