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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 | 10 | 58 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | 5.05 | — | -2.06 | 7.738 | 11.338 | -1.038 | 0.038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0838 | 23.7%38 | — | first start here | — |
| 4Rex White | 4 | 58 | 3.02 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 3.52 | 24.6%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 12.65 | — | +3.36 | 6.539 | 4.639 | +1.139 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0039 | 7.7%39 | — | 1961: P5 from 5 | 2 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 3.0 |
| 11Ned Jarrett | 1 | 56 | 3.84 | 04 | 34 | 44 | 4.34 | 9.9%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 15.05 | — | -17.06 | 9.139 | 10.339 | -0.739 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0539 | 28.2%39 | — | 1961: P3 from 8 | 4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 3.8 |
| 27Junior Johnson | 2 | 55 | 8.02 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3.02 | 44.8%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 11.85 | — | +4.06 | 9.933 | 14.233 | -4.733 | 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0033 | 45.5%33 | — | 1961: P1 from 3 · led 168 | 2 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 8.0 |
| 43Richard Petty | 3 | 54 | 3.79 | 59 | 89 | 89 | 3.69 | 51.5%9 | — | — | — | — | — | -2.02 | 59 | — | — | 17.85 | — | +15.06 | 7.539 | 9.339 | -0.839 | 0.039 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0839 | 20.5%39 | — | 1961: P20 from 7 | 9 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 3.7 |
| 19Herman Beam | 13 | 53 | 8.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 12.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 13.85 | — | +8.36 | 25.625 | 7.425 | +10.525 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 8.0%25 | — | 1962: P11 from 17 | 2 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 8.5 |
| 83Curtis Crider | 12 | 52 | 9.84 | 04 | 04 | 24 | 16.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -4.01 | 19 | — | — | 14.65 | — | -4.76 | 23.323 | 8.523 | +5.623 | 0.023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0023 | 30.4%23 | — | 1962: P12 from 18 | 4 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 9.8 |
| 35Jimmy Pardue | 7 | 50 | 11.25 | 05 | 05 | 25 | 6.25 | 1.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 15.45 | — | -3.36 | 21.131 | 10.131 | +3.931 | 0.031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0331 | 41.9%31 | — | 1961: P6 from 9 | 5 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 11.2 |
| 87Buck Baker | 15 | 47 | 12.73 | 03 | 03 | 23 | 9.03 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.03 | 19 | — | — | 19.25 | — | +16.06 | 11.136 | 8.136 | +0.536 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0036 | 16.7%36 | — | 1962: P9 from 6 | 3 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 12.7 |
| 48G.C. Spencer | 8 | 47 | 18.03 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 11.03 | 0.9%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -5.01 | 19 | — | — | 13.85 | — | +6.36 | 18.525 | 6.625 | +3.325 | 0.025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0025 | 36.0%25 | — | 1961: P19 from 16 | 3 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 18.0 |
| 93Bobby Johns | 5 | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 24.25 | — | +13.36 | 7.918 | 11.518 | -4.818 | 0.018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1118 | 44.4%18 | — | first start here | — |
| 17Fred Harb | 9 | 45 | 19.02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 16.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 15.85 | — | +2.36 | 13.719 | 7.219 | -0.319 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1619 | 52.6%19 | — | 1961: P15 from 18 | 2 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 19.0 |
| 74L.D. Austin | 11 | 45 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 25.45 | — | +19.76 | 23.226 | 9.826 | +7.526 | 0.026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0026 | 19.2%26 | — | first start here | — |
| 2Possum Jones | 14 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 27.05 | — | +30.36 | 18.912 | 15.912 | -0.312 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 41.7%12 | — | first start here | — |
| 80Neil Castles | 6 | 43 | 15.47 | 07 | 07 | 17 | 14.17 | 0.0%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +5.01 | 19 | — | — | 22.45 | — | -16.36 | 16.617 | 5.817 | +1.517 | 0.017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0017 | 52.9%17 | — | 1962: P22 from 20 | 7 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 15.4 |
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.