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Weldon Adams
5
4
1
Allen Adkins
1
0
1
Thomas Aiken
1
1
0
Will Albright
1
1
0
Johnny Allen
55
33
22
Olin Allen
1
0
1
Bobby Allison
2
2
0
Dick Allwine
2
2
0
George Alsobrook
8
4
4
Bill Amick
11
3
8
Axel Anderson
2
2
0
Dave Anderson
1
1
0
Jack Anderson
2
2
0
Don Angel
5
4
1
Bob Apperson
3
2
1
Frank Arford
1
1
0
Russell Armentrout
1
1
0
Buddy Arrington
2
2
0
W.H. Atkinson
1
0
1
Buzz Auckland
1
1
0
Jim Austin
7
4
3
L.D. Austin
92
54
38
Jimmy Ayers
2
2
0
Dick Bailey
2
2
0
Don Bailey
1
0
1
Buck Baity
1
1
0
Buck Baker
136
48
88
Buddy Baker
33
18
15
Roger Baldwin
1
0
1
Earl Balmer
2
2
0
John Barker
1
1
0
Bob Barron
11
7
4
Chester Barron
3
3
0
Paul Barrow
1
0
1
Paul Bass
1
1
0
Herman Beam
85
49
36
Byron Beatty
1
1
0
Dick Beaty
18
10
8
Johnny Beauchamp
12
6
6
Ed Benedict
1
1
0
Jim Bennett
3
3
0
Bill Benson
4
2
2
Tiny Benson
5
4
1
Roy Bentley
3
3
0
Ben Benz
6
4
2
Ed Bergin
1
1
0
Max Berrier
3
3
0
Jim Bickerstaff
1
1
0
Art Binkley
2
1
1
Sonny Black
1
1
0
Bunkie Blackburn
14
10
4
Bill Blackwell
1
1
0
Dick Blackwell
3
2
1
Bill Blair
20
12
8
Erwin Blatt
1
1
0
Fred Boggs
1
1
0
Aubrey Boles
4
3
1
Fred Boles
1
0
1
Bob Bolheimer
2
1
1
Bobby Booth
1
1
0
Bill Bowman
2
1
1
Gordon Bracken
1
1
0
Art Brady
1
0
1
Don Branson
2
2
0
Everett Brashear
1
1
0
Jim Bray
1
1
0
E.J. Brewer
3
1
2
Buck Brigance
13
10
3
Charles Brinkley
1
0
1
Earl Brooks
1
1
0
Cannonball Brown
2
1
1
Perk Brown
2
2
0
Slim Brown
1
1
0
Richard Brownlee
1
1
0
Laird Bruner
2
1
1
Herschel Buchanan
3
2
1
Bob Burdick
11
8
3
Bud Burdick
1
0
1
Carl Burris
5
3
2
George Bush
1
0
1
Red Byron
4
1
3
Scotty Cain
1
1
0
Ray Campbell
1
1
0
Wally Campbell
1
1
0
Ted Cannady
3
3
0
Billy Carden
25
15
10
Harold Carmac
1
0
1
Erwin Carpenter
1
0
1
Don Carr
3
2
1
Jack Carr
1
1
0
Joe Caspolich
7
3
4
Neil Castles
27
19
8
Ray Chaike
3
1
2
Ted Chamberlain
17
10
7
Bill Champion
5
2
3
Hank Chapman
1
1
0
Ray Chase
2
2
0
Jack Choquette
1
1
0
Raul Cilloniz
2
2
0
June Cleveland
4
3
1
Dick Clothier
1
1
0
Ed Cole
5
5
0
Sam Colvin
1
1
0
R.L. Combs
14
9
5
Gene Comstock
6
5
1
Lee Connell
1
1
0
Jim Cook
1
0
1
Bob Cooper
5
3
2
Doug Cooper
2
2
0
Jim Cooper
1
0
1
George Cork
1
0
1
Bill Corley
1
1
0
Joe Cote
2
2
0
Doug Cox
18
11
7
Tom Cox
15
7
8
Lamar Crabtree
1
1
0
Pappy Crane
1
1
0
Spook Crawford
2
1
1
Walt Crawford
1
1
0
Charlie Cregar
8
4
4
Curtis Crider
41
28
13
Bud Crothers
3
3
0
Jim Cushman
4
1
3
Don Dahle
1
1
0
Darrell Dake
2
1
1
Wally Dallenbach
1
1
0
Lloyd Dane
4
1
3
Reitzel Darner
1
0
1
Gene Darragh
2
2
0
Duke DeBrizzi
2
0
2
Jim Delaney
2
2
0
Joe Deloach
1
0
1
Benny DeRosier
2
1
1
Bob Derrington
2
2
0
Clarence DeZalia
26
13
13
Oliver Dial
1
1
0
Eduardo Dibos
3
1
2
Darel Dieringer
14
10
4
Tom Dill
2
2
0
C.H. Dingler
1
1
0
Al Disney
1
0
1
Dick Dixon
3
3
0
John Dodd, Jr.
