| Joe Ruttman's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1963 - 04 | 30 | 10 | 98 |  | 176 | 0 |
| 2 | 1964 - 05 | 32 | 34 | 1W | | 46 | 0 |
| 3 | 1977 - 30 | 33 | 13 | 25 |  | 196 | 0 |
| 4 | 1980 - 31 | 40 | 40 | 5 |  | 29 | 0 |
| 5 | 1981 - 05 | 25 | 10 | 6 |  | 322 | 0 |
| 6 | 1981 - 10 | 15 | 29 | 6 | | 46 | 0 |
| 7 | 1981 - 13 | 19 | 7 | 6 | | 395 | 0 |
| 8 | 1981 - 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | | 195 | 3 |
| 9 | 1981 - 17 | 22 | 29 | 6 | | 99 | 0 |
| 10 | 1981 - 20 | 8 | 22 | 6 | | 134 | 0 |
| 11 | 1981 - 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 |  | 200 | 4 |
| 12 | 1981 - 22 | 12 | 21 | 2 | | 302 | 49 |
| 13 | 1981 - 23 | 16 | 15 | 2 | | 358 | 0 |
| 14 | 1981 - 24 | 9 | 30 | 2 | | 68 | 0 |
| 15 | 1981 - 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | 495 | 1 |
| 16 | 1981 - 26 | 9 | 17 | 2 | | 375 | 0 |
| 17 | 1981 - 27 | 5 | 26 | 2 | | 111 | 0 |
| 18 | 1981 - 28 | 10 | 19 | 2 | | 276 | 0 |
| 19 | 1981 - 29 | 16 | 5 | 2 | | 492 | 3 |
| 20 | 1981 - 30 | 8 | 25 | 2 | | 207 | 7 |
| 21 | 1981 - 31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | | 119 | 39 |
| 22 | 1982 - 01 | 8 | 3 | 2 | | 200 | 0 |
| 23 | 1982 - 02 | 4 | 15 | 2 | | 244 | 78 |
| 24 | 1982 - 03 | 2 | 18 | 2 | | 457 | 0 |
| 25 | 1982 - 04 | 13 | 29 | 2 | | 204 | 0 |
| 26 | 1982 - 05 | 2 | 24 | 2 | | 206 | 70 |
| 27 | 1982 - 07 | 8 | 12 | 75 | | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 1982 - 08 | 11 | 14 | 75 | | 439 | 0 |
| 29 | 1982 - 09 | 21 | 22 | 75 | | 159 | 0 |
| 30 | 1982 - 10 | 15 | 4 | 75 | | 417 | 0 |
| 31 | 1982 - 11 | 11 | 18 | 75 | | 392 | 0 |
| 32 | 1982 - 12 | 11 | 41 | 75 | | 43 | 0 |
| 33 | 1982 - 13 | 19 | 30 | 75 | | 67 | 0 |
| 34 | 1982 - 14 | 21 | 26 | 75 | | 62 | 1 |
| 35 | 1982 - 15 | 37 | 13 | 75 | | 197 | 0 |
| 36 | 1982 - 16 | 21 | 40 | 75 | | 6 | 0 |
| 37 | 1982 - 17 | 6 | 12 | 75 | | 412 | 0 |
| 38 | 1982 - 18 | 14 | 7 | 75 | | 199 | 0 |
| 39 | 1982 - 19 | 17 | 11 | 75 | | 187 | 0 |
| 40 | 1982 - 20 | 16 | 38 | 75 | | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | 1982 - 21 | 4 | 24 | 75 | | 259 | 2 |
| 42 | 1982 - 22 | 4 | 13 | 75 | | 357 | 26 |
