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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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| 303Buck Baker | 9 | 61 | 5.410 | 110 | 810 | 910 | 6.29 | 13.2%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.04 | 316 | — | — | 2.65 | — | -3.36 | 7.940 | 5.841 | +1.640 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0041 | 14.6%41 | — | 1954: P5 from 1 | 16 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 5.9 |
| 42Lee Petty | 8 | 61 | 4.710 | 210 | 710 | 1010 | 6.48 | 2.4%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.01 | 316 | — | — | 3.85 | — | -3.36 | 9.140 | 7.541 | +0.740 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 22.0%41 | — | 1954: P1 from — · led 1 | 16 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 6.6 |
| 2Gwyn Staley | 2 | 54 | 3.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 5.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 17.05 | — | +7.06 | 9.123 | 8.523 | -3.223 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0423 | 39.1%23 | — | 1955: P3 from 5 | 1 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 3.0 |
| 87Buddy Shuman | 11 | 54 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 9.01 | — | — | 7.01 | — | -2.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 44Bob Welborn | 6 | 52 | 5.67 | 07 | 57 | 67 | 8.76 | 14.9%7 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.51 | 316 | — | — | 18.45 | — | +1.06 | 11.231 | 6.731 | +2.231 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0031 | 16.1%31 | — | 1954: P3 from — | 7 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 5.6 |
| 178John Lindsay | 14 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 14.65 | — | +5.06 | 22.04 | 1.65 | +10.54 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 20.0%5 | — | first start here | — |
| 300Tim Flock | 1 | 50 | 5.73 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 3.52 | 33.3%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +14.06 | 3.038 | 6.538 | -1.638 | 0.038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0038 | 13.2%38 | — | 1954: P9 from — | 3 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 5.7 |
| 78Jim Paschal | 3 | 49 | 11.69 | 09 | 29 | 59 | 12.47 | 0.0%9 | — | — | — | — | — | +2.02 | 316 | — | — | 16.25 | — | +6.76 | 7.734 | 10.335 | -5.634 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0635 | 40.0%35 | — | 1954: P20 from — | 9 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.6 |
| B-39Dink Widenhouse | 7 | 49 | 5.73 | 03 | 13 | 33 | 10.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 23.25 | — | -2.76 | 12.414 | 7.614 | -0.714 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0014 | 28.6%14 | — | 1954: P4 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 5.7 |
| 97-ABlackie Pitt | 13 | 48 | 12.73 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 20.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 16.45 | — | +8.06 | 17.418 | 7.019 | +3.318 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0519 | 26.3%19 | — | 1954: P6 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 12.7 |
| 88Jimmie Lewallen | 5 | 47 | 13.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | — | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 16.65 | — | +2.76 | 12.731 | 10.132 | -1.031 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 46.9%32 | — | 1954: P18 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 13.0 |
| 28Eddie Skinner | 12 | 46 | 10.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 11.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 22.85 | — | +7.36 | 17.336 | 8.237 | +3.636 | 0.037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0037 | 10.8%37 | — | 1955: P10 from 11 | 1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0 |
| 8Billy Carden | 4 | 46 | 17.33 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 15.33 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 016 | — | — | 14.65 | — | +1.76 | 11.112 | 10.112 | -7.312 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 50.0%12 | — | 1956: P18 from 9 | 3 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 17.3 |
| 5Richard Brownlee | 15 | 44 | 17.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 14.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 016 | — | — | 17.05 | — | +0.76 | 19.56 | 6.26 | +1.36 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.336 | 66.7%6 | — | 1955: P17 from 14 | 1 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.0 |
| 55Junior Johnson | 10 | 39 | 18.49 | 09 | 29 | 29 | 10.79 | 0.6%9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +2.36 | 7.334 | 9.735 | -5.334 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0635 | 48.6%35 | — | 1955: P5 from 3 | 9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 18.4 |
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.