5
4
1
John Dodd, Sr.
4
0
4
Johnny Dodson
2
1
1
Johnny Dollar
1
1
0
Fred Dove
5
3
2
Jerry Draper
8
6
2
John DuBoise
1
1
0
Don Duckworth
1
1
0
Bob Duell
15
12
3
Ray Duhigg
4
1
3
Gerald Duke
11
7
4
George Dunn
7
4
3
Huey Dunn
1
0
1
Glenn Dunnaway
3
2
1
Carson Dyer
2
1
1
Ralph Dyer
1
0
1
Harvey Eakin
4
1
3
Ralph Earnhardt
13
5
8
Stick Elliott
9
7
2
Erick Erickson
3
3
0
Ray Erickson
1
1
0
Herb Estes
9
2
7
Joe Eubanks
42
22
20
David Ezell
2
0
2
Joy Fair
1
1
0
Ray Fanning
2
2
0
Freddie Farmer
1
0
1
Red Farmer
4
3
1
Bud Farrell
2
1
1
Jim Fiebelkorn
1
1
0
Wade Fields
1
1
0
Lou Figaro
2
0
2
John Findlay
2
1
1
Ed Fiola
1
1
0
Ken Fisher
1
1
0
Walt Flinchum
1
1
0
Bob Flock
9
6
3
Fonty Flock
19
8
11
Tim Flock
30
10
20
Jimmy Florian
1
1
0
Larry Flynn
5
3
2
Dick Foley
7
7
0
Ronnie Fones
1
1
0
Earl Foushee
1
1
0
Larry Frank
39
19
20
Pete Frazee
1
0
1
Dick Freeman
5
5
0
Jim Frey
1
1
0
Freddy Fryar
1
1
0
Buck Fulp
1
0
1
Ernie Gahan
7
5
2
Arnold Gardner
3
1
2
Johnny Gardner
10
7
3
Bud Geiselman
1
1
0
Russ Gemberling
1
1
0
Whitey Gerken
2
1
1
Ernie Gesell
1
1
0
Dick Getty
1
1
0
Jim Gillette
2
0
2
Frank Gise
2
2
0
Charlie Glotzbach
3
3
0
P.E. Godfrey
1
1
0
Paul Goldsmith
15
4
11
Tubby Gonzales
4
3
1
Jack Goodwin
1
1
0
Jack Goodwin
1
0
1
Russ Graham
2
2
0
Coleman Grant
2
1
1
Don Gray
2
1
1
Eddie Gray
1
0
1
George Green
51
35
16
Jerry Green
1
0
1
Charley Griffith
11
8
3
Al Gross
1
0
1
Johnny Grubb
1
1
0
Cecil Grubbs
1
1
0
Dan Gurney
2
1
1
Alton Haddock
2
2
0
Neil Haight
2
2
0
Joe Halton
5
4
1
John Hamby
4
3
1
Andy Hampton
1
1
0
Chuck Hansen
5
2
3
Fred Harb
52
38
14
J.E. Hardie
2
2
0
Bud Harless
2
1
1
Red Harrelson
1
0
1
Runt Harris
3
3
0
Bill Harrison
1
1
0
Joe Harrison
1
1
0
George Hartley
1
1
0
Walt Harvey
1
0
1
Friday Hassler
2
1
1
Barney Hatchell
1
1
0
Curley Hatfield
1
1
0
Bill Hazel
1
1
0
Harvey Hege
18
15
3
Buddy Helms
1
1
0
Elmo Henderson
8
6
2
Harvey Henderson
8
5
3
J.C. Hendrix
5
3
2
Bill Henson
1
1
0
Bernie Hentges
3
3
0
Russ Hepler
3
1
2
Tommy Herbert
2
1
1
Elton Hildreth
5
2
3
Rudy Hires
1
1
0
Dave Hirschfield
2
2
0
Chuck Hobbs
1
1
0
Gene Hobby
2
2
0
Red Hollingsworth
2
2
0
Jack Holloway
1
1
0
Hooker Hood
1
0
1
Roz Howard
2
1
1
Ray Hughes
1
1
0
Bob Hundley
1
1
0
T.C. Hunt
3
3
0
Mark Hurley
3
3
0
Tommy Irwin
49
28
21
Bobby Isaac
2
2
0
Charlie Jackson
3
2
1
Ned Jarrett
66
36
30
Joe Jernigan
1
1
0
Bobby Johns
32
18
14
Bob Johnson