| 43 | 1982 - 23 | 2 | 31 | 75 | | 35 | 0 |
| 44 | 1982 - 24 | 11 | 18 | 75 | | 449 | 0 |
| 45 | 1982 - 25 | 17 | 6 | 75 | | 398 | 0 |
| 46 | 1982 - 26 | 13 | 4 | 75 | | 331 | 1 |
| 47 | 1982 - 27 | 11 | 5 | 75 | | 498 | 0 |
| 48 | 1982 - 28 | 9 | 18 | 75 | | 390 | 0 |
| 49 | 1982 - 29 | 10 | 5 | 75 | | 327 | 0 |
| 50 | 1982 - 30 | 3 | 40 | 28 | | 20 | 0 |
| 51 | 1983 - 01 | 11 | 4 | 98 |  | 200 | 57 |
| 52 | 1983 - 02 | 2 | 7 | 98 | | 398 | 161 |
| 53 | 1983 - 03 | 10 | 29 | 98 | | 176 | 0 |
| 54 | 1983 - 04 | 5 | 4 | 98 | | 328 | 10 |
| 55 | 1983 - 05 | 4 | 20 | 98 | | 307 | 61 |
| 56 | 1983 - 06 | 2 | 7 | 98 | | 399 | 0 |
| 57 | 1983 - 07 | 4 | 4 | 98 | | 500 | 0 |
| 58 | 1983 - 08 | 2 | 11 | 98 | | 184 | 10 |
| 59 | 1983 - 09 | 8 | 7 | 98 | | 415 | 0 |
| 60 | 1983 - 10 | 1 | 3 | 98 | | 499 | 51 |
| 61 | 1983 - 11 | 10 | 23 | 98 | | 456 | 0 |
| 62 | 1983 - 12 | 6 | 14 | 98 | | 388 | 0 |
| 63 | 1983 - 13 | 9 | 34 | 98 | | 40 | 5 |
| 64 | 1983 - 14 | 12 | 10 | 98 | | 198 | 1 |
| 65 | 1983 - 15 | 6 | 33 | 98 | | 72 | 0 |
| 66 | 1983 - 16 | 2 | 37 | 98 | | 30 | 2 |
| 67 | 1983 - 17 | 5 | 22 | 98 | | 348 | 0 |
| 68 | 1983 - 18 | 13 | 9 | 98 | | 200 | 0 |
| 69 | 1983 - 19 | 21 | 15 | 98 | | 182 | 0 |
| 70 | 1983 - 20 | 17 | 24 | 98 | | 192 | 0 |
| 71 | 1983 - 21 | 1 | 18 | 98 | | 380 | 0 |
| 72 | 1983 - 22 | 10 | 38 | 98 | | 34 | 0 |
| 73 | 1983 - 23 | 11 | 27 | 98 | | 60 | 0 |
| 74 | 1983 - 24 | 6 | 20 | 98 | | 427 | 0 |
| 75 | 1983 - 25 | 3 | 7 | 98 | | 499 | 0 |
| 76 | 1983 - 26 | 5 | 14 | 98 | | 394 | 0 |
| 77 | 1983 - 27 | 10 | 13 | 98 | | 333 | 0 |
| 78 | 1983 - 28 | 4 | 30 | 98 | | 139 | 39 |
| 79 | 1983 - 29 | 12 | 30 | 98 | | 97 | 0 |
| 80 | 1983 - 30 | 4 | 41 | 98 | | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | 1984 - 01 | 31 | 28 | 98 | | 146 | 0 |
| 82 | 1984 - 02 | 14 | 10 | 98 | | 399 | 0 |
| 83 | 1984 - 03 | 11 | 17 | 98 | | 445 | 0 |
| 84 | 1984 - 04 | 19 | 28 | 98 | | 281 | 0 |
| 85 | 1984 - 05 | 4 | 10 | 98 | | 496 | 0 |
| 86 | 1984 - 06 | 9 | 30 | 98 | | 105 | 1 |
| 87 | 1984 - 07 | 4 | 19 | 98 | | 332 | 0 |
| 88 | 1984 - 08 | 1 | 6 | 98 | | 499 | 45 |
