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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 | 13 | 61 | 5.910 | 210 | 710 | 710 | 7.17 | 0.9%10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 5.65 | — | -6.06 | 7.539 | 6.740 | -0.539 | 0.040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0840 | 15.0%40 | — | 1953: P15 from — | 12 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 6.5 |
| 14Billy Myers | 10 | 60 | 6.02 | 02 | 12 | 22 | 12.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 034 | — | — | 8.45 | — | -12.06 | 11.127 | 10.427 | -3.827 | 0.027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1127 | 59.3%27 | — | 1956: P10 from 15 | 2 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 6.0 |
| 97Bill Amick | 18 | 59 | 6.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 8.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.81 | 534 | — | — | 9.45 | — | -2.76 | 10.920 | 15.420 | -4.320 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0520 | 35.0%20 | — | 1956: P6 from 8 | 1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0 |
| 87Buck Baker | 6 | 59 | 7.910 | 010 | 410 | 710 | 8.07 | 2.8%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.02 | 634 | — | — | 7.45 | — | -2.36 | 5.738 | 5.339 | +1.038 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0339 | 10.3%39 | — | 1953: P19 from — | 23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 9.3 |
| 92Paul Goldsmith | 5 | 58 | 5.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 8.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 12.25 | — | +9.76 | 6.323 | 12.224 | -5.323 | 0.024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0824 | 37.5%24 | — | 1966: P5 from 8 | 1 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 5.0 |
| 55Tiny Lund | 16 | 53 | 10.18 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 16.38 | 0.0%8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 14.45 | — | +10.76 | 10.931 | 11.431 | -3.031 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0731 | 35.5%31 | — | 1956: P14 from 22 | 8 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 10.1 |
| 38Gwyn Staley | 1 | 53 | 10.73 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 5.73 | 5.5%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.01 | 634 | — | — | 14.25 | — | -11.76 | 10.511 | 13.812 | +0.911 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 25.0%12 | — | 1955: P21 from 3 · led 33 | 3 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 10.7 |
| 74L.D. Austin | 23 | 51 | 11.34 | 04 | 04 | 34 | 15.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 634 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +11.76 | 20.938 | 6.639 | +7.238 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0039 | 10.3%39 | — | 1958: P18 from 24 | 4 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 11.3 |
| 17Jim Paschal | 19 | 51 | 10.210 | 010 | 610 | 610 | 9.48 | 4.3%10 | — | — | — | — | — | +3.33 | 034 | — | — | 18.65 | — | +7.06 | 13.634 | 12.634 | -1.034 | 0.034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0634 | 41.2%34 | — | 1953: P25 from — | 10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 10.2 |
| 1AWhitey Norman | 12 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | — | — | 17.25 | — | +1.76 | 21.811 | 9.412 | +5.811 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 33.3%12 | — | first start here | — |
| 6Cotton Owens | 20 | 49 | 9.36 | 06 | 26 | 46 | 10.06 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 21.85 | — | +18.76 | 7.916 | 12.916 | -8.416 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1916 | 56.3%16 | — | 1956: P15 from 9 | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.3 |
| 98Marvin Panch | 17 | 49 | 11.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 16.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | — | — | 20.05 | — | -25.76 | 8.040 | 7.741 | -0.140 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1241 | 26.8%41 | — | 1956: P9 from 27 | 2 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 11.0 |
| 26Curtis Turner | 8 | 49 | 12.05 | 05 | 25 | 35 | 3.05 | 2.8%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +0.33 | 534 | — | — | 19.45 | — | -21.36 | 10.08 | 7.79 | -0.68 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.119 | 22.2%9 | — | 1956: P2 from 3 | 5 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.0 |
| 32Brownie King | 15 | 48 | 13.84 | 04 | 14 | 14 | 14.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +6.01 | 634 | — | — | 17.65 | — | +1.76 | 18.434 | 9.935 | +4.034 | 0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0335 | 20.0%35 | — | 1956: P11 from 23 | 4 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 13.8 |
| 12Joe Weatherly | 14 | 48 | 11.88 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 5.18 | 7.4%8 | — | — | — | — | — | +15.52 | 534 | — | — | 21.05 | — | -0.36 | 11.912 | 11.413 | -3.012 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0813 | 46.2%13 | — | 1956: P28 from 7 | 8 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.8 |
| 75Ken Rush | 9 | 48 | 16.52 | 02 | 12 | 12 | 5.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | +6.01 | 034 | — | — | 14.85 | — | +4.06 | 11.615 | 10.515 | -5.115 | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1315 | 46.7%15 | — | 1958: P29 from 8 | 2 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 16.5 |
| 46Speedy Thompson | 2 | 48 | 8.36 | 26 | 36 | 56 | 9.85 | 36.4%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.03 | 634 | — | — | 26.05 | — | +29.36 | 7.336 | 7.837 | -2.836 | 0.037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0837 | 40.5%37 | — | 1954: P9 from — | 6 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 8.3 |
| 64Johnny Allen | 4 | 47 | 11.04 | 04 | 04 | 24 | 10.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -11.01 | 634 | — | — | 23.05 | — | +14.36 | 12.540 | 6.641 | -0.240 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0241 | 43.9%41 | — | 1956: P14 from 14 | 4 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 11.0 |
| 96Bobby Keck | 11 | 46 | 17.84 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 18.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 634 | — | — | 16.85 | — | +4.36 | 19.914 | 7.415 | +2.614 | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0015 | 33.3%15 | — | 1956: P13 from 19 | 4 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 17.8 |
| 88Duke DeBrizzi | 24 | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 26.52 | — | — | 29.02 | 20.52 | +2.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 47Jack Smith | 3 | 45 | 12.79 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 9.39 | 11.2%9 | — | — | — | — | — | +16.01 | 634 | — | — | 25.05 | — | +26.36 | 9.038 | 8.139 | -0.938 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0539 | 33.3%39 | — | 1956: P18 from 7 | 9 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.7 |
| 22Fireball Roberts | 7 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | — | — | 27.65 | — | +12.06 | 5.841 | 9.241 | -3.541 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1041 | 24.4%41 | — | first start here | — |
| 5Darel Dieringer | 21 | 44 | 15.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 11.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | — | — | 22.65 | — | +1.06 | 14.18 | 13.78 | -6.08 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 62.5%8 | — | 1965: P10 from 10 | 2 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 15.5 |
| 13Peck Peckham | 22 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 634 | — | — | 29.25 | — | +19.06 | 24.99 | 5.79 | +5.19 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.009 | 77.8%9 | — | first start here | — |
| 94Clarence DeZalia | 25 | 42 | 26.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 28.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | — | — | 12.45 | — | -2.06 | 18.824 | 5.124 | +4.724 | 0.024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0024 | 20.8%24 | — | 1958: P26 from 28 | 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.