1
1
0
Fred Johnson
2
1
1
Joe Lee Johnson
33
20
13
Junior Johnson
85
44
41
Ken Johnson
7
6
1
James Jones
1
0
1
Joe Jones
4
4
0
Parnelli Jones
3
2
1
Pee Wee Jones
3
2
1
Possum Jones
20
11
9
Dick Joslin
7
6
1
J.L. Justice
1
1
0
Reds Kagle
13
8
5
Red Kalajainen
1
1
0
Iggy Katona
1
1
0
Bobby Keck
45
31
14
Tex Keene
1
1
0
Al Keller
3
2
1
Pete Keller
1
1
0
Joe Kelly
1
1
0
Pete Kelly
3
3
0
Jerry Kemp
1
1
0
Don Kimberling
1
1
0
Brownie King
50
28
22
Bub King
6
4
2
Pat Kirkwood
1
1
0
Harold Kite
5
3
2
Dick Klank
2
0
2
Bob Korf
1
0
1
Bob Kosiski
1
1
0
Fred Krebs
1
1
0
Ed Kretz
1
0
1
Bill LaGrance
1
1
0
Shep Langdon
31
18
13
Elmo Langley
32
27
5
Mel Larson
9
4
5
Coleman Lawrence
4
3
1
Dean Layfield
4
3
1
Harry Leake
8
6
2
Bobby Lee
2
1
1
Russ Lee
1
1
0
Ted Lee
1
1
0
Danny Letner
3
3
0
Jimmie Lewallen
31
20
11
Herb Lewis
1
1
0
Paul Lewis
14
8
6
Frank Lies
1
1
0
Ralph Liguori
12
6
6
Dick Linder
2
2
0
John Lindsay
2
2
0
Jim Linke
2
2
0
Joe Littlejohn
1
1
0
Virgil Livengood
1
1
0
Dub Livingston
1
1
0
Ed Livingston
11
7
4
Jim Locke
1
0
1
Fred Lorenzen
20
10
10
Ken Love
5
3
2
Tiny Lund
69
40
29
Dave Lundman
1
0
1
Frank Luptow
1
1
0
Bill Lutz
3
3
0
Sandy Lynch
2
2
0
Larry Lyndstrom
1
1
0
Johnny Mackison
9
6
3
Chuck Mahoney
1
0
1
Jimmy Mairs
2
2
0
Bob Malzahn
1
1
0
Johnny Mantz
2
1
1
Dave Marburger
1
1
0
Ed Markstellar
3
2
1
Gene Marmor
2
0
2
Ken Marriott
1
1
0
Jack Marsh
2
1
1
Otis Martin
5
1
4
Pee Wee Martin
1
1
0
Buck Mason
1
0
1
Bill Massey
2
2
0
Jimmy Massey
17
9
8
Sam Massey
1
0
1
Banjo Matthews
28
18
10
Nace Mattingly
5
4
1
Roy Mayne
2
2
0
Hub McBride
1
1
0
Buzz McCann
2
2
0
Jack McClure
1
1
0
John McDaniel
3
3
0
Bill McDonald
1
1
0
Eddie McDonald
1
0
1
Stewart McDonald
1
1
0
John McGinley
1
1
0
Pop McGinnis
3
3
0
Steve McGrath
1
1
0
Hershel McGriff
7
3
4
Jim McGuirk
6
4
2
Worth McMillion
2
2
0
Major Melton
1
1
0
Tommy Melvin
1
1
0
Joe Merola
1
1
0
Bill Miller
3
3
0
Johnny Miller
2
2
0
Ken Milligan
1
0
1
Joel Million
4
1
3
Billy Minter
2
0
2
Clyde Minter
9
3
6
Ralph Moody
9
5
4
Tommy Moon
2
1
1
Bunk Moore
12
11
1
Doug Moore
1
1
0
Fred Moore
1
1
0
Lloyd Moore
5
3
2
Bill Morgan
4
1
3
Lee Morgan
1
1
0
Sonny Morgan
1
1
0
Bill Morton
12
6
6
Earl Moss
4
2
2
Arden Mounts
7
3
4
Frank Mundy
6
4
2
Billy Myers
24
15
9
Bobby Myers
4
2
2
Burrhead Nantz
2
2
0
Johnny Nave
1
0
1
Brian Naylor
2
2
0
A.F. Nichols
1
1
0
Whitey Norman
20
