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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 | 15 | 61 | 6.110 | 210 | 610 | 910 | 6.37 | 1.8%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -14.02 | 033 | — | — | 3.85 | — | -3.36 | 9.040 | 7.341 | +0.740 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 22.0%41 | — | 1951: P25 from — | 13 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 5.5 |
| 89Buck Baker | 18 | 60 | 7.910 | 110 | 510 | 710 | 7.88 | 4.2%10 | — | — | — | — | — | +3.63 | 033 | — | — | 2.65 | — | -3.36 | 7.740 | 5.841 | +1.540 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0041 | 14.6%41 | — | 1952: P10 from 4 | 22 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 10.7 |
| 9Donald Thomas | 8 | 55 | 11.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 16.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | — | 9.25 | — | -17.06 | 12.19 | 16.69 | -7.09 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.009 | 44.4%9 | — | 1952: P7 from 16 | 2 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 11.0 |
| 2Gwyn Staley | 6 | 54 | 4.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 7.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 833 | — | — | 17.05 | — | +7.06 | 9.023 | 8.723 | -3.223 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0423 | 39.1%23 | — | 1956: P4 from 7 | 1 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 4.0 |
| 301Fonty Flock | 16 | 54 | 4.73 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5.02 | 0.3%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.01 | 033 | — | — | 17.45 | — | +16.76 | 5.429 | 12.830 | -9.129 | 0.030 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0730 | 56.7%30 | — | 1951: P1 from 1 · led 1 | 3 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 4.7 |
| 121Harvey Henderson | 9 | 52 | 14.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 21.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | — | 11.05 | — | -3.76 | 17.716 | 6.716 | +3.916 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 37.5%16 | — | 1956: P14 from 21 | 1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0 |
| 78Jim Paschal | 4 | 51 | 10.110 | 010 | 310 | 510 | 7.47 | 0.5%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.86 | 233 | — | — | 16.25 | — | +6.76 | 7.734 | 10.435 | -5.634 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0635 | 40.0%35 | — | 1951: P15 from — | 18 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.9 |
| 19Gordon Smith | 10 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 833 | — | — | 15.25 | — | -4.06 | 21.114 | 13.914 | +0.414 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2914 | 64.3%14 | — | first start here | — |
| 300Tim Flock | 1 | 50 | 7.73 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 3.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | +1.02 | 033 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +14.06 | 3.038 | 6.538 | -1.738 | 0.038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0038 | 13.2%38 | — | 1951: P11 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 7.7 |
| 5Richard Brownlee | 11 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | — | — | 17.05 | — | +0.76 | 20.26 | 6.26 | +2.06 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.336 | 66.7%6 | — | first start here | — |
| 71Bob Welborn | 7 | 50 | 10.47 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 8.47 | 0.8%7 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.02 | 233 | — | — | 18.45 | — | +1.06 | 11.131 | 6.731 | +2.531 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0031 | 16.1%31 | — | 1958: P7 from 12 | 7 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 10.4 |
| 88Jimmie Lewallen | 3 | 49 | 12.85 | 05 | 25 | 25 | 19.73 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | — | — | 16.65 | — | +2.76 | 12.831 | 10.032 | -1.031 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 46.9%32 | — | 1953: P5 from — | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.8 |
| 18Arden Mounts | 12 | 47 | 15.02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | +11.01 | 333 | — | — | 18.85 | — | -2.36 | 20.611 | 14.211 | +1.811 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1811 | 27.3%11 | — | 1953: P19 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 15.0 |
| 28Eddie Skinner | 14 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | — | — | 22.85 | — | +7.36 | 17.336 | 8.137 | +3.536 | 0.037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0037 | 10.8%37 | — | first start here | — |
| 55Junior Johnson | 2 | 44 | 14.810 | 110 | 210 | 310 | 8.210 | 11.1%10 | — | — | — | — | — | +8.52 | 233 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +2.36 | 7.634 | 9.835 | -4.834 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0635 | 48.6%35 | — | 1956: P20 from 15 | 17 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.4 |
| 97-ABlackie Pitt | 17 | 43 | 22.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 28.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | — | — | 16.45 | — | +8.06 | 17.218 | 7.019 | +3.218 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0519 | 26.3%19 | — | 1954: P17 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 22.5 |
| 4Pee Wee Jones | 5 | 43 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 833 | — | — | 28.25 | — | -12.06 | 15.01 | — | -6.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.001 | 100.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 8Billy Carden | 13 | 43 | 25.33 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 22.02 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 033 | — | — | 14.65 | — | +2.76 | 10.312 | 10.212 | -7.812 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 50.0%12 | — | 1951: P26 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 25.3 |
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.