| Mike Potter's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 - 07 | 28 | 16 | 76 |  | 463 | 0 |
| 2 | 1979 - 14 | 26 | 22 | 76 | | 174 | 0 |
| 3 | 1979 - 22 | 22 | 23 | 76 | | 311 | 0 |
| 4 | 1979 - 29 | 35 | 35 | 76 | | 73 | 0 |
| 5 | 1980 - 04 | 36 | 36 | 76 | | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | 1980 - 06 | 30 | 30 | 76 | | 235 | 0 |
| 7 | 1980 - 16 | 32 | 18 | 76 | | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 1981 - 08 | 35 | 35 | 17 | | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | 1981 - 11 | 21 | 15 | 17 | | 401 | 0 |
| 10 | 1981 - 16 | 36 | 26 | 17 |  | 192 | 0 |
| 11 | 1981 - 20 | 36 | 27 | 17 | | 100 | 0 |
| 12 | 1981 - 22 | 27 | 26 | 17 | | 32 | 0 |
| 13 | 1981 - 23 | 36 | 28 | 17 | | 309 | 0 |
| 14 | 1982 - 18 | 35 | 20 | 66 | | 181 | 0 |
| 15 | 1982 - 22 | 34 | 33 | 66 |  | 141 | 0 |
| 16 | 1983 - 11 | 27 | 28 | 76 | | 50 | 0 |
| 17 | 1983 - 14 | 35 | 22 | 76 | | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | 1983 - 18 | 31 | 21 | 76 | | 192 | 0 |
| 19 | 1983 - 19 | 35 | 30 | 76 | | 60 | 0 |
| 20 | 1983 - 21 | 25 | 24 | 2 |  | 253 | 0 |
| 21 | 1983 - 22 | 38 | 36 | 76 | | 98 | 0 |
| 22 | 1983 - 23 | 27 | 19 | 02 | | 287 | 0 |
| 23 | 1983 - 25 | 27 | 20 | 02 | | 355 | 0 |
| 24 | 1983 - 26 | 27 | 29 | 02 | | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | 1983 - 28 | 26 | 31 | 02 | | 139 | 0 |
| 26 | 1983 - 29 | 38 | 22 | 02 | | 280 | 0 |
| 27 | 1984 - 28 | 40 | 40 | 6 |  | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | 1985 - 03 | 35 | 17 | 68 | | 457 | 0 |
| 29 | 1985 - 05 | 27 | 26 | 68 | | 61 | 0 |
| 30 | 1985 - 13 | 34 | 21 | 68 | | 188 | 0 |
| 31 | 1985 - 19 | 27 | 31 | 68 | | 91 | 0 |
| 32 | 1985 - 20 | 40 | 28 | 68 | | 186 | 0 |
| 33 | 1985 - 26 | 37 | 22 | 68 | | 451 | 0 |
| 34 | 1986 - 10 | 34 | 33 | 88 | | 73 | 0 |
| 35 | 1986 - 23 | 29 | 40 | 68 | | 22 | 0 |
| 36 | 1986 - 27 | 36 | 26 | 64 | | 375 | 0 |
| 37 | 1987 - 04 | 40 | 25 | 93 | | 291 | 0 |
| 38 | 1987 - 07 | 29 | 18 | 81 | | 450 | 0 |
| 39 | 1987 - 11 | 35 | 33 | 81 | | 132 | 0 |
| 40 | 1987 - 18 | 39 | 30 | 61 | | 74 | 0 |
| 41 | 1987 - 21 | 35 | 33 | 81 | | 153 | 0 |
| 42 | 1987 - 23 | 28 | 35 | 81 | | 185 | 0 |
| 43 | 1988 - 16 | 39 | 37 | 64 | | 44 | 0 |
| 44 | 1989 - 21 | 38 | 34 | 81 | | 137 | 0 |
| 45 | 1990 - 11 | 33 | 30 | 74 | | 161 | 0 |
| 46 | 1990 - 16 | 39 | 25 | 74 | | 189 | 0 |
| 47 | 1990 - 23 | 36 | 38 | 74 | | 113 | 0 |
| 48 | 1992 - 01 | 29 | 30 | 77 | | 151 | 0 |
| 49 | 1992 - 05 | 36 | 31 | 77 | | 183 | 0 |
| 50 | 1992 - 11 | 33 | 28 | 77 | | 266 | 0 |
| 51 | 1992 - 13 | 31 | 20 | 77 | | 191 | 0 |
| 52 | 1992 - 14 | 36 | 33 | 77 | | 112 | 0 |
| 53 | 1992 - 16 | 36 | 27 | 77 | | 193 | 0 |
| 54 | 1992 - 18 | 38 | 33 | 77 | | 45 | 0 |
| 55 | 1992 - 19 | 40 | 30 | 77 | | 175 | 0 |
| 56 | 1992 - 21 | 36 | 33 | 77 | | 164 | 0 |
| 57 | 1992 - 23 | 28 | 25 | 77 | | 382 | 0 |
| 58 | 1992 - 27 | 39 | 39 | 77 | | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | 1993 - 02 | 36 | 37 | 77 | | 232 | 0 |
| 60 | 1993 - 05 | 38 | 38 | 53 | | 4 | 0 |