13
7
Don O'Dell
2
2
0
Joe Bill O'Dell
3
1
2
Larry Odo
1
1
0
Don Oldenberg
3
2
1
Barney Oldfield
1
0
1
Charles Oldham
1
0
1
Phil Orr
2
2
0
Bill Osborne
1
1
0
Johnny Osteen
1
1
0
Ken Pace
2
0
2
Eddie Pagan
16
4
12
Lennie Page
8
7
1
Bud Palmer
1
0
1
Marvin Panch
51
23
28
Jimmy Pardue
38
29
9
Bill Parks
1
1
0
Paul Parks
2
1
1
Stan Parnell
1
0
1
Dick Parran
1
1
0
George Parrish
8
5
3
Jim Parsley
5
2
3
Jim Paschal
75
34
41
John Paschall
1
1
0
Dick Passwater
2
0
2
Johnny Patterson
6
3
3
David Pearson
28
21
7
Dell Pearson
3
2
1
Peck Peckham
10
8
2
Dean Pelton
1
1
0
Joe Penland
1
1
0
Bob Perry
2
2
0
Rod Perry
1
1
0
Dominic Persicketti
2
2
0
Julian Petty
1
0
1
Lee Petty
120
38
82
Maurice Petty
5
4
1
Richard Petty
70
39
31
Howard Phillippi
2
2
0
Tom Pistone
32
14
18
Blackie Pitt
13
8
5
Clyde Pittinger
1
1
0
Ray Platte
1
1
0
Bill Poor
19
13
6
Marvin Porter
10
5
5
Bob Potter
3
2
1
Bob Presnell
1
0
1
Albert Price
1
0
1
Mike Price
1
1
0
Clem Proctor
1
0
1
Bob Pronger
5
5
0
Bud Rackley
1
1
0
Jack Radtke
1
0
1
Billy Rafter
13
8
5
Walt Ragan
1
0
1
Lloyd Ragon
2
2
0
Benny Rakestraw
10
7
3
Wilbur Rakestraw
19
12
7
Darvin Randahl
4
3
1
Dick Rathman
8
3
5
Jim Rathmann
1
0
1
Johnny Ray
1
1
0
Jim Reed
36
18
18
Hassell Reid
2
1
1
Lee Reitzel
7
6
1
Bob Reuther
1
1
0
Bill Rexford
4
2
2
Jim Rhoades
2
1
1
Harlan Richardson
10
8
2
Bud Riley
1
1
0
Richard Riley
11
5
6
Fireball Roberts
62
18
44
Johnny Roberts
2
2
0
Pedro Rodríguez
1
1
0
Robert Roeber
2
2
0
John Rogers
1
1
0
Jimmy Roland
1
1
0
Shorty Rollins
33
19
14
Bob Rose
3
3
0
Dick Ross
1
0
1
Mario Rossi
1
0
1
Ken Rush
28
15
13
Jack Russell
1
1
0
Jim Russell
2
2
0
Troy Ruttman
1
0
1
Bob Said
1
1
0
Leon Sales
2
1
1
Ed Samples
1
0
1
August Sand
1
1
0
Scott Sandman
1
1
0
Marshall Sargent
1
1
0
Lucky Sawyer
2
1
1
Lee Schmidt
1
1
0
Frankie Schneider
8
3
5
Walt Schubert
2
1
1
Volney Schulze
1
0
1
Bill Scott
5
4
1
Charlie Scott
1
0
1
Lyle Scott
1
0
1
Wendell Scott
23
14
9
Frank Secrist
1
1
0
George Seeger
2
1
1
John Seeley
1
0
1
Frank Sessoms
1
0
1
Herb Shannon
1
1
0
Joe Sheppard
1
1
0
Barney Shore
14
8
6
Buddy Shuman
4
2
2
Larry Shurter
1
1
0
Banks Simpson
1
1
0
Gene Simpson
3
2
1
Eddie Skinner
14
8
6
Barney Smith
2
1
1
Bob Smith
1
1
0
Gordon Smith
2
2
0
Harold Smith
4
4
0
Jack Smith
94
34
60
Jerry Smith
2
1
1
Louise Smith
1
1
0
Rollin Smith
1
1
0
Ruel Smith
1
1
0
Samuel Smith
1
1
0
Slick Smith
