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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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| 500BBuck Baker | 10 | 56 | 6.84 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 7.54 | 16.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +1.53 | 05 | — | — | 6.85 | — | -6.76 | 6.846 | 8.847 | -0.146 | 0.047 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0047 | 17.0%47 | — | 1956: P1 from 5 · led 3 | 4 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 6.8 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 8 | 56 | 5.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 12.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 10.25 | — | 0.06 | 9.924 | 14.025 | -4.924 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 48.0%25 | — | 1956: P5 from 12 | 1 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 5.0 |
| 2Gwyn Staley | 4 | 56 | 4.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 3.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 13.65 | — | +2.06 | 12.521 | 13.621 | -0.821 | 0.021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0521 | 28.6%21 | — | 1957: P4 from 3 | 1 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 4.0 |
| 42Lee Petty | 11 | 54 | 11.33 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 9.03 | 2.8%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 05 | — | — | 2.05 | — | -0.76 | 9.645 | 7.446 | -0.445 | 0.046 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0446 | 32.6%46 | — | 1956: P21 from 11 | 3 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 11.3 |
| 271Billy Carden | 17 | 54 | 6.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 8.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.01 | 05 | — | — | 14.65 | — | +1.76 | 13.622 | 7.922 | -3.422 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0022 | 63.6%22 | — | 1956: P6 from 8 | 1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0 |
| 59Blackie Pitt | 15 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 05 | — | — | 9.25 | — | -8.06 | 21.626 | 11.426 | +0.126 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1226 | 65.4%26 | — | first start here | — |
| 31Bill Champion | 6 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 12.25 | — | +7.76 | 15.513 | 6.913 | -0.513 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0813 | 46.2%13 | — | first start here | — |
| 500Speedy Thompson | 2 | 51 | 9.33 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 3.73 | 4.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | +3.32 | 05 | — | — | 16.05 | — | -3.76 | 5.241 | 13.141 | -4.741 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 34.1%41 | — | 1956: P4 from 4 | 3 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.3 |
| 75Jim Paschal | 12 | 50 | 11.73 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 13.33 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -13.01 | 05 | — | — | 12.85 | — | +10.06 | 12.440 | 9.141 | +1.840 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0041 | 34.1%41 | — | 1956: P10 from 20 | 3 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 11.7 |
| 131Johnny Dodson | 14 | 50 | 7.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 14.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 22.65 | — | +14.76 | 21.010 | 12.210 | +3.510 | 0.010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0010 | 30.0%10 | — | 1956: P7 from 14 | 1 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 7.0 |
| XRex White | 7 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 16.45 | — | -5.06 | 14.622 | 7.523 | +2.522 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 26.1%23 | — | first start here | — |
| 92Herb Thomas | 5 | 48 | 17.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 13.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 9.45 | — | -14.36 | 7.646 | 8.947 | -0.946 | 0.047 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0947 | 23.4%47 | — | 1956: P17 from 13 | 1 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.0 |
| 264Johnny Allen | 16 | 47 | 9.73 | 03 | 03 | 23 | 13.73 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 05 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +5.36 | 20.230 | 8.431 | +4.930 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 32.3%31 | — | 1956: P8 from 16 | 3 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 9.7 |
| 12Ralph Moody | 1 | 46 | 20.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 6.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | +10.51 | 35 | — | — | 8.45 | — | -9.06 | 8.333 | 13.034 | -4.633 | 0.034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1834 | 44.1%34 | — | 1956: P20 from 6 | 1 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 20.0 |
| 14Billy Myers | 9 | 46 | 18.02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 9.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | +13.01 | 05 | — | — | 12.85 | — | +12.06 | 9.440 | 8.641 | -2.940 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 41.5%41 | — | 1956: P19 from 10 | 2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 18.0 |
| 66Harold Kite | 13 | 42 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 36.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 22Fireball Roberts | 3 | 42 | 9.03 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6.73 | 11.3%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.82 | 35 | — | — | 40.65 | — | +37.36 | 10.031 | 13.832 | -2.131 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0632 | 31.3%32 | — | 1956: P12 from 9 | 3 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 9.0 |
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.