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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 | 1 | 61 | 14.77 | 07 | 17 | 37 | 22.47 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +2.01 | 28 | — | — | 4.05 | — | -7.76 | 7.19 | 8.033 | -3.99 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0033 | 9.1%33 | — | 1950: P16 from 28 | 7 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.7 |
| 92Herb Thomas | 5 | 59 | 13.26 | 06 | 26 | 36 | 12.25 | 0.4%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -13.32 | 28 | — | — | 7.85 | — | +1.06 | 3.414 | 6.533 | 0.014 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0933 | 27.3%33 | — | 1949: P12 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.2 |
| 99Fonty Flock | 11 | 59 | 7.08 | 08 | 58 | 78 | 8.07 | 12.0%8 | — | — | — | — | — | -16.73 | 08 | — | — | 11.05 | — | -1.76 | 5.01 | 4.84 | +3.01 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 25.0%4 | — | 1949: P19 from — | 8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 7.0 |
| 87Buck Baker | 10 | 59 | 13.19 | 09 | 29 | 59 | 14.88 | 0.0%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.13 | 18 | — | — | 8.85 | — | +7.06 | 1.612 | 8.533 | -5.812 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0333 | 15.2%33 | — | 1949: P23 from — | 9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 13.1 |
| 91Tim Flock | 4 | 59 | 14.49 | 29 | 59 | 69 | 5.07 | 28.0%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -16.85 | 18 | — | — | 8.45 | — | -6.06 | 4.02 | 8.44 | -1.02 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 0.0%4 | — | 1949: P2 from — | 9 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.4 |
| 48Otis Martin | 2 | 58 | 8.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 26.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 12.45 | — | +1.06 | 42.01 | 3.52 | +17.01 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | 1950: P8 from 26 | 1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0 |
| 86Don Oldenberg | 36 | 56 | 20.34 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 27.03 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -17.52 | 08 | — | — | 10.45 | — | 0.06 | 9.01 | 6.25 | +3.01 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 0.0%5 | — | 1951: P28 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 20.3 |
| 35Don White | 25 | 56 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 6.45 | — | -7.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 51Gober Sosebee | 17 | 55 | 25.26 | 06 | 16 | 26 | 9.86 | 14.1%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 9.45 | — | -3.76 | 2.33 | 8.117 | -15.73 | 0.017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0617 | 58.8%17 | — | 1949: P8 from 1 · led 34 | 6 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 25.2 |
| 12Speedy Thompson | 47 | 55 | 36.04 | 04 | 04 | 14 | 22.04 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +6.23 | 18 | — | — | 3.85 | — | +3.06 | 38.01 | 8.66 | +28.01 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 50.0%6 | — | 1951: P17 from 19 | 4 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 36.0 |
| 2Bill Blair | 26 | 55 | 15.97 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 16.85 | 0.4%7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 14.85 | — | +4.06 | 2.01 | 8.118 | -15.01 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0018 | 38.9%18 | — | 1949: P5 from 5 | 7 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.9 |
| 61Jimmie Lewallen | 39 | 55 | 20.03 | 03 | 13 | 13 | 18.02 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -63.01 | 18 | — | — | 13.45 | — | -5.36 | 18.01 | 9.521 | -23.01 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1021 | 38.1%21 | — | 1952: P16 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.0 |
| 3Dick Rathman | 8 | 54 | 28.33 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 17.73 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -13.01 | 28 | — | — | 10.25 | — | +6.36 | 6.210 | 5.831 | -0.910 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1952: P60 from 41 | 3 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 28.3 |
| 50Elbert Allen | 30 | 54 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 11.05 | — | -5.06 | 13.01 | 3.13 | +1.01 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 0.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 155Mel Krueger | 50 | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 12.34 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 10Bob Sampson | 40 | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 13.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 98Hershel McGriff | 9 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 13.25 | — | +12.76 | 2.38 | 11.023 | -8.38 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0423 | 30.4%23 | — | first start here | — |
| 7Mike Brown | 48 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 14.01 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 100.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 141Billy Rafter | 54 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 14.45 | — | +7.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 14Curtis Turner | 13 | 52 | 17.39 | 09 | 29 | 59 | 20.58 | 0.0%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.33 | 18 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +3.76 | 17.73 | 6.79 | +5.33 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.009 | 11.1%9 | — | 1949: P25 from — | 9 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.3 |
| 33Pop McGinnis | — | 52 | 27.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 30.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +12.76 | 22.01 | 13.63 | -13.01 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 33.3%3 | — | 1953: P27 from 30 | 1 st · 0 W · best P27 · avg 27.0 |
| 47ABilly Irvin | 53 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 15.45 | — | +1.06 | 23.01 | 3.76 | +12.01 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 16.7%6 | — | first start here | — |
| 34Virgil Livengood | 41 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 16.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 22George Osborne | 34 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 16.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 4Slick Smith | 19 | 51 | 20.33 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 18.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | +8.01 | 18 | — | — | 20.85 | — | -9.06 | — | 6.15 | — | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 20.0%5 | — | 1949: P13 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 20.3 |
| 30Nero Steptoe | 43 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 16.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 126Dave Terrell | 42 | 51 | 29.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 36.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 16.65 | — | -6.36 | 14.03 | 10.729 | -8.33 | 0.029 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0029 | 37.9%29 | — | 1955: P29 from 36 | 1 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.0 |
| 28Eddie Skinner | 45 | 51 | 27.34 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 42.34 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 17.65 | — | +1.06 | 11.02 | 6.215 | -3.52 | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0015 | 26.7%15 | — | 1955: P33 from 31 | 4 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 27.3 |
