| Elton Hildreth's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
|---|
| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 - 27 | 29 | 10 | 167 | Nash | 237 | 0 |
| 2 | 1952 - 28 | 24 | 26 | 167 | Nash | 94 | 0 |
| 3 | 1952 - 29 | 17 | 13 | 167 | Nash | 151 | 0 |
| 4 | 1952 - 30 | 24 | 13 | 167 | Nash | 133 | 0 |
| 5 | 1952 - 31 | 18 | 26 | 167 | Nash | 74 | 0 |
| 6 | 1952 - 32 | 18 | 17 | 167 | Nash | 126 | 0 |
| 7 | 1953 - 01 | 16 | 14 | 167 | Nash | 159 | 0 |
| 8 | 1953 - 02 | 39 | 54 | 167 | Nash | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 1953 - 03 | 0 | 13 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1953 - 04 | 15 | 29 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1953 - 05 | 0 | 26 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1953 - 06 | 0 | 18 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 1953 - 08 | 0 | 34 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 1953 - 09 | 16 | 12 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1953 - 10 | 0 | 23 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1953 - 12 | 21 | 16 | 167 | Nash | 98 | 0 |
| 17 | 1953 - 13 | 0 | 41 | 73 | Nash | 110 | 0 |
| 18 | 1953 - 16 | 18 | 29 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1953 - 17 | 0 | 13 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1953 - 18 | 0 | 20 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1953 - 19 | 0 | 10 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1953 - 21 | 0 | 7 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1953 - 26 | 0 | 8 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1953 - 27 | 0 | 16 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1953 - 28 | 0 | 11 | Nash | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 1953 - 30 | 24 | 12 | 67 | Nash | 343 | 0 |
| 27 | 1953 - 32 | 0 | 27 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1953 - 33 | 0 | 4 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 1953 - 34 | 10 | 8 | 167 | Nash | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 1953 - 35 | 0 | 28 | 167 | Nash | 41 | 0 |
| 31 | 1953 - 36 | 0 | 22 | 167 | Nash | 66 | 0 |
| 32 | 1954 - 02 | 44 | 38 | 1 | Nash | 34 | 0 |
| 33 | 1954 - 03 | 17 | 18 | 1 | Nash | 111 | 0 |
| 34 | 1954 - 04 | 21 | 30 | 1 | Nash | 28 | 0 |
| 35 | 1954 - 07 | 8 | 19 | 1 | Nash | 58 | 0 |
| 36 | 1954 - 08 | 14 | 19 | 1 | Nash | 86 | 0 |
| 37 | 1954 - 10 | 10 | 16 | 1 | Nash | 65 | 0 |
| 38 | 1954 - 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | Nash | 128 | 0 |
| 39 | 1954 - 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | Nash | 235 | 0 |
| 40 | 1954 - 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | Nash | 120 | 0 |
| 41 | 1954 - 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Nash | 193 | 0 |
| 42 | 1954 - 26 | 0 | 32 | 1 | Nash | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | 1954 - 31 | 50 | 16 | 1 | Nash | 327 | 0 |
| 44 | 1954 - 34 | 0 | 56 | 1 | Nash | 7 | 0 |
| 45 | 1954 - 37 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Nash | 145 | 0 |
| 46 | 1955 - 01 | 7 | 14 | 1 | Nash | 102 | 0 |
| 47 | 1955 - 10 | 28 | 28 | 1 | Nash | 18 | 0 |
| 48 | 1955 - 37 | 34 | 42 | 1 | Nash | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | 1956 - 47 | 15 | 28 | 1 |  | 122 | 0 |
| 50 | 1957 - 10 | 14 | 26 | 1 | | 11 | 0 |
| 51 | 1957 - 45 | 46 | 35 | 1 | | 142 | 0 |
