| Herb Thomas' NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
|---|
| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1949 - 01 | 0 | 29 | 93 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1949 - 02 | 0 | 12 | 9 | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1949 - 03 | 0 | 26 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1949 - 08 | 0 | 5 | 92 | | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 1950 - 02 | 17 | 9 | 92 | | 172 | 0 |
| 6 | 1950 - 03 | 0 | 23 | 92 | | 71 | 0 |
| 7 | 1950 - 04 | 0 | 14 | 92 | | 131 | 0 |
| 8 | 1950 - 06 | 0 | 20 | 91 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1950 - 08 | 0 | 21 | 92 | | 145 | 0 |
| 10 | 1950 - 09 | 0 | 3 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1950 - 10 | 0 | 8 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1950 - 11 | 0 | 3 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 1950 - 14 | 0 | 13 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 1950 - 15 | 5 | 4 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1950 - 16 | 0 | 11 | 92 | | 0 | 41 |
| 16 | 1950 - 17 | 19 | 1 | 92 | | 200 | 135 |
| 17 | 1950 - 19 | 11 | 18 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1951 - 01 | 27 | 16 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1951 - 02 | 10 | 4 | 92 | | 145 | 0 |
| 20 | 1951 - 03 | 19 | 3 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1951 - 05 | 9 | 7 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1951 - 06 | 0 | 22 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1951 - 07 | 12 | 13 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1951 - 08 | 28 | 4 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1951 - 09 | 0 | 4 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1951 - 10 | 0 | 3 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1951 - 11 | 0 | 4 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1951 - 12 | 0 | 24 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 1951 - 14 | 0 | 11 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 1951 - 15 | 0 | 12 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 1951 - 16 | 0 | 1 | 41.5 |  | 200 | 179 |
| 32 | 1951 - 17 | 0 | 3 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 1951 - 18 | 0 | 15 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 1951 - 19 | 0 | 2 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 1951 - 20 | 6 | 57 | 92 | Hudson | 26 | 0 |
| 36 | 1951 - 21 | 0 | 5 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 1951 - 22 | 0 | 29 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 1951 - 23 | 0 | 6 | 92 | | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 1951 - 24 | 2 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 400 | 311 |
| 40 | 1951 - 25 | 0 | 20 | 92 | Hudson | 97 | 0 |
| 41 | 1951 - 26 | 6 | 1 | 92 | | 200 | 94 |
| 42 | 1951 - 27 | 3 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 150 | 5 |
| 43 | 1951 - 28 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 105 |
| 44 | 1951 - 30 | 0 | 14 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 1951 - 31 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 150 | 65 |
| 46 | 1951 - 32 | 14 | 26 | 92 | Hudson | 97 | 84 |
| 47 | 1951 - 34 | 1 | 18 | 92 | Hudson | 28 | 28 |
| 48 | 1951 - 36 | 1 | 21 | 92 | Hudson | 82 | 82 |
| 49 | 1951 - 37 | 0 | 28 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 34 |
| 50 | 1951 - 38 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Hudson | 200 | 199 |
| 51 | 1951 - 39 | 2 | 19 | 6 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | 1951 - 41 | 0 | 21 | 99 | Hudson | 40 | 0 |
