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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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| 42Richard Petty | 6 | 60 | 4.45 | 15 | 35 | 55 | 4.34 | 23.1%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +2.33 | 17 | — | — | 7.45 | — | +0.36 | 6.750 | 6.951 | -0.150 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0251 | 19.6%51 | — | 1959: P7 from 11 | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 4.4 |
| 6Cotton Owens | 7 | 59 | 11.48 | 08 | 28 | 48 | 5.17 | 5.6%8 | — | — | — | — | — | +12.01 | 27 | — | — | 2.45 | — | -2.36 | 7.014 | 12.415 | -7.414 | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0715 | 66.7%15 | — | 1956: P16 from 4 | 8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.4 |
| 8Joe Weatherly | 1 | 59 | 5.85 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 5.45 | 24.6%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +0.72 | 27 | — | — | 8.25 | — | -11.36 | 5.951 | 5.251 | +0.951 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0251 | 9.8%51 | — | 1957: P8 from 2 | 5 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 5.8 |
| 43Maurice Petty | 17 | 58 | 5.02 | 02 | 22 | 22 | 10.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.02 | 17 | — | — | 10.45 | — | -2.06 | 12.54 | 7.04 | +4.04 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.254 | 25.0%4 | — | 1962: P5 from 9 | 2 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 5.0 |
| 59Ralph Earnhardt | 10 | 57 | 10.04 | 04 | 14 | 14 | 14.73 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | +1.81 | 27 | — | — | 6.65 | — | -6.76 | 20.315 | 13.516 | +0.715 | 0.016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0616 | 43.8%16 | — | 1957: P12 from 22 | 4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 10.0 |
| 36Larry Thomas | 21 | 54 | 7.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 18.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 13.05 | — | +3.76 | 17.936 | 7.936 | +2.836 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0636 | 33.3%36 | — | 1964: P7 from 18 | 1 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 7.0 |
| 86Buck Baker | 5 | 54 | 11.98 | 08 | 38 | 48 | 9.18 | 0.7%8 | — | — | — | — | — | -3.34 | 07 | — | — | 8.65 | — | -3.36 | 14.336 | 8.336 | -0.136 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0636 | 47.2%36 | — | 1956: P2 from 6 | 8 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.9 |
| 23Doug Yates | 13 | 53 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 9.65 | — | -5.36 | 22.86 | 11.26 | -4.36 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.006 | 100.0%6 | — | first start here | — |
| 46Jack Smith | 2 | 53 | 7.88 | 28 | 58 | 68 | 11.17 | 22.6%8 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.51 | 27 | — | — | 14.05 | — | -7.76 | 7.749 | 7.950 | -1.149 | 0.050 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0450 | 24.0%50 | — | 1957: P20 from 11 | 8 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 7.8 |
| 4Rex White | 4 | 52 | 13.65 | 05 | 15 | 15 | 7.04 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 9.05 | — | +2.06 | 6.835 | 9.736 | -3.135 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0836 | 33.3%36 | — | 1956: P5 from 8 | 5 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 13.6 |
| 74L.D. Austin | 19 | 52 | 11.05 | 05 | 05 | 45 | 22.25 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 12.05 | — | -1.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1957: P9 from 18 | 5 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 11.0 |
| 34Wendell Scott | 23 | 51 | 8.04 | 04 | 24 | 34 | 9.73 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -6.01 | 17 | — | — | 16.05 | — | -3.06 | 16.039 | 6.540 | +3.639 | 0.040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0540 | 30.0%40 | — | 1962: P8 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 8.0 |
| 97Harry Leake | 16 | 50 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 13.65 | — | -1.06 | 15.84 | 2.54 | +4.04 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 25.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 19Herman Beam | 22 | 49 | 12.25 | 05 | 05 | 25 | 23.04 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 14.65 | — | -6.76 | 18.949 | 5.450 | +5.849 | 0.050 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0050 | 0.0%50 | — | 1958: P21 from 23 | 5 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 12.2 |
| 89Mark Hurley | 15 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 15.05 | — | +2.36 | 19.02 | 2.12 | -2.52 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 100.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 1George Green | 20 | 48 | 13.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 16.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 15.45 | — | -0.76 | 20.045 | 7.445 | +5.045 | 0.045 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0045 | 24.4%45 | — | 1957: P18 from 16 | 2 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 13.0 |
| 11Ned Jarrett | 8 | 48 | 16.06 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 12.65 | 9.3%6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 12.65 | — | +4.76 | 9.550 | 8.351 | +0.350 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0251 | 27.5%51 | — | 1957: P19 from 19 | 6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.0 |
| 54Jimmy Pardue | 26 | 48 | 14.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 11.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 14.45 | — | -0.76 | 9.628 | 8.228 | -2.328 | 0.028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0728 | 17.9%28 | — | 1964: P18 from 13 | 2 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 14.5 |
| 48G.C. Spencer | 11 | 48 | 18.04 | 04 | 04 | 14 | 9.33 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 11.25 | — | -4.76 | 14.440 | 9.241 | -1.740 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 53.7%41 | — | 1959: P30 from 13 | 4 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 18.0 |
| 85Tommy Irwin | 12 | 46 | 13.73 | 03 | 03 | 23 | 16.52 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 17.25 | — | -14.76 | 10.018 | 11.219 | -6.518 | 0.019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2119 | 57.9%19 | — | 1959: P6 from 13 | 3 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 13.7 |
| 93Lee Reitzel | 14 | 44 | 18.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | — | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 15.65 | — | +4.36 | 32.86 | 7.37 | +2.36 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.147 | 100.0%7 | — | 1962: P18 from — | 1 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 18.0 |
| 62Curtis Crider | 18 | 44 | 10.54 | 04 | 14 | 24 | 12.73 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -13.01 | 07 | — | — | 23.25 | — | -9.06 | 19.350 | 8.251 | +4.650 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0051 | 23.5%51 | — | 1962: P11 from — | 4 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 10.5 |
| 77Joe Jones | 24 | 44 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 21.85 | — | -9.76 | 21.01 | — | +4.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 27Junior Johnson | 3 | 43 | 13.33 | 03 | 13 | 13 | 13.33 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 21.45 | — | -6.06 | 6.222 | 12.422 | -11.022 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1422 | 63.6%22 | — | 1959: P4 from 10 | 3 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 13.3 |
| 17Fred Harb | 9 | 42 | 22.03 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 14.73 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 15.25 | — | +8.76 | 15.720 | 7.320 | -1.420 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0020 | 75.0%20 | — | 1957: P17 from 24 | 3 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 22.0 |
| 68Ed Livingston | 25 | 35 | 25.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 26.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 21.65 | — | -7.36 | 24.512 | 8.612 | +4.112 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 50.0%12 | — | 1964: P25 from 26 | 1 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 25.0 |
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.