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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 | 64 | 4.310 | 310 | 810 | 810 | 6.18 | 4.3%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -10.03 | 119 | — | — | 3.85 | — | -1.76 | 7.440 | 7.041 | +1.440 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0241 | 17.1%41 | — | 1953: P1 from — · led 1 | 10 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 4.3 |
| 49Bob Welborn | 19 | 58 | 10.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 16.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 2.45 | — | +1.76 | 10.928 | 13.328 | -4.428 | 0.028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0728 | 50.0%28 | — | 1955: P10 from 16 | 1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0 |
| 47Jack Smith | 9 | 56 | 8.07 | 07 | 37 | 57 | 5.67 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.51 | 219 | — | — | 9.05 | — | -8.36 | 9.320 | 9.620 | -1.920 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0020 | 40.0%20 | — | 1957: P12 from 9 | 7 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.0 |
| 88Buck Baker | 10 | 55 | 8.310 | 010 | 410 | 810 | 5.39 | 5.2%10 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.53 | 219 | — | — | 9.85 | — | +12.76 | 10.934 | 10.834 | -0.934 | 0.034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0034 | 38.2%34 | — | 1953: P2 from 1 | 13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 8.8 |
| 82Joe Eubanks | 5 | 54 | 7.86 | 06 | 26 | 56 | 12.34 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 819 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +2.36 | 16.012 | 14.312 | -3.512 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 66.7%12 | — | 1953: P6 from — | 6 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 7.8 |
| 34G.C. Spencer | 15 | 54 | 7.08 | 08 | 48 | 78 | 8.88 | 0.0%8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 14.85 | — | +1.76 | 16.627 | 7.927 | -0.227 | 0.027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0427 | 59.3%27 | — | 1960: P6 from 14 | 8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 7.0 |
| 6Cotton Owens | 1 | 52 | 9.310 | 210 | 610 | 610 | 3.610 | 1.4%10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | — | — | 12.25 | — | -4.36 | 9.735 | 8.236 | -0.535 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0336 | 25.0%36 | — | 1955: P5 from 14 | 11 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 9.2 |
| 30Doug Cox | 13 | 50 | 13.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 9.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 819 | — | — | 8.05 | — | -2.06 | 12.33 | 5.83 | -4.33 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.333 | 100.0%3 | — | 1961: P13 from 9 | 1 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 13.0 |
| 2Richard Riley | 11 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 14.65 | — | -3.06 | 20.09 | 6.79 | +4.69 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.119 | 22.2%9 | — | first start here | — |
| 27Jimmy Pardue | 17 | 50 | 9.47 | 07 | 17 | 47 | 13.67 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +2.01 | 319 | — | — | 15.45 | — | -3.36 | 18.06 | 4.06 | +2.06 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 50.0%6 | — | 1956: P15 from 15 | 7 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.4 |
| 19Herman Beam | 18 | 50 | 9.48 | 08 | 18 | 58 | 16.38 | 0.0%8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +2.06 | 23.229 | 5.229 | +10.029 | 0.029 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0029 | 3.4%29 | — | 1958: P14 from 25 | 8 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 9.4 |
| 0Bunk Moore | 14 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 17.25 | — | -2.76 | 18.19 | 7.19 | -4.79 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.119 | 77.8%9 | — | first start here | — |
| 89Shorty Rollins | 12 | 48 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 17.85 | — | +13.76 | 14.58 | 9.89 | -1.68 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.119 | 44.4%9 | — | first start here | — |
| 74L.D. Austin | 16 | 48 | 11.04 | 04 | 04 | 24 | 20.54 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +11.06 | 22.934 | 8.034 | +7.234 | 0.034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0334 | 17.6%34 | — | 1957: P9 from 18 | 4 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 11.0 |
| 1Speedy Thompson | 4 | 47 | 9.47 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 4.56 | 4.9%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +0.64 | 219 | — | — | 19.85 | — | +6.06 | 10.827 | 7.928 | -3.927 | 0.028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0428 | 53.6%28 | — | 1954: P21 from — | 7 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 9.4 |
| 5Tiny Lund | 2 | 46 | 12.36 | 06 | 06 | 36 | 7.56 | 13.5%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 17.05 | — | +0.76 | 12.026 | 9.126 | -0.926 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0426 | 26.9%26 | — | 1957: P6 from 2 | 6 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 12.3 |
| 11Junior Johnson | 8 | 46 | 11.77 | 07 | 27 | 37 | 4.77 | 15.6%7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 819 | — | — | 18.25 | — | +2.76 | 13.326 | 9.527 | +1.826 | 0.027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0727 | 37.0%27 | — | 1955: P19 from 3 | 7 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.7 |
| 79Jerry Draper | 20 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 23.85 | — | +8.06 | 21.25 | 10.15 | +3.85 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.005 | 60.0%5 | — | first start here | — |
| 99Fritz Wilson | 3 | 43 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 819 | — | — | 26.85 | — | +1.76 | 15.76 | 17.46 | -12.26 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.176 | 83.3%6 | — | first start here | — |
| 9Roy Tyner | 6 | 38 | 17.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 15.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | — | — | 19.85 | — | -13.36 | 16.927 | 8.127 | +4.127 | 0.027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0027 | 29.6%27 | — | 1958: P18 from 13 | 2 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.5 |
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.