| 89 | 1984 - 09 | 24 | 21 | 98 | | 172 | 0 |
| 90 | 1984 - 10 | 13 | 15 | 99 | | 415 | 0 |
| 91 | 1984 - 11 | 22 | 14 | 98 | | 490 | 0 |
| 92 | 1984 - 12 | 31 | 41 | 98 | | 137 | 0 |
| 93 | 1984 - 13 | 13 | 7 | 98 | | 95 | 0 |
| 94 | 1984 - 14 | 21 | 11 | 98 | | 199 | 0 |
| 95 | 1984 - 15 | 8 | 8 | 98 | | 200 | 0 |
| 96 | 1984 - 16 | 18 | 10 | 98 | | 157 | 0 |
| 97 | 1984 - 17 | 9 | 8 | 98 | | 417 | 0 |
| 98 | 1984 - 18 | 7 | 14 | 98 | | 196 | 0 |
| 99 | 1984 - 19 | 27 | 37 | 98 | | 44 | 0 |
| 100 | 1984 - 20 | 13 | 20 | 98 | | 195 | 0 |
| 101 | 1984 - 21 | 16 | 29 | 98 | | 113 | 0 |
| 102 | 1984 - 22 | 10 | 13 | 98 | | 334 | 8 |
| 103 | 1984 - 23 | 2 | 30 | 98 | | 120 | 0 |
| 104 | 1984 - 24 | 15 | 33 | 98 | | 212 | 0 |
| 105 | 1984 - 25 | 12 | 29 | 98 | | 34 | 0 |
| 106 | 1984 - 26 | 27 | 40 | 38 | | 8 | 0 |
| 107 | 1984 - 28 | 23 | 34 | 4 | | 169 | 1 |
| 108 | 1984 - 29 | 28 | 35 | 4 | | 106 | 0 |
| 109 | 1984 - 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | | 119 | 0 |
| 110 | 1985 - 01 | 32 | 17 | 4 | | 185 | 0 |
| 111 | 1985 - 03 | 18 | 6 | 4 | | 491 | 0 |
| 112 | 1985 - 04 | 30 | 26 | 4 | | 204 | 0 |
| 113 | 1985 - 05 | 14 | 29 | 4 | | 38 | 0 |
| 114 | 1985 - 06 | 17 | 11 | 4 | | 363 | 0 |
| 115 | 1985 - 09 | 6 | 30 | 4 | | 70 | 0 |
| 116 | 1985 - 11 | 28 | 7 | 4 | | 396 | 0 |
| 117 | 1985 - 13 | 18 | 35 | 4 | | 27 | 0 |
| 118 | 1985 - 15 | 7 | 35 | 4 | | 28 | 0 |
| 119 | 1985 - 17 | 7 | 33 | 4 | | 84 | 5 |
| 120 | 1985 - 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | | 484 | 0 |
| 121 | 1985 - 20 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | 364 | 0 |
| 122 | 1985 - 22 | 20 | 33 | 4 | | 104 | 0 |
| 123 | 1985 - 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | | 333 | 0 |
| 124 | 1985 - 26 | 7 | 40 | 4 | | 9 | 0 |
| 125 | 1985 - 27 | 12 | 32 | 4 | | 198 | 0 |
| 126 | 1986 - 01 | 40 | 28 | 26 | | 115 | 0 |
| 127 | 1986 - 02 | 17 | 2 | 26 | | 400 | 21 |
| 128 | 1986 - 03 | 21 | 33 | 26 | | 117 | 0 |
| 129 | 1986 - 04 | 28 | 42 | 26 | | 33 | 0 |
| 130 | 1986 - 05 | 9 | 19 | 26 | | 443 | 0 |
| 131 | 1986 - 06 | 6 | 21 | 26 | | 285 | 0 |
| 132 | 1986 - 07 | 7 | 5 | 26 | | 400 | 0 |
