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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 28

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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
42Lee Petty	4	65	2.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	9¹⁰	10¹⁰	11.4⁵	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	10¹⁵¹	6.9¹²	—	3.8⁵	—	-3.3⁶	9.2⁴⁰	7.5⁴¹	+0.7⁴⁰	0.0⁴¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05⁴¹	24.4%⁴¹	—	1949: P2 from 8	23 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 5.4
87Buck Baker	20	61	9.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	3.0⁵	12.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.6³	32¹⁵¹	8.9¹²	—	2.6⁵	—	-3.3⁶	7.7⁴⁰	5.8⁴¹	+1.5⁴⁰	0.0⁴¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴¹	14.6%⁴¹	—	1950: P8 from 1 · led 10	31 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
92Herb Thomas	2	57	9.9¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	10.4⁵	18.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.0⁴	63¹⁵¹	7.5¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+16.0⁶	7.3²²	9.6²²	-2.3²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²²	36.4%²²	—	1950: P14 from —	11 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.8
22Bill Blair	10	56	9.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.7⁶	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0¹	32¹⁵¹	14.3¹²	—	9.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	19.3¹¹	10.2¹¹	-4.2¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	72.7%¹¹	—	1949: P5 from 11	12 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.1
98Marvin Panch	25	56	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.1⁹	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.5¹	32¹⁵¹	11.3¹²	—	5.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	11.0⁹	8.2⁹	+0.3⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁹	33.3%⁹	—	1954: P19 from —	14 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.4
301Fonty Flock	3	56	11.8⁸	0⁸	4⁸	4⁸	3.1⁷	10.1%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0²	2¹⁵¹	5.5¹¹	—	17.4⁵	—	+16.7⁶	5.9²⁹	12.8³⁰	-7.9²⁹	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	53.3%³⁰	—	1949: P12 from 4 · led 85	8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.8
9Joe Weatherly	22	55	11.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.7¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.3²	32¹⁵¹	8.7¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	+18.0⁶	9.2⁵	14.6⁵	-7.4⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1956: P6 from 12	12 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 10.0
30Speedy Thompson	17	55	11.1⁸	0⁸	4⁸	4⁸	7.4⁸	9.9%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	+2.3³	2¹⁵¹	9.3¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	7.0¹⁴	11.2¹⁴	-8.7¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	57.1%¹⁴	—	1955: P18 from 9	8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.1
49Bob Welborn	11	55	8.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	17.3⁷	22.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5⁶	63¹⁵¹	11.0¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	+1.0⁶	11.0³¹	6.7³¹	+2.0³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³¹	16.1%³¹	—	1952: P20 from 24	14 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.1
91Donald Thomas	24	53	18.6⁷	0⁷	0⁷	1⁷	17.0⁴	0.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	+9.0⁵	3¹⁵¹	11.8⁸	—	9.2⁵	—	-17.0⁶	10.3⁹	17.3⁹	-6.7⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁹	44.4%⁹	—	1950: P7 from —	7 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.6
44Jim Paschal	18	53	12.6¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.0⁴	13.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0²	63¹⁵¹	12.9¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	7.3³⁴	10.4³⁵	-6.0³⁴	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	40.0%³⁵	—	1950: P2 from —	26 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.6
4Jimmy Massey	15	53	15.9⁷	0⁷	2⁷	2⁷	12.3⁷	1.0%⁷	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁵	63¹⁵¹	11.5⁸	—	14.2⁵	—	+1.0⁶	17.4¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	+7.1¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	30.0%¹⁰	—	1956: P11 from 20	7 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.9
300Tim Flock	7	52	12.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	5.8⁸	9.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-14.5²	2¹⁵¹	10.8¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+14.0⁶	2.8³⁸	5.7³⁸	-1.2³⁸	0.0³⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁸	10.5%³⁸	—	1950: P20 from —	10 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
2Gwyn Staley	1	51	11.0⁴	0⁴	1⁴	3⁴	10.8⁴	0.0%⁴	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0¹	63¹⁵¹	18.5⁴	—	17.0⁵	—	+7.0⁶	9.2²³	8.8²³	-3.0²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²³	39.1%²³	—	1955: P20 from 6	4 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 11.0
70Joe Eubanks	21	51	23.1⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	4.8⁵	9.1%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	+24.0¹	63¹⁵¹	11.7¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	+5.0⁶	12.6¹³	7.6¹³	-3.8¹³	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹³	38.5%¹³	—	1952: P18 from 8	8 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 23.1
460Ed Cole	26	51	15.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	26.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	11¹⁵¹	14.0²	—	16.8⁵	—	+6.3⁶	25.3¹²	16.0¹²	+3.4¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹²	41.7%¹²	—	1955: P15 from 26	1 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 15.0
24Jimmy Pardue	16	51	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.0¹	63¹⁵¹	14.9¹²	—	13.8⁵	—	+0.3⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1960: P19 from 17	10 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 17.7
22-AGlen Wood	23	50	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	4.6⁸	14.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.3³	32¹⁵¹	6.9⁷	—	23.8⁵	—	+21.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1953: P30 from —	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.1
17Russ Graham	19	48	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63¹⁵¹	—	—	24.2⁵	—	-13.0⁶	18.5⁴	10.2⁴	-8.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	50.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
7Jim Reed	9	48	14.6⁸	0⁸	3⁸	4⁸	16.0⁷	3.0%⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	63¹⁵¹	20.0¹	—	20.2⁵	—	+20.0⁶	13.0¹²	12.0¹³	-7.3¹²	0.0¹³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹³	69.2%¹³	—	1951: P15 from 8	8 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.6
55Bobby Waddell	13	46	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁵¹	23.0⁶	—	19.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	25.0⁶	6.3⁶	+6.8⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	16.7%⁶	—	first start here	—
28Eddie Skinner	5	46	19.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	21.5⁴	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁵¹	16.4⁵	—	22.8⁵	—	+7.3⁶	17.5³⁶	8.2³⁷	+4.1³⁶	0.0³⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁷	10.8%³⁷	—	1953: P27 from —	6 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 19.5
24Jimmy Thompson	12	45	20.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	2⁵	16.0⁴	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁵¹	15.0³	—	24.8⁵	—	+12.0⁶	25.0⁵	8.8⁵	+6.6⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1950: P8 from —	5 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 20.4
94Clarence DeZalia	27	43	25.0³	0³	0³	0³	30.3³	0.0%³	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁵¹	16.0²	—	24.0⁵	—	+18.0⁶	36.3⁴	15.5⁴	+9.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1957: P19 from 20	3 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 25.0
71Ted Cannady	6	38	28.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	24.0¹	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	6¹⁵¹	28.0¹	—	20.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	25.5⁸	10.9⁸	+2.6⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	37.5%⁸	—	1956: P28 from 24	1 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 28.0
32Jim Thompson	8	36	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2¹⁵¹	—	—	54.0¹	—	—	67.0¹	—	+13.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.00¹	100.0%¹	—	first start here	—
B-29Dink Widenhouse	28	36	40.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	—	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	32¹⁵¹	15.8⁴	—	23.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	10.9¹⁴	6.5¹⁴	-1.4¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	28.6%¹⁴	—	1954: P40 from —	1 st · 0 W · best P40 · avg 40.0
33Pop McGinnis	14	35	26.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	—	0.0%¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	63¹⁵¹	28.0¹	—	31.4⁵	—	-23.3⁶	63.0¹	—	-4.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.00¹	100.0%¹	—	1953: P26 from —	1 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 26.0