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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 | — | 61 | 5.36 | 26 | 46 | 56 | 5.03 | 14.8%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.01 | 26 | — | — | 7.85 | — | +1.06 | 3.515 | 11.133 | -3.615 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0933 | 27.3%33 | — | 1951: P1 from 6 · led 94 | 6 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 5.3 |
| 42Lee Petty | — | 60 | 8.86 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 8.02 | 2.5%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 4.05 | — | -7.76 | 6.510 | 8.033 | -3.510 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0033 | 9.1%33 | — | 1951: P21 from — | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.8 |
| 51Gober Sosebee | — | 57 | 8.45 | 05 | 35 | 35 | 20.01 | 7.3%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 9.45 | — | -3.76 | 6.04 | 7.517 | -9.84 | 0.017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0617 | 58.8%17 | — | 1951: P2 from — | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.4 |
| 44Bob Welborn | — | 56 | 6.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 13.85 | — | -7.06 | 25.73 | 17.911 | -7.03 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0911 | 36.4%11 | — | 1954: P6 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0 |
| 6Ralph Liguori | — | 55 | 8.52 | 02 | 12 | 12 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 12.05 | — | -7.36 | 17.34 | 13.622 | -9.34 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0922 | 31.8%22 | — | 1953: P12 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 8.5 |
| 88Buck Baker | — | 52 | 13.45 | 05 | 15 | 35 | 17.02 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 8.85 | — | +7.06 | 2.213 | 8.633 | -4.813 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0333 | 15.2%33 | — | 1952: P4 from 15 | 5 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 13.4 |
| 3Dick Rathman | 1 | 52 | 12.52 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2.01 | 8.8%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 10.25 | — | +6.36 | 6.910 | 5.731 | -0.410 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1952: P24 from 2 | 2 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.5 |
| 31Donald Thomas | — | 50 | 8.54 | 04 | 14 | 34 | 12.02 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +4.01 | 26 | — | — | 19.05 | — | -11.36 | — | 9.58 | — | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.008 | 50.0%8 | — | 1951: P5 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 8.5 |
| 304Wallace Simpson | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 52Walt Flinchum | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 15.45 | — | +6.36 | — | 12.37 | — | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 28.6%7 | — | first start here | — |
| 98Jim Clark | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 15.45 | — | — | — | 9.05 | — | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 20.0%5 | — | first start here | — |
| 78Elbert Allen | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 15.65 | — | -10.76 | 21.52 | 11.93 | -2.02 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 0.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 82Joe Eubanks | — | 49 | 8.26 | 06 | 36 | 46 | 16.33 | 0.8%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 21.25 | — | +16.76 | 13.25 | 8.132 | +3.05 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 15.6%32 | — | 1951: P13 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 8.2 |
| 28Eddie Skinner | — | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 17.65 | — | -7.06 | 22.33 | 8.215 | -0.33 | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0015 | 26.7%15 | — | first start here | — |
| 144C.H. Dingler | — | 48 | 15.73 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 10.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 10.85 | — | -3.06 | — | 14.82 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | 1951: P12 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 15.7 |
| 100Blackie Pitt | — | 48 | 14.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 14.45 | — | +1.36 | 17.02 | 9.826 | -14.52 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0426 | 50.0%26 | — | 1954: P14 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0 |
| 77Stan Kross | — | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 20.34 | — | — | 37.01 | 7.04 | +27.01 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 75.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 141Bill Blair | — | 45 | 16.73 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 22.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 14.85 | — | +4.06 | 14.02 | 8.318 | +3.02 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0018 | 38.9%18 | — | 1952: P22 from 22 | 3 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 16.7 |
| 14Curtis Turner | — | 44 | 14.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 2.01 | 32.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +3.76 | 16.54 | 6.89 | +6.54 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.009 | 11.1%9 | — | 1953: P14 from 2 · led 64 | 1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0 |
| 200Jack Smith | — | 44 | 16.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 1.01 | 93.9%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 17.85 | — | +1.06 | 23.01 | 7.25 | +17.01 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 20.0%5 | — | 1952: P16 from 1 · led 186 | 1 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 16.0 |
| 23Al Keller | — | 43 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 26.05 | — | -2.36 | 13.06 | 9.212 | +0.56 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 8.3%12 | — | first start here | — |
| 87Jim Paschal | — | 43 | 11.45 | 05 | 15 | 35 | 23.02 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -10.01 | 26 | — | — | 26.65 | — | +2.76 | 14.56 | 10.526 | -0.76 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0026 | 38.5%26 | — | 1951: P3 from — | 5 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.4 |
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.