| 53 | 1952 - 02 | 4 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 37 | 1 |
| 54 | 1952 - 03 | 2 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 55 | 1952 - 04 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 200 |
| 56 | 1952 - 05 | 2 | 8 | 92 | Hudson | 174 | 0 |
| 57 | 1952 - 06 | 0 | 17 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | 1952 - 07 | 2 | 8 | 92 | Hudson | 95 | 0 |
| 59 | 1952 - 08 | 4 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 198 | 12 |
| 60 | 1952 - 09 | 1 | 21 | 92 | Hudson | 96 | 0 |
| 61 | 1952 - 10 | 14 | 13 | 92 | Hudson | 72 | 12 |
| 62 | 1952 - 11 | 6 | 6 | 92 | Hudson | 189 | 0 |
| 63 | 1952 - 12 | 4 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 64 | 1952 - 14 | 3 | 21 | 92 | Hudson | 97 | 0 |
| 65 | 1952 - 15 | 3 | 16 | 92 | Hudson | 58 | 0 |
| 66 | 1952 - 16 | 2 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 150 | 119 |
| 67 | 1952 - 17 | 17 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 249 | 0 |
| 68 | 1952 - 18 | 1 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 198 | 0 |
| 69 | 1952 - 19 | 4 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 70 | 1952 - 20 | 3 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 71 | 1952 - 21 | 1 | 24 | 92 | Hudson | 124 | 49 |
| 72 | 1952 - 22 | 1 | 18 | 92 | Hudson | 64 | 41 |
| 73 | 1952 - 23 | 20 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 176 | 0 |
| 74 | 1952 - 24 | 1 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 195 | 0 |
| 75 | 1952 - 25 | 14 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 399 | 4 |
| 76 | 1952 - 26 | 5 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 300 | 41 |
| 77 | 1952 - 27 | 1 | 37 | 92 | Hudson | 61 | 0 |
| 78 | 1952 - 28 | 4 | 5 | 92 | Hudson | 293 | 0 |
| 79 | 1952 - 29 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 80 | 1952 - 30 | 3 | 27 | 92 | Hudson | 23 | 0 |
| 81 | 1952 - 31 | 2 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 56 |
| 82 | 1952 - 32 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Hudson | 200 | 192 |
| 83 | 1952 - 33 | 2 | 13 | 92 | Hudson | 86 | 83 |
| 84 | 1952 - 34 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 200 |
| 85 | 1953 - 01 | 3 | 21 | 92 | Hudson | 48 | 45 |
| 86 | 1953 - 02 | 3 | 4 | 92 | Hudson | 39 | 0 |
| 87 | 1953 - 03 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 200 |
| 88 | 1953 - 04 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 18 |
| 89 | 1953 - 05 | 3 | 12 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 4 |
| 90 | 1953 - 06 | 0 | 10 | 92 | Hudson | 189 | 0 |
| 91 | 1953 - 07 | 0 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 45 |
| 92 | 1953 - 08 | 0 | 7 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 13 |
| 93 | 1953 - 09 | 1 | 8 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | 1953 - 10 | 1 | 20 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | 1953 - 11 | 0 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 127 |
| 96 | 1953 - 12 | 2 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 97 | 1953 - 13 | 5 | 4 | 92 | Hudson | 296 | 1 |
| 98 | 1953 - 14 | 1 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 113 |
| 99 | 1953 - 15 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 140 | 0 |
| 100 | 1953 - 16 | 17 | 4 | 92 | Hudson | 188 | 0 |
| 101 | 1953 - 17 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 182 |
| 102 | 1953 - 18 | 0 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | 1953 - 19 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 176 |
