| Jimmy Thompson's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
|---|
| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1949 - 01 | 0 | 10 | 36 | Chrysler | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1949 - 02 | 0 | 9 | 36 | Chrysler | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1950 - 13 | 2 | 40 | 25 | Lincoln | 332 | 0 |
| 4 | 1950 - 15 | 15 | 7 |  | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1950 - 16 | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1950 - 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 | | 190 | 0 |
| 7 | 1951 - 01 | 29 | 41 | 25-A | Lincoln | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1951 - 05 | 27 | 24 | 26 | | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1951 - 24 | 18 | 63 | 25 |  | 236 | 0 |
| 10 | 1952 - 25 | 37 | 13 | 89 | Hudson | 383 | 0 |
| 11 | 1954 - 31 | 36 | 50 | 75 |  | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | 1955 - 08 | 19 | 15 | 80 | Hudson | 84 | 0 |
| 13 | 1955 - 24 | 25 | 24 | 81 | Hudson | 41 | 0 |
| 14 | 1955 - 35 | 52 | 29 | 12 | | 328 | 0 |
| 15 | 1955 - 39 | 18 | 6 | 34 | | 196 | 0 |
| 16 | 1955 - 41 | 11 | 18 | 34 | | 58 | 0 |
| 17 | 1955 - 42 | 12 | 18 | 24 | | 176 | 0 |
| 18 | 1957 - 03 | 13 | 14 | 79 | | 24 | 0 |
| 19 | 1957 - 40 | 26 | 17 | 20 | | 328 | 0 |
| 20 | 1958 - 02 | 2 | 11 | 55 |  | 36 | 0 |
| 21 | 1958 - 03 | 0 | 30 | 55 | | 19 | 0 |
| 22 | 1958 - 09 | 5 | 23 | 55 | | 49 | 0 |
| 23 | 1958 - 12 | 4 | 8 | 46 |  | 483 | 0 |
| 24 | 1958 - 37 | 31 | 4 | 2 | | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 1958 - 41 | 17 | 4 | 46 | | 358 | 0 |
| 26 | 1958 - 48 | 0 | 16 | 0 | | 143 | 0 |
| 27 | 1958 - 49 | 27 | 40 | 0 | | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | 1959 - 01 | 7 | 12 | 8 | | 145 | 0 |
| 29 | 1959 - 03 | 18 | 20 | 2 | | 182 | 0 |
| 30 | 1959 - 10 | 11 | 23 | 2 | | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | 1959 - 36 | 18 | 10 | 41 | | 346 | 0 |
| 32 | 1959 - 41 | 9 | 28 | 2 | | 318 | 0 |
| 33 | 1960 - 16 | 13 | 21 | 61 | | 158 | 0 |
| 34 | 1960 - 21 | 23 | 24 | 61 | | 310 | 0 |
| 35 | 1960 - 26 | 6 | 16 | 61 | | 75 | 0 |
| 36 | 1960 - 27 | 30 | 21 | 61 | | 185 | 0 |
| 37 | 1960 - 28 | 11 | 15 | 61 | | 81 | 0 |
| 38 | 1960 - 35 | 25 | 23 | 61 | | 278 | 0 |
| 39 | 1960 - 40 | 24 | 18 | 79 | | 397 | 0 |
| 40 | 1960 - 42 | 26 | 33 | 76 | | 157 | 0 |
| 41 | 1960 - 44 | 21 | 17 | 55 | | 303 | 0 |
| 42 | 1961 - 02 | 7 | 17 | 55 | | 92 | 0 |
| 43 | 1961 - 19 | 24 | 26 | 55 | | 62 | 0 |
| 44 | 1961 - 24 | 34 | 47 | 66 | | 113 | 0 |
| 45 | 1962 - 23 | 28 | 20 | 9 | | 364 | 0 |
| 46 | 1962 - 52 | 32 | 13 | 90 |  | 254 | 0 |
| 47 | 1962 - 53 | 26 | 22 | 90 | | 229 | 0 |
