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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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| 11Ned Jarrett | 1 | 60 | 2.67 | 37 | 67 | 77 | 6.67 | 30.4%7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 12.65 | — | +4.76 | 9.650 | 8.251 | +0.450 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0251 | 27.5%51 | — | 1959: P1 from 9 · led 1 | 7 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 2.6 |
| 8Joe Weatherly | 2 | 58 | 6.45 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 3.85 | 8.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +20.01 | 18 | — | — | 8.25 | — | -11.36 | 5.951 | 5.051 | +1.151 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0251 | 7.8%51 | — | 1958: P21 from 4 | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 6.4 |
| 86Buck Baker | 5 | 57 | 7.65 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 8.45 | 11.2%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +2.52 | 08 | — | — | 8.65 | — | -3.36 | 14.336 | 8.336 | -0.136 | 0.036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0336 | 47.2%36 | — | 1958: P2 from 5 | 5 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 7.6 |
| 2Jim Paschal | 8 | 56 | 5.73 | 03 | 23 | 23 | 6.73 | 1.5%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 14.05 | — | +18.76 | 11.937 | 8.538 | +2.137 | 0.038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0338 | 28.9%38 | — | 1959: P2 from 8 | 3 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 5.7 |
| 19Herman Beam | 18 | 54 | 7.02 | 02 | 02 | 22 | 17.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 14.65 | — | -6.76 | 19.049 | 5.550 | +5.949 | 0.050 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0050 | 0.0%50 | — | 1961: P6 from 18 | 2 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 7.0 |
| 31Frank Sessoms | 19 | 52 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 12.84 | — | — | 16.01 | — | -1.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | 0.0%1 | — | first start here | — |
| 48G.C. Spencer | 9 | 52 | 11.03 | 03 | 13 | 13 | 8.03 | 0.5%3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 11.25 | — | -4.76 | 14.540 | 9.241 | -1.640 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0541 | 51.2%41 | — | 1959: P12 from 14 | 3 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 11.0 |
| 43Richard Petty | 7 | 51 | 14.07 | 07 | 27 | 27 | 5.67 | 2.1%7 | — | — | — | — | — | +8.54 | 08 | — | — | 7.45 | — | +0.36 | 6.750 | 6.951 | -0.450 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0251 | 21.6%51 | — | 1958: P16 from 9 | 7 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.0 |
| 60Tom Cox | 14 | 51 | 10.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 13.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 08 | — | — | 15.25 | — | +8.06 | 19.040 | 10.341 | +4.140 | 0.041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0241 | 29.3%41 | — | 1962: P10 from 13 | 1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0 |
| 1George Green | 13 | 50 | 10.52 | 02 | 12 | 12 | 13.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 15.45 | — | -0.76 | 20.245 | 7.345 | +5.045 | 0.045 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0045 | 24.4%45 | — | 1961: P4 from 19 | 2 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 10.5 |
| 47Jack Smith | 3 | 50 | 11.52 | 02 | 12 | 12 | 9.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 14.05 | — | -7.76 | 7.749 | 7.950 | -1.249 | 0.050 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0450 | 24.0%50 | — | 1961: P20 from 7 | 2 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 11.5 |
| 51Bob Cooper | 16 | 49 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 17.85 | — | -1.76 | 22.011 | 5.712 | +4.611 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 58.3%12 | — | first start here | — |
| 34Wendell Scott | 6 | 49 | 11.34 | 04 | 04 | 24 | 12.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 16.05 | — | -3.06 | 16.539 | 6.440 | +3.939 | 0.040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0540 | 30.0%40 | — | 1962: P7 from 15 | 4 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 11.3 |
| 76Neil Castles | 11 | 47 | 10.56 | 06 | 26 | 36 | 14.56 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -8.52 | 38 | — | — | 21.45 | — | +0.36 | 21.07 | 5.37 | +0.67 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.007 | 57.1%7 | — | 1958: P20 from 21 | 6 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 10.5 |
| 25Jim Bennett | 4 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 23.05 | — | -3.36 | 13.34 | 15.94 | -5.54 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.004 | 50.0%4 | — | first start here | — |
| 17Fred Harb | 10 | 44 | 16.84 | 04 | 04 | 14 | 12.04 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 15.25 | — | +8.76 | 15.720 | 7.120 | -2.420 | 0.020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0020 | 80.0%20 | — | 1958: P6 from 11 | 4 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 16.8 |
| 68Ed Livingston | 17 | 44 | 13.01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 17.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 21.65 | — | -7.36 | 25.212 | 9.012 | +5.412 | 0.012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0012 | 41.7%12 | — | 1963: P13 from 17 | 1 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 13.0 |
| 62Curtis Crider | 12 | 42 | 14.65 | 05 | 05 | 15 | 16.45 | 0.0%5 | — | — | — | — | — | +5.01 | 08 | — | — | 23.25 | — | -9.06 | 19.450 | 8.151 | +4.750 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0051 | 23.5%51 | — | 1959: P21 from 24 | 5 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 14.6 |
| 6Frank Graham | 15 | 39 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 34.65 | — | -2.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | first start here | — |
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.