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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 | 7 | 59 | 5.410 | 210 | 610 | 1010 | 6.58 | 2.4%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.01 | 016 | — | — | 2.05 | — | -0.76 | 9.645 | 7.346 | -0.445 | 0.046 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0446 | 32.6%46 | — | 1954: P1 from — · led 1 | 16 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 7.1 |
| 12Ralph Moody | 3 | 58 | 3.52 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 7.02 | 30.5%2 | — | — | — | — | — | -21.01 | 616 | — | — | 8.45 | — | -9.06 | 8.333 | 13.134 | -4.533 | 0.034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1534 | 41.2%34 | — | 1956: P1 from 11 · led 122 | 2 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 3.5 |
| 300Buck Baker | 5 | 57 | 5.210 | 110 | 810 | 910 | 6.79 | 13.2%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.53 | 216 | — | — | 6.85 | — | -6.76 | 6.946 | 8.847 | +0.046 | 0.047 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0047 | 14.9%47 | — | 1954: P5 from 1 | 16 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 5.8 |
| 11Tim Flock | 6 | 57 | 5.03 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 1.02 | 42.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 7.45 | — | +2.76 | 6.821 | 8.721 | -2.721 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1421 | 33.3%21 | — | 1954: P9 from — | 3 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 5.0 |
| 99Curtis Turner | 8 | 56 | 1.01 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1.01 | 100.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.01 | 616 | — | — | 16.05 | — | -26.36 | 10.112 | 14.412 | -7.712 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 58.3%12 | — | 1958: P1 from 1 · led 200 | 1 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 1.0 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 14 | 55 | 6.26 | 06 | 36 | 66 | 6.84 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 616 | — | — | 10.25 | — | 0.06 | 9.624 | 14.025 | -5.224 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 48.0%25 | — | 1954: P7 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 6.2 |
| 500BHerb Thomas | 10 | 54 | 8.33 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 7.01 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 016 | — | — | 9.45 | — | -14.36 | 7.546 | 8.947 | -1.046 | 0.047 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0947 | 21.3%47 | — | 1954: P14 from — | 3 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 8.3 |
| 14Billy Myers | 4 | 52 | 9.04 | 04 | 14 | 24 | 9.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +11.01 | 016 | — | — | 12.85 | — | +12.06 | 9.640 | 8.841 | -2.540 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 39.0%41 | — | 1956: P2 from 5 | 4 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.0 |
| 75Jim Paschal | 11 | 51 | 10.39 | 19 | 39 | 69 | 11.37 | 8.2%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.33 | 016 | — | — | 12.85 | — | +10.06 | 12.440 | 9.141 | +1.840 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0041 | 34.1%41 | — | 1954: P20 from — | 9 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 10.3 |
| 300CSpeedy Thompson | 2 | 49 | 10.99 | 09 | 49 | 59 | 6.69 | 2.3%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.52 | 216 | — | — | 16.05 | — | -3.76 | 5.241 | 13.141 | -4.741 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 34.1%41 | — | 1955: P15 from 6 | 9 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 10.9 |
| 34ARichard Riley | 17 | 49 | 12.54 | 04 | 04 | 14 | 23.54 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +9.01 | 416 | — | — | 13.85 | — | -10.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1959: P6 from 18 | 4 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 12.5 |
| 94Ed Cole | 18 | 47 | 13.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 20.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 016 | — | — | 16.85 | — | +6.36 | 23.611 | 3.211 | +8.511 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0011 | 18.2%11 | — | 1955: P12 from 16 | 2 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 13.5 |
| 271Billy Carden | 9 | 46 | 15.73 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 13.73 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 016 | — | — | 14.65 | — | +1.76 | 14.022 | 7.922 | -3.022 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0022 | 63.6%22 | — | 1955: P13 from 4 | 3 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 15.7 |
| 9Joe Weatherly | 15 | 46 | 14.85 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 5.45 | 11.7%5 | — | — | — | — | — | -6.02 | 616 | — | — | 16.65 | — | +19.06 | 11.316 | 11.616 | +0.116 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 25.0%16 | — | 1957: P26 from 3 | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.8 |
| 203Pete Yow | 19 | 46 | 12.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 23.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 016 | — | — | 22.25 | — | +18.76 | 24.710 | 11.510 | +5.210 | 0.010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0010 | 20.0%10 | — | 1956: P12 from 23 | 1 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 12.0 |
| 55Junior Johnson | 12 | 44 | 17.89 | 09 | 29 | 39 | 10.49 | 0.6%9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 016 | — | — | 17.05 | — | -6.76 | 10.812 | 9.212 | -10.912 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 83.3%12 | — | 1955: P5 from 3 | 9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 17.8 |
| 34Dick Beaty | 13 | 42 | 15.73 | 03 | 03 | 13 | 17.73 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 616 | — | — | 24.85 | — | +15.76 | 26.014 | 10.314 | +5.914 | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1414 | 57.1%14 | — | 1956: P22 from 22 | 3 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 15.7 |
| 62Bobby Waddell | 16 | 41 | 20.84 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 13.34 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 18.65 | — | +2.36 | 17.37 | 6.47 | -3.97 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.297 | 71.4%7 | — | 1959: P23 from 12 | 4 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 20.8 |
| 22Fireball Roberts | 1 | 41 | 6.84 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 6.04 | 12.4%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.32 | 616 | — | — | 40.65 | — | +37.36 | 10.031 | 13.832 | -2.031 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0632 | 28.1%32 | — | 1956: P19 from 2 · led 78 | 4 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 6.8 |
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.