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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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| 87Buck Baker | 15 | 60 | 10.510 | 210 | 410 | 510 | 6.610 | 6.0%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.23 | 427 | — | — | 2.65 | — | -3.36 | 7.840 | 5.841 | +1.540 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0041 | 14.6%41 | — | 1956: P1 from 2 · led 20 | 17 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 10.5 |
| 42Lee Petty | 16 | 60 | 9.85 | 05 | 25 | 35 | 5.05 | 7.4%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 927 | — | — | 3.85 | — | -3.36 | 8.940 | 7.541 | +0.540 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 24.4%41 | — | 1956: P20 from 12 | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.8 |
| 2Gwyn Staley | 11 | 56 | 4.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 18.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 17.05 | — | +7.06 | 8.723 | 8.223 | -2.523 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0423 | 34.8%23 | — | 1956: P4 from 18 | 1 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 4.0 |
| 70Joe Eubanks | 3 | 55 | 12.33 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 7.73 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 8.85 | — | +5.06 | 14.013 | 7.513 | -2.313 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0813 | 38.5%13 | — | 1956: P3 from 4 | 3 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.3 |
| 78Jim Paschal | 21 | 54 | 8.09 | 09 | 49 | 89 | 7.99 | 0.0%9 | — | — | — | — | — | +6.52 | 027 | — | — | 16.25 | — | +6.76 | 7.234 | 10.435 | -5.634 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0635 | 37.1%35 | — | 1956: P10 from 16 | 9 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.0 |
| 27John McVitty | 19 | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 13.25 | — | -3.76 | 18.26 | 5.06 | +4.36 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 33.3%6 | — | first start here | — |
| 4Jimmy Massey | 4 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 14.25 | — | +1.36 | 18.510 | 7.210 | +7.710 | 0.010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0010 | 30.0%10 | — | first start here | — |
| 24Bobby Waddell | 20 | 52 | 10.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 17.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 16.65 | — | +5.76 | 23.86 | 6.06 | +7.76 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 0.0%6 | — | 1956: P12 from 19 | 2 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 10.5 |
| 19Gordon Smith | 26 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 15.25 | — | -4.06 | 19.914 | 14.414 | +0.214 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2914 | 64.3%14 | — | first start here | — |
| 88Jimmie Lewallen | 12 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 027 | — | — | 16.65 | — | +2.76 | 12.531 | 10.032 | -1.331 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0332 | 50.0%32 | — | first start here | — |
| 1Jack Smith | 5 | 51 | 10.49 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 5.39 | 1.7%9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 18.85 | — | -4.36 | 15.01 | — | +9.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | 1958: P1 from 1 · led 1 | 9 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.4 |
| 91Fonty Flock | 8 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 17.45 | — | +16.76 | 5.729 | 12.830 | -8.129 | 0.030 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0730 | 53.3%30 | — | first start here | — |
| 22Willard Starney | 14 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 44-XChester Brown | 7 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 25Bill Widenhouse | 6 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 19.25 | — | -17.76 | 8.54 | 13.34 | -7.84 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 75.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 7Jim Reed | 9 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 20.25 | — | +20.06 | 13.012 | 12.213 | -5.412 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0813 | 61.5%13 | — | first start here | — |
| 300Tim Flock | 2 | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 027 | — | — | 20.65 | — | +14.06 | 3.038 | 6.538 | -1.738 | 0.038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0038 | 13.2%38 | — | first start here | — |
| 49Bob Welborn | 1 | 48 | 14.25 | 05 | 15 | 15 | 8.45 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 18.45 | — | +1.06 | 11.331 | 6.731 | +2.331 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0031 | 16.1%31 | — | 1959: P18 from 8 | 5 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 14.2 |
| 44Junior Johnson | 13 | 48 | 9.76 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 7.06 | 8.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -15.01 | 427 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +2.36 | 7.234 | 9.635 | -5.534 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0635 | 51.4%35 | — | 1958: P3 from 15 | 6 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 9.7 |
| 37Doug Cox | 24 | 48 | 11.84 | 04 | 14 | 24 | 13.34 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 327 | — | — | 22.25 | — | +12.76 | 53.01 | — | +6.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 100.0%1 | — | 1958: P4 from 2 | 4 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 11.8 |
| 28Eddie Skinner | 23 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 027 | — | — | 22.85 | — | +7.36 | 17.036 | 8.237 | +3.636 | 0.037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0037 | 10.8%37 | — | first start here | — |
| B-29Dink Widenhouse | 10 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 23.25 | — | -2.76 | 12.114 | 7.614 | -1.214 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0014 | 35.7%14 | — | first start here | — |
| 17Russ Graham | 17 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 23.65 | — | -1.36 | 19.04 | 11.24 | -7.54 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 50.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 20Bunk Moore | 25 | 46 | 21.02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 16.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 027 | — | — | 13.45 | — | +6.36 | 17.01 | — | -4.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 100.0%1 | — | 1959: P23 from 13 | 2 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 21.0 |
| 32Ted Cannady | 28 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 25.05 | — | +1.76 | 22.88 | 11.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 37.5%8 | — | first start here | — |
| 3-ABud Geiselman | 22 | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 027 | — | — | 25.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 34Jimmy Thompson | 18 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | — | 27.25 | — | +8.06 | 23.85 | 5.65 | +3.05 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 60.0%5 | — | first start here | — |
| 59Blackie Pitt | 27 | 44 | 22.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 20.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 027 | — | — | 16.45 | — | +8.06 | 16.718 | 6.919 | +2.818 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0519 | 31.6%19 | — | 1956: P22 from 20 | 1 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 22.0 |
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.