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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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| 2Joe Weatherly | 14 | 63 | 2.02 | 02 | 22 | 22 | 3.52 | 16.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 2.05 | — | +0.36 | 7.852 | 6.752 | -1.252 | 0.052 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0652 | 30.8%52 | — | 1962: P2 from 6 | 2 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 2.0 |
| 11Ned Jarrett | 2 | 58 | 1.25 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 1.65 | 38.7%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 11.05 | — | -6.36 | 7.152 | 9.152 | -1.752 | 0.052 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0452 | 21.2%52 | — | 1962: P1 from 1 · led 250 | 5 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 1.2 |
| 43Richard Petty | 4 | 56 | 7.85 | 05 | 35 | 35 | 2.65 | 7.9%5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 06 | — | — | 5.65 | — | +4.06 | 6.753 | 9.253 | -0.853 | 0.053 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0453 | 20.8%53 | — | 1962: P11 from 4 | 5 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 7.8 |
| 19Herman Beam | 5 | 53 | 6.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 12.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 14.05 | — | -3.06 | 18.924 | 6.224 | +3.524 | 0.024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0024 | 12.5%24 | — | 1962: P6 from 12 | 1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0 |
| 87Buck Baker | 3 | 51 | 8.03 | 03 | 03 | 33 | 7.73 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -1.01 | 06 | — | — | 14.25 | — | -9.06 | 9.846 | 9.846 | -1.846 | 0.046 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0446 | 32.6%46 | — | 1962: P10 from 5 | 3 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 8.0 |
| 62Curtis Crider | 8 | 51 | 8.73 | 03 | 13 | 23 | 9.33 | 0.0%3 | — | — | — | — | — | -6.52 | 06 | — | — | 13.65 | — | -4.76 | 18.648 | 10.448 | +2.348 | 0.048 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0048 | 37.5%48 | — | 1962: P3 from 14 | 3 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 8.7 |
| 34Wendell Scott | 13 | 50 | 11.26 | 06 | 16 | 36 | 14.26 | 0.0%6 | — | — | — | — | — | -10.01 | 16 | — | — | 10.65 | — | -1.06 | 18.546 | 5.746 | +4.646 | 0.046 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0746 | 21.7%46 | — | 1962: P7 from 13 | 6 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 11.2 |
| 54Jimmy Pardue | 6 | 49 | 8.01 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 14.01 | 0.0%1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 17.05 | — | +9.36 | 12.351 | 7.551 | -1.351 | 0.051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0651 | 45.1%51 | — | 1963: P8 from 14 | 1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0 |
| XJ.D. McDuffie | 7 | 49 | 10.02 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 13.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 14.85 | — | -2.76 | 17.511 | 6.411 | +2.611 | 0.011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1811 | 45.5%11 | — | 1963: P12 from 9 | 2 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 10.0 |
| 09Larry Manning | 12 | 48 | 11.52 | 02 | 02 | 12 | 17.52 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 15.05 | — | +1.36 | 18.922 | 8.522 | +3.322 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0022 | 36.4%22 | — | 1963: P10 from 15 | 2 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 11.5 |
| 61Mark Hurley | 9 | 47 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 20.85 | — | -4.76 | 19.52 | 6.42 | -2.02 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.002 | 100.0%2 | — | first start here | — |
| 86Neil Castles | 10 | 46 | 10.34 | 04 | 04 | 34 | 9.84 | 0.0%4 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.34 | 06 | — | — | 19.05 | — | -1.76 | 19.527 | 8.527 | +3.027 | 0.027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0427 | 59.3%27 | — | 1964: P7 from 9 | 4 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 10.3 |
| 3Junior Johnson | 1 | 46 | — | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 22.05 | — | -1.06 | 4.332 | 12.332 | -10.332 | 0.032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1332 | 62.5%32 | — | first start here | — |
| 64Elmo Langley | 11 | 34 | 18.52 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 7.02 | 0.0%2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 27.65 | — | +9.76 | 18.010 | 5.410 | +1.910 | 0.010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0010 | 60.0%10 | — | 1965: P21 from 9 | 2 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 18.5 |
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.