| 104 | 1953 - 20 | 0 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | 1953 - 21 | 1 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 199 | 87 |
| 106 | 1953 - 22 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 100 | 16 |
| 107 | 1953 - 23 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 176 |
| 108 | 1953 - 24 | 1 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 199 |
| 109 | 1953 - 25 | 4 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 152 |
| 110 | 1953 - 26 | 0 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 100 | 0 |
| 111 | 1953 - 27 | 0 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | 1953 - 28 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 158 |
| 113 | 1953 - 29 | 0 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | 1953 - 30 | 4 | 5 | 92 | Hudson | 354 | 124 |
| 115 | 1953 - 31 | 0 | 6 | 92 | Hudson | 188 | 0 |
| 116 | 1953 - 32 | 1 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 249 | 106 |
| 117 | 1953 - 33 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 118 | 1953 - 34 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 200 |
| 119 | 1953 - 35 | 0 | 15 | 92 | Hudson | 151 | 0 |
| 120 | 1953 - 36 | 0 | 26 | 92 | Hudson | 28 | 0 |
| 121 | 1953 - 37 | 0 | 14 | 92 | Hudson | 0 | 52 |
| 122 | 1954 - 01 | 4 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 54 |
| 123 | 1954 - 02 | 5 | 59 | 92 | Hudson | 10 | 2 |
| 124 | 1954 - 03 | 2 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 157 |
| 125 | 1954 - 04 | 8 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 100 | 0 |
| 126 | 1954 - 05 | 1 | 10 | 92 | Hudson | 175 | 16 |
| 127 | 1954 - 07 | 0 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 160 | 0 |
| 128 | 1954 - 08 | 4 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 100 | 35 |
| 129 | 1954 - 09 | 0 | 18 | 92 | Hudson | 145 | 0 |
| 130 | 1954 - 10 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 150 | 75 |
| 131 | 1954 - 11 | 0 | 10 | 92 | Hudson | 178 | 18 |
| 132 | 1954 - 12 | 0 | 9 | 92 | Hudson | 179 | 0 |
| 133 | 1954 - 13 | 0 | 10 | 92 | Hudson | 142 | 0 |
| 134 | 1954 - 14 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 250 | 204 |
| 135 | 1954 - 15 | 0 | 18 | 92 | Hudson | 75 | 0 |
| 136 | 1954 - 17 | 0 | 6 | 92 | Hudson | 193 | 0 |
| 137 | 1954 - 18 | 0 | 7 | 92 | Hudson | 49 | 11 |
| 138 | 1954 - 19 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 200 |
| 139 | 1954 - 20 | 1 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 140 |
| 140 | 1954 - 21 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 150 |
| 141 | 1954 - 22 | 0 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 142 | 1954 - 23 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 200 |
| 143 | 1954 - 24 | 3 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 0 |
| 144 | 1954 - 25 | 1 | 22 | 92 | Hudson | 49 | 0 |
| 145 | 1954 - 26 | 0 | 2 | 92 | Hudson | 199 | 0 |
| 146 | 1954 - 28 | 0 | 14 | 92 | Hudson | 111 | 0 |
| 147 | 1954 - 29 | 4 | 6 | 92 | Hudson | 247 | 0 |
| 148 | 1954 - 30 | 0 | 4 | 92 | Hudson | 195 | 0 |
| 149 | 1954 - 31 | 23 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 364 | 43 |
| 150 | 1954 - 32 | 0 | 20 | 92 | Hudson | 19 | 0 |
| 151 | 1954 - 33 | 0 | 6 | 92 | Hudson | 191 | 0 |
| 152 | 1954 - 34 | 1 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 250 | 163 |
| 153 | 1954 - 35 | 0 | 4 | 92 | Hudson | 161 | 0 |
| 154 | 1954 - 36 | 0 | 16 | 92 | Hudson | 156 | 0 |
| 155 | 1954 - 37 | 5 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 157 | 0 |
| 156 | 1955 - 01 | 1 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 199 | 0 |