7
3
4
Bill Snowden
7
3
4
John Soares
1
0
1
Dick Soper
1
1
0
Gober Sosebee
13
8
5
Huck Spaulding
2
1
1
Lou Spears
1
0
1
G.C. Spencer
62
40
22
Nelson Stacy
8
4
4
Gwyn Staley
20
6
14
J.O. Staton
1
1
0
Tojo Stephens
1
1
0
Pete Stewart
2
0
2
Gene Stokes
1
1
0
Charlie Stone
1
1
0
Don Strain
1
1
0
Frank Stutts
2
1
1
Johnny Sudderth
2
1
1
Lem Svajian
1
1
0
Ted Swaim
2
1
1
Bill Tanner
1
1
0
Gene Tapia
1
1
0
Al Tasnady
1
1
0
Bill Taylor
3
0
3
Jesse James Taylor
6
4
2
Marshall Teague
3
3
0
Dave Terrell
10
5
5
George Tet
2
1
1
Donald Thomas
15
6
9
Herb Thomas
25
6
19
Larry Thomas
15
8
7
Frank Thompson
1
1
0
Jim Thompson
1
1
0
Jimmy Thompson
22
14
8
Johnny Thompson
2
2
0
Ray Thompson
1
0
1
Roscoe Thompson
8
4
4
Speedy Thompson
87
44
43
Tommy Thompson
8
6
2
Billy Tibbett
1
1
0
Charles Tidwell
1
1
0
Herb Tillman
8
4
4
Cliff Timberman
1
1
0
Leonard Tippett
2
2
0
Chuck Tombs
1
1
0
T.A. Toomes
8
4
4
Sal Tovella
6
6
0
Ward Towers
1
1
0
Herb Trimble
1
1
0
E.J. Trivette
11
8
3
Russ Truelove
3
2
1
Reino Tulonen
1
1
0
Curtis Turner
49
24
25
Carl Tyler
7
5
2
Roy Tyner
56
33
23
Dub Utsman
1
0
1
Layman Utsman
2
2
0
Sherman Utsman
3
1
2
J.C. van Landingham
1
0
1
Van Van Wey
2
1
1
Bobby Waddell
14
13
1
Billy Wade
4
1
3
Jack Wade
1
1
0
Ken Wagner
3
2
1
Augie Walackas
1
1
0
Bob Walden
6
3
3
Bill Walker
1
0
1
Murrace Walker
2
2
0
Bryant Wallace
1
1
0
Bob Walters
1
1
0
Dick Walters
3
2
1
Paul Walton
2
2
0
Jimmy Warden
1
1
0
Gayle Warren
3
2
1
Al Watkins
4
3
1
Art Watts
1
0
1
Joe Weatherly
77
29
48
Marshall Weatherly
3
3
0
Ewell Weddle
3
2
1
Bob Welborn
60
28
32
Tommy Wells
2
1
1
George West
1
1
0
Al White
10
7
3
Dave White
6
5
1
Gene White
20
14
6
J.C. White
2
1
1
Jack White
3
2
1
Jesse White
1
1
0
Pap White
1
0
1
Rex White
85
37
48
Bill Whitley
1
1
0
Jim Whitman
4
3
1
Russ Whitman
1
1
0
Reb Wickersham
9
6
3
Bill Widenhouse
10
7
3
Dink Widenhouse
9
4
5
Elmer Wilson
1
1
0
Fritz Wilson
8
6
2
Gus Wilson
2
2
0
Jim Wilson
1
1
0
Woodie Wilson
1
1
0
Jerry Wimbish
3
2
1
Bill Wimble
3
2
1
Andy Winfree
1
0
1
Johnny Wolford
1
1
0
Gifford Wood
1
0
1
Glen Wood
34
12
22
Buzz Woodward
6
4
2
Bill Woolkin
1
1
0
Cecil Wray
1
1
0
Bailey Wynkoop
1
1
0
Cale Yarborough
7
5
2
LeeRoy Yarbrough
2
1
1
Jack Yardley
1
1
0
Doug Yates
28
20
8
Shorty York
7
5
2
Steve Young
2
2
0
Johnny Yountz
1
1
0
Pete Yow
2
1
1
Johnny Zeke
1
1
0
Emanuel Zervakis
33
18
15
Pat Zocano
1
0
1