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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 | 3 | 64 | 9.110 | 010 | 410 | 510 | 10.77 | 0.0%10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 2.05 | — | -0.76 | 9.745 | 7.446 | -0.345 | 0.046 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0446 | 32.6%46 | — | 1949: P17 from 9 | 10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.1 |
| 300Buck Baker | 25 | 60 | 9.19 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 5.76 | 16.9%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.01 | 27 | — | — | 6.85 | — | -6.76 | 6.446 | 8.847 | -0.446 | 0.047 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0047 | 17.0%47 | — | 1949: P11 from — | 9 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 9.1 |
| 19Harvey Henderson | 14 | 58 | 8.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 21.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 11.05 | — | -3.76 | 21.617 | 11.617 | +2.317 | 0.017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0617 | 29.4%17 | — | 1955: P8 from 21 | 1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 4 | 56 | 11.04 | 04 | 14 | 24 | 7.01 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 10.25 | — | 0.06 | 10.024 | 13.925 | -5.224 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 52.0%25 | — | 1951: P14 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.0 |
| 9Joe Weatherly | 5 | 56 | 4.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 8.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.01 | 07 | — | — | 16.65 | — | +19.06 | 11.916 | 11.516 | +0.216 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 31.3%16 | — | 1956: P4 from 8 | 1 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 4.0 |
| 2Gwyn Staley | 8 | 55 | 9.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 16.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -10.01 | 07 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +2.06 | 12.321 | 13.621 | -0.921 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0521 | 28.6%21 | — | 1956: P9 from 16 | 1 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 9.0 |
| 99Curtis Turner | 10 | 52 | 10.97 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 6.06 | 24.6%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +3.01 | 07 | — | — | 16.05 | — | -26.36 | 9.912 | 15.112 | -6.512 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 50.0%12 | — | 1949: P9 from 6 | 7 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.9 |
| 100Ken Milligan | 18 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 14.03 | — | — | 32.03 | 3.53 | +18.03 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 0.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 34ACharlie Jackson | 22 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 14.04 | — | — | 20.34 | 7.44 | +6.34 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 50.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 59Blackie Pitt | 12 | 51 | 21.02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 18.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 17 | — | — | 9.25 | — | -8.06 | 21.726 | 11.526 | +0.526 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1226 | 65.4%26 | — | 1956: P15 from 23 | 2 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 21.0 |
| 48Al Watkins | 20 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 14.45 | — | +2.06 | 21.713 | 3.513 | +8.313 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0013 | 15.4%13 | — | first start here | — |
| 271Billy Carden | 16 | 50 | 16.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 6.02 | 17.4%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 14.65 | — | +1.76 | 13.722 | 7.822 | -3.022 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0022 | 63.6%22 | — | 1951: P7 from 1 · led 58 | 2 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 16.0 |
| 7ABobby Johns | 6 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 15.65 | — | +7.76 | 13.88 | 7.98 | -0.48 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.388 | 50.0%8 | — | first start here | — |
| 760Brownie King | 24 | 50 | 13.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 17.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 17.65 | — | -1.76 | 22.914 | 6.314 | +4.614 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1414 | 42.9%14 | — | 1956: P13 from 17 | 1 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 13.0 |
| 75Jim Paschal | 7 | 49 | 19.29 | 09 | 19 | 29 | 13.45 | 0.0%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.82 | 07 | — | — | 12.85 | — | +10.06 | 12.540 | 9.041 | +1.640 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0041 | 36.6%41 | — | 1949: P23 from — | 9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 19.2 |
| XRex White | 11 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 16.45 | — | -5.06 | 14.422 | 7.423 | +3.022 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 21.7%23 | — | first start here | — |
| 14Billy Myers | 9 | 48 | 21.02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 9.01 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 12.85 | — | +12.06 | 9.440 | 8.841 | -2.840 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 41.5%41 | — | 1951: P18 from — | 2 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 21.0 |
| 300CSpeedy Thompson | 1 | 48 | 17.54 | 04 | 04 | 14 | 10.84 | 2.5%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +5.01 | 27 | — | — | 16.05 | — | -3.76 | 5.241 | 13.141 | -4.741 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 34.1%41 | — | 1951: P30 from 15 | 4 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 17.5 |
| 94Ed Cole | 19 | 47 | 18.73 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 24.03 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 16.85 | — | +6.36 | 23.511 | 3.411 | +8.811 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0011 | 27.3%11 | — | 1955: P26 from 24 | 3 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 18.7 |
| 96Bobby Keck | 21 | 46 | 20.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 21.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 16.85 | — | +4.36 | 23.714 | 5.714 | +8.114 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0014 | 14.3%14 | — | 1956: P20 from 21 | 1 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 20.0 |
| 24Bobby Waddell | 13 | 46 | 18.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 22.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 18.65 | — | +2.36 | 17.77 | 6.37 | -3.67 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.297 | 71.4%7 | — | 1956: P18 from 22 | 1 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 18.0 |
| 502Junior Johnson | 2 | 46 | 20.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 3.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 17.05 | — | -6.76 | 11.612 | 7.312 | -11.112 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 91.7%12 | — | 1955: P20 from 3 | 1 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 20.0 |
| 55Jack Smith | 17 | 45 | 13.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +12.76 | 19.814 | 16.714 | +1.114 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0714 | 28.6%14 | — | 1949: P13 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 13.0 |
| 264Johnny Allen | 23 | 39 | 22.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 10.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +5.36 | 19.930 | 8.431 | +4.730 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 35.5%31 | — | 1956: P22 from 10 | 1 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 22.0 |
| 34Dick Beaty | 15 | 36 | 26.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 16.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 07 | — | — | 24.85 | — | +15.76 | 25.914 | 9.914 | +5.114 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1414 | 64.3%14 | — | 1956: P26 from 16 | 1 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 26.0 |
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.