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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 | — | 59 | 6.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 4.05 | — | -7.76 | 6.510 | 8.033 | -3.510 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0033 | 9.1%33 | — | 1951: P6 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0 |
| 3Dick Rathman | — | 58 | 2.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10.25 | — | +6.36 | 6.411 | 5.831 | -0.511 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 12.9%31 | — | 1951: P2 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 2.0 |
| 88Buck Baker | — | 54 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 8.85 | — | +7.06 | 2.213 | 8.533 | -4.813 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0333 | 15.2%33 | — | first start here | — |
| 92Herb Thomas | 1 | 54 | 11.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 11 | — | — | 7.85 | — | +1.06 | 3.714 | 11.033 | -2.414 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0933 | 27.3%33 | — | 1951: P11 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 11.0 |
| 14Hershel McGriff | — | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +4.06 | 3.09 | 10.723 | -7.79 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0423 | 26.1%23 | — | first start here | — |
| 49Richard Brownlee | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 15.45 | — | +6.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 2Jack Cumiford | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 1Irv Atkinson | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 31Hank Russ | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 241Dick Jennette | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 4Clare Lawicki | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 12Chuck Neale | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 0Bud Bennett | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 36Andy Bruni | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 883Andy Biddle | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 52Walt Flinchum | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 16.45 | — | +5.76 | — | 11.67 | — | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 28.6%7 | — | first start here | — |
| 91-BVirgil Stockton | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 16.54 | — | — | 12.01 | 2.63 | -2.01 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.333 | 100.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 100Blackie Pitt | — | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 16.45 | — | +8.06 | 17.02 | 9.626 | -14.52 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0026 | 46.2%26 | — | first start here | — |
| 126Dave Terrell | — | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 18.65 | — | +2.36 | 21.04 | 10.829 | -3.84 | 0.029 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0029 | 37.9%29 | — | first start here | — |
| 24Ray Duhigg | — | 48 | 18.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 10.85 | — | +10.36 | 15.01 | 11.411 | +6.01 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0011 | 54.5%11 | — | 1951: P18 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 18.0 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | — | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 21.25 | — | +16.76 | 13.25 | 8.132 | +3.05 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 15.6%32 | — | first start here | — |
| 9Donald Thomas | — | 47 | 12.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | +1.01 | 11 | — | — | 19.05 | — | -11.36 | — | 9.58 | — | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.008 | 37.5%8 | — | 1951: P12 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 12.0 |
| 7Jim Reed | — | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 22.25 | — | -9.36 | 17.02 | 15.98 | +6.02 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 50.0%8 | — | first start here | — |
| 21Laird Bruner | — | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 24.65 | — | +15.36 | 21.54 | 9.223 | +2.84 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0423 | 43.5%23 | — | first start here | — |
| 13Jim Paschal | — | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 26.65 | — | +2.76 | 14.56 | 10.826 | -0.76 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0026 | 34.6%26 | — | first start here | — |
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.