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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 | 1 | 59 | 5.85 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 1.02 | 2.2%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.52 | 211 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -9.36 | 2.719 | 6.436 | -2.219 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0336 | 13.9%36 | — | 1951: P14 from — | 5 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 5.8 |
| 14Fonty Flock | 2 | 59 | 6.73 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3.02 | 1.7%3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | 211 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -3.76 | 8.210 | 10.231 | -1.510 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1951: P1 from 1 · led 1 | 3 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 6.7 |
| 42Lee Petty | 7 | 58 | 5.210 | 110 | 710 | 910 | 8.98 | 2.1%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.73 | 011 | — | — | 9.25 | — | +6.06 | 14.08 | 4.135 | +9.68 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0335 | 2.9%35 | — | 1952: P2 from 8 | 10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 5.2 |
| 45Ralph Liguori | — | 55 | 4.52 | 02 | 12 | 22 | 23.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 011 | — | — | 14.05 | — | +0.76 | 12.52 | 13.811 | -26.52 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0911 | 9.1%11 | — | 1954: P3 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 4.5 |
| 87Buck Baker | 6 | 54 | 6.010 | 210 | 710 | 810 | 5.89 | 6.2%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.15 | 311 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +18.06 | 5.515 | 7.432 | -2.115 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 9.4%32 | — | 1951: P6 from — | 11 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 5.9 |
| 51Gober Sosebee | 4 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +6.76 | 17.25 | 5.216 | +4.05 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 0.0%16 | — | first start here | — |
| 46Speedy Thompson | 8 | 51 | 12.47 | 07 | 27 | 47 | 5.36 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | 311 | — | — | 9.65 | — | +7.06 | 13.02 | 2.66 | +8.52 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 0.0%6 | — | 1953: P6 from — | 7 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.4 |
| —Ermon Rush | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 411 | — | — | 15.33 | — | — | — | 3.52 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| —Parks Surratt | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 011 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +3.36 | — | 0.02 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 120Dick Rathman | 5 | 49 | 6.73 | 03 | 23 | 23 | 9.01 | 10.8%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 211 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +13.76 | 3.112 | 9.233 | -6.812 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0333 | 12.1%33 | — | 1952: P5 from 9 | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 6.7 |
| 19Fred Dove | — | 48 | 10.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 21.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 411 | — | — | 16.25 | — | +5.36 | 32.33 | 11.319 | +3.03 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0019 | 5.3%19 | — | 1952: P12 from 21 | 2 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 10.0 |
| —Clyde Minter | — | 47 | 9.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 011 | — | — | 20.05 | — | +14.06 | 41.02 | 16.37 | +7.52 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.147 | 28.6%7 | — | 1954: P9 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 9.0 |
| 22Jimmie Lewallen | — | 45 | 13.54 | 04 | 14 | 34 | 3.52 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +7.36 | 15.26 | 11.121 | +0.26 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0521 | 4.8%21 | — | 1951: P3 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.5 |
| 41Curtis Turner | — | 45 | 7.52 | 02 | 12 | 12 | 3.52 | 63.5%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | — | — | 24.65 | — | +6.06 | 5.810 | 8.118 | -8.010 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 33.3%18 | — | 1958: P13 from 2 · led 88 | 2 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 7.5 |
| 62Joe Eubanks | 3 | 44 | 14.85 | 05 | 15 | 25 | 22.73 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | — | — | 16.05 | — | +10.36 | 5.09 | 14.223 | -18.09 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 21.7%23 | — | 1953: P4 from — | 5 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 14.8 |
| —Don Vershure | — | 43 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | — | — | 25.02 | — | — | — | 2.82 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.502 | 50.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 167Elton Hildreth | 10 | 41 | 16.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 17.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 011 | — | — | 17.65 | — | -2.36 | 21.37 | 11.724 | -2.47 | 0.024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0824 | 25.0%24 | — | 1952: P13 from 17 | 2 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 16.5 |
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.