| Kirk Shelmerdine's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 - 14 | 32 | 33 | 8 |  | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 1994 - 09 | 42 | 26 | 52 |  | 179 | 0 |
| 3 | 2002 - 19 | 42 | 42 | 172 | | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | 2002 - 20 | 42 | 41 | 172 | | 81 | 0 |
| 5 | 2004 - 02 | 41 | 42 | 172 | | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | 2004 - 03 | 42 | 43 | 172 | | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 2004 - 04 | 42 | 40 | 172 | | 60 | 0 |
| 8 | 2004 - 05 | 41 | 39 | 172 | | 49 | 0 |
| 9 | 2004 - 06 | 41 | 41 | 172 | | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | 2004 - 07 | 43 | 42 | 172 | | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | 2004 - 10 | 42 | 42 | 172 | | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | 2004 - 13 | 43 | 39 | 172 | | 53 | 0 |
| 13 | 2004 - 14 | 42 | 40 | 172 | | 42 | 0 |
| 14 | 2004 - 15 | 41 | 43 | 172 | | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | 2004 - 20 | 41 | 41 | 172 | | 40 | 0 |
| 16 | 2004 - 23 | 37 | 37 | 172 | | 109 | 0 |
| 17 | 2004 - 26 | 43 | 41 | 172 | | 87 | 0 |
| 18 | 2004 - 27 | 37 | 42 | 172 | | 30 | 0 |
| 19 | 2004 - 28 | 43 | 40 | 172 | | 37 | 0 |
| 20 | 2004 - 30 | 42 | 43 | 172 | | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 2004 - 32 | 41 | 40 | 172 | | 86 | 0 |
| 22 | 2004 - 35 | 36 | 42 | 172 | | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | 2005 - 20 | 43 | 42 | 27 | | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | 2006 - 01 | 42 | 20 | 27 |  | 203 | 0 |
| 25 | 2006 - 09 | 22 | 41 | 27 | | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | 2006 - 17 | 27 | 43 | 27 | | 28 | 0 |
