| Joe Merola's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1949 - 07 | 0 | 12 | 69 |  | 161 | 0 |
| 2 | 1950 - 05 | 0 | 29 | 12 | Tucker | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1950 - 08 | 0 | 26 | 12 | Tucker | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1950 - 11 | 0 | 21 | Unknown | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1951 - 02 | 19 | 9 | 19 |  | 137 | 0 |
| 6 | 1951 - 16 | 0 | 18 | 19 | | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1951 - 24 | 70 | 45 | 20 | | 335 | 0 |
| 8 | 1951 - 33 | 0 | 17 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1958 - 08 | 0 | 26 | 12 | Tucker | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1958 - 08 | 0 | 26 | 12 | Tucker | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1958 - 08 | 0 | 26 | 12 | Unknown | 0 | 0 |