| 287William Kearney | 21 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 37Victor Geisler | 52 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 17Jim Romine | 15 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 16Jack Conley | 7 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 10AHap Jones | 55 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 166Ernest Palmer | 58 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 118Byron King | 27 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 53Bill Cornwall | 18 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 23Al Keller | 46 | 50 | 14.03 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 35.02 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 26.05 | — | +2.36 | 6.45 | 8.612 | -4.45 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 8.3%12 | — | 1950: P17 from 30 | 3 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 14.0 |
| 16Ted Rambo | 22 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18.54 | — | — | — | 10.24 | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 50.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 101Bucky Sager | 28 | 50 | 25.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 33.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 20.52 | — | — | 16.01 | 0.72 | -4.01 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 50.0%2 | — | 1951: P25 from 33 | 1 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 25.0 |
| 47Harvey Eakin | 51 | 48 | 23.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 34.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 24.25 | — | -5.36 | 31.01 | 9.46 | +13.01 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.176 | 66.7%6 | — | 1955: P23 from 34 | 1 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 23.0 |
| 9Ed Samples | 12 | 48 | 35.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 6.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | +42.01 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1951: P44 from 4 | 2 st · 0 W · best P27 · avg 35.5 |
| 96Mason Bright | 29 | 48 | 28.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 51.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 22.02 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | 1953: P28 from 51 | 1 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 28.0 |
| 21Laird Bruner | 35 | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 22.05 | — | +18.76 | 17.03 | 9.223 | -0.73 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0423 | 47.8%23 | — | first start here | — |
| 107Johnny Roberts | 57 | 48 | 32.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 49.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 20.25 | — | +10.36 | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | 1953: P32 from 49 | 1 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 32.0 |
| 77Stan Kross | 37 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 23.04 | — | — | — | 2.24 | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 100.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 200Jack Smith | 23 | 47 | 32.36 | 06 | 16 | 16 | 20.85 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | +21.41 | 18 | — | — | 21.05 | — | +6.36 | — | 2.95 | — | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 40.0%5 | — | 1950: P27 from 12 | 6 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 32.3 |
| 44Harold Nash | — | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 24.03 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 13Emory Lewis | 6 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +13.76 | — | 11.14 | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 50.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 39Bill Barker | 16 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 24.33 | — | — | — | 7.13 | — | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 33.3%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 144Art Binkley | 56 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 24.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 15Jimmy Florian | 49 | 46 | 42.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1952: P42 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P42 · avg 42.0 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 31 | 46 | 36.54 | 04 | 04 | 14 | 23.54 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 21.25 | — | +16.76 | 8.84 | 8.032 | +0.54 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 15.6%32 | — | 1952: P29 from 22 | 4 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 36.5 |
| 6Ralph Liguori | 33 | 46 | 55.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 15.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 12.05 | — | -7.36 | 12.03 | 11.022 | -6.33 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0922 | 27.3%22 | — | 1956: P55 from 15 | 1 st · 0 W · best P55 · avg 55.0 |
| 7AJim Reed | 20 | 44 | 37.33 | 03 | 13 | 13 | 21.02 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | +26.81 | 18 | — | — | 24.45 | — | -8.06 | 14.01 | 17.08 | +8.01 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 50.0%8 | — | 1952: P53 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 37.3 |
| 52Joe Guide | — | 43 | 37.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 36.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 26.05 | — | +14.36 | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | 1952: P58 from 38 | 2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 37.5 |
| 80Jim Paschal | 38 | 43 | 36.34 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 16.34 | 1.9%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +23.82 | 08 | — | — | 26.65 | — | +2.76 | 9.85 | 10.526 | -3.05 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0026 | 38.5%26 | — | 1953: P41 from 42 | 4 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 36.3 |
| 40Tommy Thompson | 3 | 43 | 21.25 | 05 | 15 | 25 | 13.25 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 34.65 | — | -27.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1950: P26 from 5 | 5 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.2 |
| 44ABob Welborn | 32 | 42 | 65.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 14.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 13.85 | — | -7.06 | 22.52 | 18.211 | -11.02 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0911 | 36.4%11 | — | 1956: P65 from 14 | 1 st · 0 W · best P65 · avg 65.0 |
| 41Dick Garlington | 24 | 42 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 34.01 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.001 | 100.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 25Fireball Roberts | 14 | 42 | 40.47 | 07 | 07 | 17 | 20.25 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +31.52 | 18 | — | — | 27.85 | — | +22.06 | 2.01 | 6.94 | -5.01 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 50.0%4 | — | 1950: P33 from — | 7 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 40.4 |
| 58Johnny Patterson | — | 39 | 50.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 8.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 28.65 | — | +4.36 | 18.52 | 16.13 | +8.02 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 33.3%3 | — | 1953: P50 from 8 | 1 st · 0 W · best P50 · avg 50.0 |
| 1Elton Hildreth | 44 | 38 | 54.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 39.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 27.25 | — | +2.76 | 33.52 | 12.713 | +16.52 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2313 | 38.5%13 | — | 1953: P54 from 39 | 1 st · 0 W · best P54 · avg 54.0 |
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.