| 133 | 1986 - 08 | 10 | 2 | 26 | | 499 | 0 |
| 134 | 1986 - 09 | 17 | 17 | 26 | | 182 | 0 |
| 135 | 1986 - 10 | 9 | 11 | 26 | | 486 | 1 |
| 136 | 1986 - 11 | 23 | 32 | 26 | | 292 | 0 |
| 137 | 1986 - 12 | 21 | 42 | 26 | | 5 | 0 |
| 138 | 1986 - 13 | 18 | 7 | 26 | | 200 | 4 |
| 139 | 1986 - 14 | 13 | 9 | 26 | | 200 | 0 |
| 140 | 1986 - 15 | 29 | 7 | 26 | | 160 | 0 |
| 141 | 1986 - 16 | 19 | 38 | 26 | | 18 | 0 |
| 142 | 1986 - 17 | 23 | 8 | 26 | | 188 | 0 |
| 143 | 1986 - 18 | 21 | 33 | 26 | | 25 | 0 |
| 144 | 1986 - 19 | 13 | 30 | 26 | | 142 | 0 |
| 145 | 1986 - 20 | 18 | 17 | 26 | | 476 | 0 |
| 146 | 1986 - 21 | 18 | 38 | 26 | | 32 | 0 |
| 147 | 1986 - 22 | 3 | 6 | 26 | | 400 | 28 |
| 148 | 1986 - 23 | 18 | 6 | 26 | | 498 | 0 |
| 149 | 1986 - 24 | 17 | 5 | 26 | | 499 | 0 |
| 150 | 1986 - 25 | 22 | 6 | 26 | | 399 | 1 |
| 151 | 1986 - 26 | 36 | 25 | 26 | | 303 | 0 |
| 152 | 1986 - 27 | 16 | 9 | 26 | | 490 | 0 |
| 153 | 1986 - 28 | 24 | 9 | 26 | | 326 | 0 |
| 154 | 1986 - 29 | 10 | 5 | 26 | | 119 | 0 |
| 155 | 1987 - 09 | 23 | 36 | 99 | | 27 | 0 |
| 156 | 1987 - 27 | 13 | 10 | 75 | | 490 | 0 |
| 157 | 1987 - 28 | 23 | 7 | 75 | | 119 | 0 |
| 158 | 1987 - 29 | 31 | 11 | 75 | | 327 | 0 |
| 159 | 1988 - 10 | 25 | 20 | 31 | | 339 | 0 |
| 160 | 1988 - 11 | 15 | 30 | 31 | | 391 | 0 |
| 161 | 1988 - 12 | 28 | 29 | 31 | | 84 | 0 |
| 162 | 1988 - 13 | 27 | 17 | 31 | | 197 | 0 |
| 163 | 1988 - 14 | 26 | 16 | 31 | | 198 | 0 |
| 164 | 1988 - 15 | 13 | 11 | 31 | | 159 | 0 |
| 165 | 1988 - 16 | 28 | 27 | 31 | | 166 | 0 |
| 166 | 1988 - 17 | 35 | 42 | 31 | | 33 | 0 |
| 167 | 1988 - 18 | 21 | 9 | 31 | | 90 | 0 |
| 168 | 1988 - 25 | 26 | 35 | 73 | | 106 | 0 |
| 169 | 1988 - 27 | 26 | 38 | 97 | | 71 | 0 |
| 170 | 1988 - 28 | 26 | 41 | 73 | | 65 | 0 |
| 171 | 1989 - 01 | 17 | 13 | 45 | | 199 | 0 |
| 172 | 1989 - 12 | 12 | 6 | 88 | | 74 | 0 |
| 173 | 1989 - 16 | 26 | 34 | 62 | | 60 | 0 |
| 174 | 1989 - 17 | 23 | 31 | 83 | | 125 | 0 |
| 175 | 1989 - 19 | 23 | 21 | 83 | | 197 | 0 |
| 176 | 1989 - 20 | 25 | 31 | 83 | | 57 | 0 |
| 177 | 1989 - 21 | 32 | 30 | 62 | | 224 | 0 |
| 178 | 1989 - 27 | 35 | 27 | 62 | | 459 | 0 |
| 179 | 1989 - 28 | 39 | 20 | 40 | | 309 | 0 |
