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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14Billy Myers | 14 | 61 | 1.01 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9.01 | 0.4%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8.45 | — | -12.06 | 10.927 | 10.227 | -4.627 | 0.027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1127 | 63.0%27 | — | 1956: P1 from 9 · led 1 | 1 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 1.0 |
| 87Buck Baker | 8 | 57 | 4.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 10.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 7.45 | — | -2.36 | 5.638 | 5.339 | +0.838 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0339 | 10.3%39 | — | 1956: P4 from 10 | 1 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 4.0 |
| 97Bill Amick | 1 | 54 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 9.45 | — | -2.76 | 11.720 | 15.420 | -2.520 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0520 | 30.0%20 | — | first start here | — |
| 42Lee Petty | 6 | 54 | 7.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 6.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 5.65 | — | -6.06 | 7.639 | 6.840 | -0.239 | 0.040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0840 | 15.0%40 | — | 1956: P7 from 6 | 1 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 7.0 |
| 75Jim Paschal | 15 | 54 | 2.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 8.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 18.65 | — | +7.06 | 13.734 | 12.634 | -1.534 | 0.034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0634 | 44.1%34 | — | 1956: P2 from 8 | 1 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 2.0 |
| 94Clarence DeZalia | 22 | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 12.45 | — | -2.06 | 19.024 | 5.124 | +4.924 | 0.024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0024 | 20.8%24 | — | first start here | — |
| 71Bill Bowman | 7 | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 12.54 | — | — | 25.33 | 4.93 | +11.73 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.003 | 0.0%3 | — | first start here | — |
| 35Bill Champion | 17 | 52 | 6.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 3.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 11.05 | — | +1.06 | 20.29 | 7.09 | -0.49 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.119 | 44.4%9 | — | 1956: P6 from 3 | 1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0 |
| 38Gwyn Staley | 9 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 14.25 | — | -11.76 | 9.811 | 13.912 | +0.511 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0812 | 25.0%12 | — | first start here | — |
| 55Tiny Lund | 3 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 14.45 | — | +10.76 | 11.331 | 11.331 | -2.931 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0731 | 35.5%31 | — | first start here | — |
| 400Huck Spaulding | 18 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 14.45 | — | -3.76 | 17.06 | 7.37 | +3.86 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 42.9%7 | — | first start here | — |
| 74L.D. Austin | 23 | 51 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +11.76 | 20.938 | 6.639 | +7.238 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0039 | 10.3%39 | — | first start here | — |
| 26Wally Gore | 20 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
| 1AWhitey Norman | 16 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 17.25 | — | +1.76 | 21.511 | 9.412 | +5.511 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 33.3%12 | — | first start here | — |
| 92Marvin Panch | 5 | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 20.05 | — | -25.76 | 8.340 | 7.641 | +0.340 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1241 | 24.4%41 | — | first start here | — |
| 15Lou Spears | 19 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 21.85 | — | — | 23.02 | 6.42 | +7.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 64Johnny Allen | 13 | 47 | 5.01 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 11.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 23.05 | — | +14.36 | 12.340 | 6.641 | -0.540 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0241 | 43.9%41 | — | 1956: P5 from 11 | 1 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 5.0 |
| 5Darel Dieringer | 10 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 22.65 | — | +1.06 | 15.58 | 14.38 | -3.18 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.138 | 50.0%8 | — | first start here | — |
| 47Jack Smith | 2 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 25.05 | — | +26.36 | 9.038 | 8.239 | -0.838 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0539 | 33.3%39 | — | first start here | — |
| 46Speedy Thompson | 11 | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 26.05 | — | +29.36 | 7.036 | 8.137 | -3.436 | 0.037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1137 | 43.2%37 | — | first start here | — |
| 88Duke DeBrizzi | 21 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 28.02 | — | — | 30.52 | 18.42 | +2.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 0.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 12Joe Weatherly | 12 | 43 | 9.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 4.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 01 | — | — | 21.05 | — | -0.36 | 12.112 | 11.313 | -2.912 | 0.013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0813 | 46.2%13 | — | 1956: P9 from 4 | 1 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 9.0 |
| 22Fireball Roberts | 4 | 41 | 8.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 2.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.01 | 01 | — | — | 27.65 | — | +12.06 | 5.841 | 9.141 | -3.141 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1041 | 22.0%41 | — | 1956: P8 from 2 | 1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0 |
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.