| Ralph Earnhardt's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956 - 55 | 1 | 2 | 22 |  | 250 | 15 |
| 2 | 1957 - 02 | 22 | 12 | 22 | | 164 | 0 |
| 3 | 1957 - 08 | 9 | 14 | 188 |  | 71 | 0 |
| 4 | 1957 - 09 | 14 | 19 | 188 | | 36 | 0 |
| 5 | 1957 - 10 | 5 | 14 | 188 | | 123 | 0 |
| 6 | 1957 - 11 | 10 | 7 | 188 | | 183 | 0 |
| 7 | 1957 - 12 | 11 | 14 | 188 | | 119 | 0 |
| 8 | 1957 - 13 | 6 | 10 | 188 | | 204 | 0 |
| 9 | 1957 - 16 | 11 | 9 | 188 | | 174 | 0 |
| 10 | 1957 - 17 | 9 | 13 | 88 | | 391 | 0 |
| 11 | 1961 - 09 | 13 | 3 | 6 |  | 334 | 0 |
| 12 | 1961 - 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 216 | 6 |
| 13 | 1961 - 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | 67 | 9 |
| 14 | 1961 - 24 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | 386 | 75 |
| 15 | 1961 - 32 | 8 | 10 | 6 | | 96 | 0 |
| 16 | 1961 - 33 | 8 | 11 | 6 | | 157 | 0 |
| 17 | 1961 - 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | 346 | 0 |
| 18 | 1961 - 46 | 29 | 35 | 5 | | 62 | 0 |
| 19 | 1962 - 01 | 10 | 20 | 59 | | 94 | 0 |
| 20 | 1962 - 03 | 21 | 11 | 75 | | 39 | 0 |
| 21 | 1962 - 05 | 20 | 36 | 75 | | 54 | 0 |
| 22 | 1962 - 06 | 0 | 3 | 75 | | 77 | 0 |
| 23 | 1962 - 07 | 14 | 6 | 75 | | 191 | 0 |
| 24 | 1962 - 09 | 13 | 7 | 75 | | 105 | 0 |
| 25 | 1962 - 11 | 4 | 9 | 75 | | 194 | 0 |
| 26 | 1962 - 15 | 17 | 30 | 75 | | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 1962 - 17 | 29 | 33 | 75 | | 68 | 0 |
| 28 | 1962 - 19 | 6 | 5 | 75 | | 237 | 0 |
| 29 | 1962 - 20 | 17 | 12 | 75 | | 70 | 0 |
| 30 | 1962 - 21 | 21 | 25 | 75 | | 130 | 0 |
| 31 | 1962 - 23 | 30 | 45 | 16 | | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | 1962 - 24 | 28 | 36 | 16 | | 132 | 0 |
| 33 | 1962 - 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 |  | 85 | 0 |
| 34 | 1962 - 52 | 33 | 8 | 91 |  | 258 | 0 |
| 35 | 1962 - 53 | 34 | 14 | 91 | | 259 | 0 |
| 36 | 1963 - 06 | 19 | 24 | 73 | | 26 | 0 |
| 37 | 1963 - 07 | 32 | 47 | 73 | | 15 | 0 |
| 38 | 1963 - 11 | 27 | 18 | 73 | | 303 | 0 |
| 39 | 1963 - 26 | 26 | 39 | 54 | | 59 | 0 |
| 40 | 1963 - 45 | 26 | 25 | 17 | | 88 | 0 |
| 41 | 1964 - 07 | 16 | 14 | 31 | | 36 | 0 |
| 42 | 1964 - 08 | 28 | 19 | 31 | | 180 | 0 |
| 43 | 1964 - 09 | 5 | 22 | 31 | | 73 | 0 |
| 44 | 1964 - 10 | 33 | 23 | 31 | | 242 | 0 |
| 45 | 1964 - 11 | 5 | 18 | 31 | | 69 | 0 |
| 46 | 1964 - 15 | 26 | 4 | 31 | | 160 | 0 |
| 47 | 1964 - 16 | 11 | 16 | 31 | | 24 | 0 |
| 48 | 1964 - 17 | 11 | 11 | 31 | | 188 | 0 |
| 49 | 1964 - 25 | 35 | 37 | 70 | | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | 1964 - 26 | 9 | 18 | 31 | | 75 | 0 |
| 51 | 1964 - 29 | 5 | 13 | 31 | | 55 | 0 |
