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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 | 3 | 61 | 2.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 2.01 | 74.5%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -16.01 | 01 | — | — | 7.45 | — | -2.36 | 5.838 | 5.339 | +0.938 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0339 | 10.3%39 | — | 1956: P2 from 2 · led 149 | 1 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 2.0 |
| 42Lee Petty | 9 | 58 | 9.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 9.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 5.65 | — | -6.06 | 7.639 | 6.840 | -0.239 | 0.040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0840 | 15.0%40 | — | 1956: P9 from 9 | 1 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 9.0 |
| 14Billy Myers | 8 | 57 | 8.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 13.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 8.45 | — | -12.06 | 11.127 | 10.527 | -4.127 | 0.027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1127 | 59.3%27 | — | 1956: P8 from 13 | 1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0 |
| 94Clarence DeZalia | 16 | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 12.45 | — | -2.06 | 19.224 | 5.124 | +5.224 | 0.024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0024 | 16.7%24 | — | first start here | — |
| 55Tiny Lund | 4 | 52 | 10.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 16.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 14.45 | — | +10.76 | 11.331 | 11.331 | -2.931 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0731 | 35.5%31 | — | 1956: P10 from 16 | 1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0 |
| 74L.D. Austin | 17 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +11.76 | 21.138 | 6.639 | +7.438 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0039 | 10.3%39 | — | first start here | — |
| 98Bobby Keck | 15 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 16.85 | — | +4.36 | 19.614 | 7.415 | +2.414 | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0015 | 33.3%15 | — | first start here | — |
| 71George Green | 14 | 50 | 14.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 18.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 14.65 | — | -2.76 | 20.815 | 7.416 | +5.415 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0016 | 18.8%16 | — | 1956: P14 from 18 | 1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0 |
| 22Fireball Roberts | 5 | 50 | 1.01 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14.01 | 25.5%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -8.01 | 11 | — | — | 27.65 | — | +12.06 | 5.841 | 9.241 | -3.641 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1041 | 24.4%41 | — | 1956: P1 from 14 · led 51 | 1 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 1.0 |
| 75Ken Rush | 12 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 18.45 | — | -0.76 | 11.415 | 10.215 | -6.515 | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1315 | 53.3%15 | — | first start here | — |
| 32Brownie King | 13 | 49 | 12.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 22.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 17.65 | — | +1.76 | 18.534 | 9.935 | +4.234 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0335 | 20.0%35 | — | 1956: P12 from 22 | 1 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 12.0 |
| 64Johnny Allen | 10 | 49 | 7.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 11.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 23.05 | — | +14.36 | 12.440 | 6.741 | -0.640 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0241 | 46.3%41 | — | 1956: P7 from 11 | 1 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 7.0 |
| 35Darel Dieringer | 7 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 23.25 | — | +0.76 | 15.98 | 14.38 | -3.48 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 50.0%8 | — | first start here | — |
| 47Jack Smith | 6 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 25.05 | — | +26.36 | 8.938 | 8.239 | -0.938 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0539 | 33.3%39 | — | first start here | — |
| 17Jim Paschal | 11 | 45 | 19.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 12.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 18.65 | — | +7.06 | 13.934 | 12.634 | -1.434 | 0.034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0634 | 44.1%34 | — | 1956: P19 from 12 | 1 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 19.0 |
| 98Marvin Panch | 2 | 43 | 21.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 6.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 20.05 | — | -25.76 | 8.440 | 7.741 | +0.140 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1241 | 26.8%41 | — | 1956: P21 from 6 | 1 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 21.0 |
| 46Speedy Thompson | 1 | 41 | 18.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 4.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | +16.01 | 01 | — | — | 26.05 | — | +29.36 | 7.336 | 8.137 | -3.236 | 0.037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1137 | 43.2%37 | — | 1956: P18 from 4 | 1 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 18.0 |
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.