NASCAR Cup Series


Best average start

Data are approximate to speed up querying time, but should in most cases be accurate to the hundredths place. 25 or more starts are needed to appear on the list for F1, Champ Car, IndyCar, MotoGP, NASCAR Xfinity, or NASCAR Trucks, while 50 or more starts are needed for Cup.


DriverAverage start
Dick Hutcherson4.871650
Fonty Flock5.608431
Tim Flock5.828182
Glen Wood6.119492
David Pearson6.240679
Herb Thomas6.259022
Bobby Isaac6.304513
Fred Lorenzen6.394620
Junior Johnson7.174728
Dick Rathman7.534961
Fireball Roberts7.786872
Paul Goldsmith7.899606
Pete Hamilton7.943623
Cale Yarborough8.205161
Ned Jarrett8.237114
Rex White8.334764
Bobby Allison8.513189
Joe Weatherly8.628957
Marvin Panch8.827454
Benny Parsons9.257776
Speedy Thompson9.313214
Donnie Allison9.443388
Richard Petty9.535051
Curtis Turner9.998424
Cotton Owens10.007296
Charlie Glotzbach10.241935
Jack Smith10.279392
Lee Petty10.353817
Jeff Gordon10.448306
LeeRoy Yarbrough10.494091
Frank Mundy10.528269
Buck Baker10.560379
Eddie Pagan10.562258
Gober Sosebee10.683380
Billy Wade10.813000
Jimmie Johnson11.027456
Darel Dieringer11.365635
Sam McQuagg11.517097
Lloyd Dane11.522830
Buddy Baker11.529114
Billy Myers11.638452
Joe Eubanks11.674403
Ryan Newman11.849570
Neil Bonnett11.895746
Jim Paschal11.940976
Tommy Irwin11.943636
Jim Reed11.966981
Alan Kulwicki12.001449
Mark Martin12.137574
Davey Allison12.382199
Tim Richmond12.457081
Harry Gant12.511245
Gwyn Staley12.552083
Banjo Matthews12.618039
Tom Pistone12.696692
Bob Welborn12.724535
Billy Carden12.741233
Dale Earnhardt12.891849
Bobby Johns13.079538
Jimmy Pardue13.122488
A.J. Foyt13.132344
Emanuel Zervakis13.312048
Kasey Kahne13.385000
Rusty Wallace13.441856
Kyle Busch13.472333
Ken Rush13.654643
Darrell Waltrip13.704944
Joey Logano13.883765
Denny Hamlin13.923398
Donald Thomas13.984675
Geoff Bodine14.064243
Hershel McGriff14.282588
Joe Millikan14.292025
Jimmy Massey14.373922
Fred Harb14.394583
Brad Keselowski14.576094
Doug Yates14.616977
Carl Edwards14.771271
Bill Elliott14.872053
Dick Brooks14.926415
G.C. Spencer14.936120
Kyle Larson15.077067
Ron Bouchard15.116625
Tiny Lund15.230033
Kurt Busch15.377778
Larry Frank15.465340
Ricky Rudd15.494868
Tony Stewart15.552390
Lennie Pond15.569188
Greg Biffle15.741308
Joe Lee Johnson15.907818
John Sears15.934780
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.16.023847
Larry Thomas16.151905
Ralph Earnhardt16.192549
Ernie Irvan16.207157
Martin Truex, Jr.16.242609
Ralph Liguori16.271867
Johnny Allen16.316821
Friday Hassler16.466296
Kevin Harvick16.645967
Bill Blair16.692358
Coo Coo Marlin16.957879
James Hylton16.989286
Clint Bowyer17.001219
Elmo Langley17.100280
Doug Cooper17.219912
Slick Smith17.247000
J.T. Putney17.290640
Brian Vickers17.471635
Jimmie Lewallen17.606197
Skip Manning17.736203
Dave Terrell17.773529
Matt Kenseth17.833322
Juan Pablo Montoya17.944314
Bill Dennis17.964699
Terry Labonte18.066584
Joe Ruttman18.178711
Bunkie Blackburn18.253944
Jody Ridley18.574676
Austin Dillon18.632024
Richard Childress18.759088
Jamie McMurray18.772911
Marcos Ambrose18.891454
Dale Jarrett18.994476
Paul Lewis19.021842
Blackie Pitt19.125432
Curtis Crider19.162543
Clyde Lynn19.192424
Eddie Skinner19.257500
Neil Castles19.298614
Dick Johnson19.305357
Bobby Labonte19.493228
Morgan Shepherd19.550503
Bobby Keck19.659184
Sterling Marlin19.693984
Ray Duhigg19.704444
Ken Schrader19.704705
Rick Wilson19.734175
Bob Derrington19.751625
Bruce Hill19.771900
Stick Elliott20.006667
Brownie King20.099794
Joe Frasson20.168318
Dave Marcis20.193998
A.J. Allmendinger20.270875
Ward Burton20.331227
Herman Beam20.375181
Wendell Scott20.415212
Jim Vandiver20.458941
Bill Champion20.463779
Paul Menard20.501743
Aric Almirola20.504190
George Green20.519828
Cecil Gordon20.589354
Jimmy Hensley20.642143
Kenny Irwin, Jr.20.839655
Tommy Ellis20.885385
Jeremy Mayfield20.896928
Jerry Nadeau20.920113
Walter Ballard20.921243
Lake Speed21.120597
Ben Arnold21.121894
Jeff Burton21.134417
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.21.175089
Brett Bodine21.229104
Phil Parsons21.250887
Richard D. Brown21.301400
Mike Alexander21.364865
Bill Seifert21.365915
Elliott Sadler21.371839
Ron Keselowski21.618088
L.D. Austin21.725858
Jabe Thomas21.968199
Rick Mast22.060604
Dick Trickle22.115809
Tighe Scott22.158315
Regan Smith22.187443
David Sisco22.197444
Chuck Bown22.219726
Larry Manning22.296901
Mike Skinner22.303916
Ted Chamberlain22.381475
Michael Waltrip22.446953
E.J. Trivette22.519887
Frank Warren22.573955
Bob Cooper22.601250
Paul Dean Holt22.707529
Roy Tyner22.835563
Buddy Arrington22.858360
Greg Sacks23.105856
Jimmy Helms23.169205
Ricky Craven23.216619
Johnny Benson, Jr.23.233905
Sam Hornish, Jr.23.279641
Kyle Petty23.282762
Trevor Bayne23.319787
David Reutimann23.584043
Bobby Hamilton23.720243
Bill Shirey23.748056