| 180 | 1990 - 01 | 27 | 26 | 32 | | 196 | 0 |
| 181 | 1991 - 01 | 14 | 3 | 75 | | 200 | 11 |
| 182 | 1991 - 02 | 27 | 29 | 75 | | 367 | 0 |
| 183 | 1991 - 03 | 35 | 24 | 75 | | 481 | 0 |
| 184 | 1991 - 04 | 38 | 27 | 75 | | 319 | 0 |
| 185 | 1991 - 05 | 32 | 26 | 75 | | 355 | 0 |
| 186 | 1991 - 06 | 23 | 13 | 75 | | 498 | 0 |
| 187 | 1991 - 07 | 10 | 24 | 75 | | 378 | 0 |
| 188 | 1991 - 08 | 19 | 16 | 75 | | 487 | 0 |
| 189 | 1991 - 09 | 34 | 29 | 75 | | 116 | 0 |
| 190 | 1991 - 10 | 35 | 21 | 75 | | 359 | 0 |
| 191 | 1991 - 11 | 27 | 12 | 75 | | 494 | 0 |
| 192 | 1991 - 12 | 17 | 31 | 75 | | 64 | 0 |
| 193 | 1991 - 13 | 26 | 22 | 75 | | 197 | 0 |
| 194 | 1991 - 14 | 31 | 19 | 75 | | 197 | 0 |
| 195 | 1991 - 15 | 16 | 31 | 75 | | 125 | 0 |
| 196 | 1991 - 16 | 19 | 10 | 75 | | 178 | 0 |
| 197 | 1991 - 17 | 19 | 10 | 75 | | 188 | 0 |
| 198 | 1991 - 18 | 29 | 14 | 75 | | 90 | 0 |
| 199 | 1991 - 19 | 32 | 30 | 75 | | 143 | 0 |
| 200 | 1991 - 20 | 24 | 17 | 75 | | 483 | 0 |
| 201 | 1991 - 21 | 32 | 9 | 75 | | 365 | 0 |
| 202 | 1991 - 22 | 34 | 28 | 75 | | 374 | 0 |
| 203 | 1991 - 23 | 33 | 13 | 75 | | 463 | 0 |
| 204 | 1991 - 24 | 30 | 31 | 75 | | 271 | 0 |
| 205 | 1991 - 25 | 26 | 29 | 75 | | 353 | 0 |
| 206 | 1991 - 26 | 32 | 16 | 75 | | 326 | 0 |
| 207 | 1991 - 27 | 26 | 27 | 75 | | 473 | 0 |
| 208 | 1991 - 28 | 27 | 22 | 75 | | 308 | 0 |
| 209 | 1991 - 29 | 40 | 20 | 75 | | 322 | 0 |
| 210 | 1992 - 10 | 32 | 35 | 20 | | 213 | 0 |
| 211 | 1993 - 01 | 36 | 38 | 20 | | 128 | 0 |
| 212 | 1993 - 04 | 30 | 38 | 20 | | 119 | 0 |
| 213 | 1993 - 06 | 27 | 19 | 20 | | 467 | 0 |
| 214 | 1993 - 09 | 6 | 5 | 20 | | 188 | 0 |
| 215 | 1993 - 11 | 40 | 35 | 20 | | 231 | 0 |
| 216 | 1994 - 01 | 34 | 18 | 9 | | 199 | 0 |
| 217 | 1994 - 28 | 30 | 23 | 80 | | 328 | 0 |
| 218 | 1995 - 01 | 27 | 19 | 80 | | 200 | 0 |
| 219 | 2004 - 02 | 40 | 43 | 9 |  | 1 | 0 |
| 220 | 2004 - 04 | 40 | 43 | 9 | | 6 | 0 |
| 221 | 2004 - 05 | 40 | 43 | 9 | | 22 | 0 |
| 222 | 2004 - 06 | 40 | 42 | 9 | | 4 | 0 |
| 223 | 2004 - 08 | 38 | 43 | 9 | | 2 | 0 |
| 224 | 2004 - 10 | 33 | 43 | 9 | | 2 | 0 |
| 225 | 2004 - 28 | 40 | 41 | 9 | | 27 | 0 |
