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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 | — | 60 | 7.56 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 4.26 | 11.7%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +12.01 | 410 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -9.36 | 2.720 | 6.336 | -2.120 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0336 | 13.9%36 | — | 1951: P19 from 2 | 6 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 7.5 |
| 14Fonty Flock | — | 58 | 10.05 | 05 | 15 | 35 | 4.03 | 6.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.02 | 410 | — | — | 6.05 | — | -3.76 | 7.611 | 10.231 | -1.511 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1952: P7 from 6 | 5 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 10.0 |
| 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 |
| 51Gober Sosebee | — | 56 | 9.06 | 06 | 36 | 56 | 12.84 | 3.4%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +6.76 | 15.06 | 5.216 | +2.36 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 0.0%16 | — | 1951: P5 from 8 | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.0 |
| 87Buck Baker | — | 56 | 7.39 | 19 | 59 | 79 | 11.07 | 13.3%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.02 | 110 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +18.06 | 5.516 | 7.332 | -2.016 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 9.4%32 | — | 1951: P28 from — | 9 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 7.3 |
| —C.H. Dingler | — | 55 | 9.02 | 02 | 02 | 22 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 12.45 | — | +2.36 | — | 3.14 | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 25.0%4 | — | 1953: P9 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 9.0 |
| 2Bill Blair | — | 54 | 18.25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 16.73 | 1.3%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +8.01 | 110 | — | — | 5.85 | — | +0.36 | 18.97 | 10.620 | +0.17 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1020 | 15.0%20 | — | 1951: P25 from — | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2 |
| 58Johnny Patterson | — | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -14.76 | 11.34 | 17.010 | -25.34 | 0.010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1010 | 30.0%10 | — | first start here | — |
| 82Joe Eubanks | — | 53 | 9.36 | 06 | 36 | 46 | 15.84 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 16.05 | — | +10.36 | 4.810 | 14.223 | -17.410 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 21.7%23 | — | 1952: P3 from 18 | 6 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 9.3 |
| —Ewell Weddle | — | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 13.25 | — | -1.76 | 28.01 | 3.63 | +14.01 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 0.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 13Pop McGinnis | — | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 15.05 | — | -0.76 | 19.37 | 15.312 | -0.97 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 33.3%12 | — | first start here | — |
| 80Jim Paschal | — | 50 | 16.85 | 05 | 05 | 15 | 22.33 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 13.25 | — | +3.36 | 24.04 | 10.822 | +7.54 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0022 | 4.5%22 | — | 1951: P27 from 31 | 5 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 16.8 |
| 22Jimmie Lewallen | — | 50 | 15.04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 11.52 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +9.01 | 110 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +7.36 | 15.26 | 11.021 | +0.26 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0521 | 4.8%21 | — | 1951: P11 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 15.0 |
| 110Lou Faver | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| —Chuck Housley | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 41Curtis Turner | — | 50 | 7.85 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 13.33 | 13.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -14.02 | 110 | — | — | 24.65 | — | +6.06 | 5.810 | 8.118 | -8.010 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0618 | 27.8%18 | — | 1952: P13 from 8 | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 7.8 |
| 91Tim Flock | 1 | 50 | 13.76 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 5.56 | 34.3%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +10.93 | 410 | — | — | 18.45 | — | +3.36 | 4.511 | 9.825 | -3.811 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 12.0%25 | — | 1951: P1 from 4 · led 87 | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.7 |
| —Don Vershure | — | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 20.02 | — | — | — | 9.92 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 25Bob Welborn | — | 47 | 22.73 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 14.33 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 13.45 | — | +7.06 | — | 8.310 | — | 0.010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0010 | 0.0%10 | — | 1952: P21 from 14 | 3 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.7 |
| —Ralph Dutton | — | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 23.04 | — | — | — | 6.53 | — | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 0.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| —Ed Massey | — | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 010 | — | — | 25.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 81Roscoe Thompson | — | 45 | 19.76 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 13.84 | 1.7%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +5.02 | 010 | — | — | 21.05 | — | -2.76 | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | 1951: P24 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 19.7 |
| —Ray Erickson | — | 43 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | 29.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| —Charlie Causey | — | 43 | 23.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 22.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 20.33 | — | — | 40.01 | 4.22 | +18.01 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | 1952: P23 from 22 | 1 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 23.0 |
| —Tommy Thompson | — | 43 | 20.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 36.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 24.65 | — | -12.06 | 7.52 | 19.12 | -9.02 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | 1959: P20 from 36 | 1 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 20.0 |
| —Harold Nash | — | 35 | 28.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | 31.03 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | 1954: P28 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 28.0 |
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.