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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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| 92Herb Thomas | — | 58 | 7.36 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 5.03 | 14.8%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.01 | 26 | — | — | 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 7.3 |
| 42Lee Petty | — | 54 | 10.06 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 8.02 | 0.4%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 9.25 | — | +6.06 | 13.29 | 4.135 | +8.99 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0335 | 2.9%35 | — | 1951: P21 from — | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 10.0 |
| 51Gober Sosebee | — | 54 | 8.05 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 20.01 | 5.8%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +6.76 | 15.06 | 4.816 | +2.36 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 0.0%16 | — | 1951: P2 from — | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.0 |
| 46Speedy Thompson | — | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 9.65 | — | +6.36 | 11.33 | 2.46 | +7.73 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 0.0%6 | — | first start here | — |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 1 | 50 | 9.36 | 06 | 26 | 36 | 24.02 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 16.05 | — | +10.36 | 5.29 | 14.123 | -19.09 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 21.7%23 | — | 1951: P13 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.3 |
| —Andy Winfree | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 14.65 | — | +4.76 | 27.01 | 6.86 | +1.01 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 0.0%6 | — | first start here | — |
| —Bob Walden | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 15.05 | — | -2.76 | — | 5.13 | — | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 0.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 91Tim Flock | — | 49 | 8.45 | 05 | 25 | 45 | 2.84 | 35.5%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.02 | 26 | — | — | 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 8.4 |
| 87Buck Baker | — | 49 | 13.65 | 05 | 15 | 35 | 17.02 | 2.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -8.01 | 26 | — | — | 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 13.6 |
| —C.H. Dingler | — | 49 | 15.73 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 10.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +3.36 | — | 1.74 | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 0.0%4 | — | 1951: P12 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 15.7 |
| 41Curtis Turner | 2 | 47 | 5.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 24.65 | — | +6.06 | 6.29 | 8.118 | -7.69 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 27.8%18 | — | 1954: P5 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 5.0 |
| 4Slick Smith | — | 36 | 24.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | +20.01 | 26 | — | — | 23.05 | — | +24.36 | 17.07 | 12.221 | -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.