| Jim Vandiver's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968 - 08 | 19 | 22 | 1 |  | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 1969 - 44 | 2 | 2 | 3 |  | 188 | 102 |
| 3 | 1969 - 46 | 22 | 10 | 13 | | 474 | 0 |
| 4 | 1969 - 48 | 11 | 43 | 3 | | 64 | 0 |
| 5 | 1970 - 02 | 8 | 9 | 3 | | 48 | 0 |
| 6 | 1970 - 04 | 17 | 38 | 3 | | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 1970 - 08 | 13 | 21 | 3 | | 261 | 0 |
| 8 | 1970 - 10 | 23 | 33 | 31 | | 93 | 0 |
| 9 | 1970 - 13 | 15 | 35 | 31 | | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 1970 - 16 | 18 | 10 | 31 | | 374 | 6 |
| 11 | 1970 - 19 | 16 | 6 | 31 | | 198 | 0 |
| 12 | 1970 - 24 | 22 | 33 | 31 | | 27 | 0 |
| 13 | 1970 - 31 | 13 | 9 | 31 | | 316 | 0 |
| 14 | 1970 - 35 | 13 | 9 | 31 | | 180 | 0 |
| 15 | 1970 - 44 | 14 | 33 | 31 | | 105 | 0 |
| 16 | 1970 - 46 | 25 | 19 | 58 | | 285 | 0 |
| 17 | 1970 - 47 | 17 | 16 | 31 | | 448 | 0 |
| 18 | 1970 - 48 | 25 | 14 | 97 |  | 281 | 0 |
| 19 | 1971 - 03 | 6 | 17 | 31 | | 48 | 0 |
| 20 | 1971 - 04 | 32 | 6 | 31 | | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 1971 - 10 | 11 | 8 | 31 | | 319 | 0 |
| 22 | 1971 - 16 | 15 | 5 | 31 | | 276 | 0 |
| 23 | 1971 - 18 | 27 | 6 | 31 | | 186 | 0 |
| 24 | 1971 - 21 | 10 | 11 | 31 | | 386 | 0 |
| 25 | 1971 - 42 | 34 | 42 | 5 |  | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | 1972 - 02 | 8 | 3 | 31 | | 194 | 0 |
| 27 | 1972 - 03 | 21 | 28 | 31 | | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | 1972 - 04 | 23 | 51 | 31 | | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | 1972 - 05 | 16 | 3 | 31 | | 479 | 0 |
| 30 | 1972 - 06 | 8 | 32 | 31 | | 112 | 0 |
| 31 | 1972 - 07 | 9 | 17 | 31 | | 407 | 0 |
| 32 | 1972 - 08 | 5 | 16 | 31 | | 260 | 6 |
| 33 | 1972 - 09 | 7 | 26 | 31 | | 111 | 0 |
| 34 | 1972 - 10 | 24 | 32 | 51 | | 66 | 0 |
| 35 | 1972 - 11 | 12 | 36 | 31 | | 83 | 0 |
| 36 | 1972 - 12 | 4 | 40 | 31 | | 11 | 0 |
| 37 | 1972 - 13 | 22 | 22 | 81 | | 299 | 0 |
| 38 | 1972 - 22 | 26 | 36 | 31 | | 34 | 0 |
| 39 | 1972 - 24 | 16 | 8 | 31 | | 343 | 0 |
| 40 | 1972 - 29 | 37 | 33 | 31 | | 193 | 0 |
| 41 | 1972 - 30 | 25 | 30 | 31 | | 257 | 0 |
| 42 | 1973 - 02 | 18 | 28 | 31 | | 123 | 0 |
| 43 | 1973 - 04 | 7 | 7 | 31 | | 478 | 0 |
| 44 | 1973 - 06 | 3 | 10 | 31 | | 317 | 0 |
| 45 | 1973 - 10 | 16 | 8 | 31 | | 182 | 0 |
| 46 | 1973 - 12 | 16 | 6 | 31 | | 392 | 0 |
| 47 | 1973 - 17 | 8 | 32 | 31 | | 118 | 0 |
| 48 | 1973 - 20 | 39 | 35 | 4 | | 88 | 0 |
| 49 | 1973 - 22 | 16 | 27 | 31 | | 223 | 0 |
| 50 | 1973 - 27 | 14 | 17 | 31 | | 291 | 0 |
| 51 | 1973 - 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | | 219 | 0 |
| 52 | 1974 - 02 | 6 | 27 | 31 | | 108 | 0 |
| 53 | 1974 - 10 | 21 | 16 | 31 | | 185 | 1 |
| 54 | 1974 - 13 | 14 | 8 | 31 | | 388 | 0 |
| 55 | 1974 - 16 | 16 | 35 | 31 | | 26 | 0 |
| 56 | 1974 - 21 | 12 | 33 | 31 | | 80 | 0 |
| 57 | 1974 - 23 | 28 | 15 | 31 | | 272 | 0 |
| 58 | 1974 - 28 | 30 | 39 | 31 | | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | 1975 - 02 | 34 | 35 | 99 | | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | 1975 - 06 | 36 | 26 | 31 | | 129 | 0 |
| 61 | 1975 - 10 | 25 | 27 | 31 | | 81 | 0 |
| 62 | 1975 - 13 | 15 | 15 | 31 | | 369 | 0 |
| 63 | 1975 - 16 | 27 | 14 | 31 | | 147 | 0 |
| 64 | 1975 - 19 | 25 | 33 | 31 | | 102 | 0 |
| 65 | 1975 - 21 | 30 | 4 | 31 | | 353 | 0 |
| 66 | 1975 - 23 | 16 | 9 | 31 | | 388 | 0 |
| 67 | 1975 - 24 | 19 | 8 | 31 | | 479 | 0 |
| 68 | 1975 - 25 | 16 | 23 | 31 | | 238 | 1 |
| 69 | 1975 - 26 | 11 | 27 | 31 | | 58 | 0 |
| 70 | 1975 - 27 | 28 | 8 | 31 | | 470 | 1 |
| 71 | 1975 - 29 | 26 | 28 | 31 | | 112 | 0 |
| 72 | 1976 - 10 | 35 | 13 | 31 | | 176 | 0 |
| 73 | 1977 - 02 | 19 | 20 | 31 | | 137 | 0 |
| 74 | 1978 - 02 | 24 | 38 | 89 | | 19 | 0 |
| 75 | 1978 - 12 | 35 | 27 | 89 | | 343 | 0 |
| 76 | 1979 - 02 | 39 | 41 | 89 |  | 27 | 0 |
| 77 | 1979 - 13 | 35 | 19 | 89 | | 348 | 0 |
| 78 | 1979 - 23 | 26 | 28 | 9 | | 240 | 0 |
| 79 | 1979 - 27 | 31 | 34 | 89 | | 101 | 0 |
| 80 | 1980 - 02 | 40 | 37 | 89 | | 38 | 0 |
| 81 | 1980 - 10 | 29 | 39 | 89 | | 33 | 0 |
| 82 | 1980 - 13 | 35 | 8 | 89 | | 394 | 0 |
| 83 | 1980 - 17 | 29 | 25 | 89 | | 145 | 0 |
| 84 | 1983 - 04 | 32 | 39 | 24 | Chrysler | 79 | 0 |
| 85 | 1983 - 12 | 34 | 21 | 24 | Chrysler | 369 | 0 |
