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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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| 42Lee Petty | — | 56 | 5.710 | 210 | 710 | 710 | 7.98 | 1.7%10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 734 | — | — | 9.25 | — | +6.06 | 13.29 | 4.135 | +8.99 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0335 | 2.9%35 | — | 1953: P15 from — | 12 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 6.3 |
| 92Herb Thomas | — | 55 | 10.34 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 11.04 | 25.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +2.01 | 234 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -9.36 | 2.720 | 6.536 | -2.120 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0336 | 13.9%36 | — | 1953: P20 from 1 | 4 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 10.3 |
| 91Tim Flock | 1 | 55 | 1.33 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 1.02 | 36.7%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 18.45 | — | +3.36 | 4.511 | 10.025 | -5.011 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 16.0%25 | — | 1953: P1 from — · led 1 | 3 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 1.3 |
| —Ralph Rose | — | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 034 | — | — | 9.01 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| —Buck Baker | — | 53 | 7.610 | 010 | 410 | 710 | 7.88 | 2.8%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.02 | 534 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +18.06 | 5.516 | 7.432 | -2.016 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 9.4%32 | — | 1953: P19 from — | 23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.2 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | — | 52 | 6.73 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 7.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 16.05 | — | +10.36 | 4.810 | 14.023 | -17.410 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 21.7%23 | — | 1953: P2 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 6.7 |
| 14Fonty Flock | — | 51 | 17.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 17.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | +2.01 | 234 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -3.76 | 7.611 | 10.131 | -1.511 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1953: P26 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.0 |
| —Dick Rathman | — | 49 | 8.73 | 03 | 23 | 23 | 8.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +13.76 | 3.213 | 9.133 | -6.413 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0333 | 12.1%33 | — | 1953: P5 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 8.7 |
| 19Fred Dove | — | 48 | 13.33 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 23.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 634 | — | — | 16.25 | — | +5.36 | 32.33 | 11.219 | +3.03 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0019 | 5.3%19 | — | 1953: P11 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 13.3 |
| 22Jimmie Lewallen | — | 48 | 14.04 | 04 | 14 | 24 | 18.33 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -11.01 | 634 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +7.36 | 15.26 | 11.021 | +0.26 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0521 | 4.8%21 | — | 1954: P10 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 14.0 |
| —Ned Jarrett | — | 41 | 11.510 | 010 | 310 | 510 | 7.89 | 6.7%10 | — | — | — | — | — | +11.01 | 534 | — | — | 33.65 | — | +2.06 | 52.01 | — | -7.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 100.0%1 | — | 1954: P18 from — | 15 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 9.3 |
| 4Slick Smith | — | 39 | 24.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.01 | 234 | — | — | 23.05 | — | +24.36 | 17.07 | 12.121 | -2.67 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0021 | 14.3%21 | — | 1953: P24 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 24.0 |
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.