| 157 | 1955 - 02 | 2 | 1 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 100 |
| 158 | 1955 - 03 | 4 | 3 | 92 | Hudson | 200 | 2 |
| 159 | 1955 - 04 | 17 | 36 | 92 | Packard | 22 | 0 |
| 160 | 1955 - 05 | 8 | 4 | 92 | Hudson | 192 | 0 |
| 161 | 1955 - 06 | 0 | 10 | 92 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 162 | 1955 - 07 | 11 | 16 | 92 | | 65 | 0 |
| 163 | 1955 - 08 | 11 | 14 | 18 | Hudson | 105 | 0 |
| 164 | 1955 - 09 | 12 | 5 | 92 | | 190 | 16 |
| 165 | 1955 - 10 | 0 | 5 | 92 |  | 122 | 0 |
| 166 | 1955 - 11 | 1 | 21 | 92 | | 41 | 0 |
| 167 | 1955 - 32 | 8 | 21 | 92 | Hudson | 31 | 0 |
| 168 | 1955 - 33 | 12 | 14 | 92 | | 149 | 0 |
| 169 | 1955 - 34 | 3 | 1 | 92 | | 100 | 26 |
| 170 | 1955 - 35 | 8 | 1 | 92 | | 366 | 76 |
| 171 | 1955 - 36 | 3 | 2 | 92 | | 199 | 0 |
| 172 | 1955 - 37 | 3 | 2 | 92 | | 249 | 0 |
| 173 | 1955 - 38 | 3 | 2 | 92 | | 100 | 22 |
| 174 | 1955 - 40 | 7 | 22 | 92 | | 132 | 0 |
| 175 | 1955 - 41 | 6 | 3 | 92 | | 197 | 0 |
| 176 | 1955 - 42 | 2 | 4 | 92 | | 199 | 7 |
| 177 | 1955 - 44 | 2 | 21 | 92 | | 90 | 0 |
| 178 | 1955 - 45 | 14 | 4 | 92 | | 100 | 0 |
| 179 | 1956 - 01 | 30 | 16 | 92 | | 187 | 0 |
| 180 | 1956 - 02 | 10 | 11 | 92 | | 124 | 0 |
| 181 | 1956 - 04 | 3 | 1 | 92 | | 199 | 0 |
| 182 | 1956 - 05 | 10 | 9 | 92 | | 142 | 0 |
| 183 | 1956 - 06 | 10 | 9 | 92 | | 36 | 0 |
| 184 | 1956 - 07 | 2 | 3 | 92 | | 195 | 0 |
| 185 | 1956 - 08 | 1 | 1 | 92 | | 106 | 0 |
| 186 | 1956 - 09 | 17 | 3 | 92 | | 99 | 0 |
| 187 | 1956 - 10 | 7 | 4 | 92 | | 160 | 0 |
| 188 | 1956 - 11 | 5 | 2 | 92 | Chrysler | 149 | 0 |
| 189 | 1956 - 12 | 3 | 2 | 92 |  | 199 | 2 |
| 190 | 1956 - 13 | 5 | 6 | 501 | | 190 | 0 |
| 191 | 1956 - 14 | 3 | 3 | 300B | Chrysler | 198 | 0 |
| 192 | 1956 - 15 | 9 | 14 | 901 | | 154 | 0 |
| 193 | 1956 - 16 | 12 | 4 | 502 | | 200 | 0 |
| 194 | 1956 - 17 | 6 | 11 | 300B | Chrysler | 95 | 0 |
| 195 | 1956 - 18 | 3 | 20 | 92 | | 377 | 116 |
| 196 | 1956 - 19 | 2 | 4 | 502 | | 195 | 138 |
| 197 | 1956 - 21 | 18 | 1 | 300B | Chrysler | 150 | 0 |
| 198 | 1956 - 22 | 6 | 1 | 300B | Chrysler | 125 | 95 |
| 199 | 1956 - 24 | 1 | 1 | 300B | Chrysler | 200 | 0 |
| 200 | 1956 - 25 | 6 | 7 | 502 | | 162 | 0 |
| 201 | 1956 - 26 | 10 | 6 | 500B | | 186 | 0 |
| 202 | 1956 - 27 | 8 | 3 | 500B | | 199 | 0 |
| 203 | 1956 - 28 | 20 | 11 | 300B | Chrysler | 196 | 0 |
| 204 | 1956 - 29 | 9 | 5 | 300B | Chrysler | 193 | 0 |
| 205 | 1956 - 30 | 3 | 4 | 92 | | 246 | 0 |
| 206 | 1956 - 31 | 6 | 17 | 500D | | 18 | 0 |
| 207 | 1956 - 33 | 2 | 18 | 92 | | 98 | 0 |
| 208 | 1956 - 34 | 5 | 8 | 92 | | 189 | 0 |
| 209 | 1956 - 35 | 2 | 6 | 92 | | 192 | 0 |
| 210 | 1956 - 36 | 4 | 4 | 92 | | 196 | 0 |
| 211 | 1956 - 37 | 20 | 6 | 92 | | 62 | 0 |
| 212 | 1956 - 38 | 0 | 7 | 92 | | 196 | 0 |
| 213 | 1956 - 39 | 10 | 36 | 30 | | 20 | 0 |
| 214 | 1956 - 40 | 7 | 10 | 92 | | 154 | 0 |
| 215 | 1956 - 41 | 3 | 4 | 92 | | 196 | 0 |
| 216 | 1956 - 42 | 2 | 13 | 92 | | 76 | 0 |
| 217 | 1956 - 43 | 11 | 7 | 52N | | 243 | 0 |
| 218 | 1956 - 44 | 5 | 49 | 92 | | 173 | 0 |
| 219 | 1956 - 45 | 6 | 6 | 92 | | 194 | 0 |
| 220 | 1956 - 46 | 7 | 5 | 92 | | 196 | 0 |
| 221 | 1956 - 47 | 11 | 5 | 92 | | 290 | 0 |
| 222 | 1956 - 49 | 7 | 8 | 92 | | 195 | 0 |
| 223 | 1956 - 50 | 5 | 4 | 92 | | 108 | 0 |
| 224 | 1956 - 51 | 3 | 5 | 92 | | 196 | 0 |
| 225 | 1956 - 52 | 6 | 7 | 92 | | 127 | 0 |
| 226 | 1956 - 53 | 13 | 17 | 92 | | 109 | 0 |
| 227 | 1957 - 28 | 9 | 46 | 92 |  | 100 | 0 |
| 228 | 1957 - 37 | 18 | 28 | 92 | | 46 | 0 |
| 229 | 1962 - 12 | 23 | 14 | 91 | | 377 | 0 |
