| Ray Elder's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
|---|
| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1967 - 02 | 30 | 36 | 96 |  | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | 1968 - 03 | 19 | 30 | 96 | | 37 | 0 |
| 3 | 1969 - 03 | 16 | 7 | 96 | | 172 | 0 |
| 4 | 1969 - 05 | 4 | 8 | 96 | | 48 | 0 |
| 5 | 1969 - 06 | 16 | 10 | 96 | | 190 | 0 |
| 6 | 1969 - 54 | 9 | 6 | 96 | | 232 | 0 |
| 7 | 1970 - 01 | 36 | 24 | 96 | | 106 | 0 |
| 8 | 1970 - 03 | 6 | 6 | 96 | | 49 | 0 |
| 9 | 1970 - 04 | 12 | 11 | 96 | | 189 | 0 |
| 10 | 1970 - 20 | 22 | 19 | 96 | | 97 | 0 |
| 11 | 1971 - 01 | 3 | 1 | 96 | | 191 | 67 |
| 12 | 1971 - 05 | 7 | 7 | 96 | | 196 | 0 |
| 13 | 1971 - 24 | 3 | 2 | 96 | | 153 | 3 |
| 14 | 1971 - 48 | 17 | 46 | 96 | | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | 1972 - 01 | 4 | 4 | 96 | | 146 | 0 |
| 16 | 1972 - 04 | 8 | 5 | 96 | | 194 | 3 |
| 17 | 1972 - 15 | 7 | 1 | 96 | | 153 | 47 |
| 18 | 1973 - 01 | 11 | 3 | 96 | | 189 | 0 |
| 19 | 1973 - 02 | 15 | 18 | 96 | | 180 | 0 |
| 20 | 1973 - 15 | 21 | 36 | 96 | | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | 1974 - 01 | 9 | 34 | 96 | | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | 1974 - 30 | 15 | 36 | 96 | | 26 | 0 |
| 23 | 1975 - 01 | 6 | 13 | 95 | | 145 | 1 |
| 24 | 1975 - 14 | 7 | 4 | 96 | | 152 | 0 |
| 25 | 1975 - 30 | 14 | 25 | 96 | | 71 | 0 |
| 26 | 1976 - 01 | 9 | 4 | 96 | | 190 | 0 |
| 27 | 1976 - 14 | 9 | 4 | 96 | | 94 | 0 |
| 28 | 1977 - 14 | 25 | 32 | 32 |  | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | 1978 - 01 | 26 | 34 | 32 | | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | 1978 - 14 | 12 | 6 | 32 | | 94 | 0 |
| 31 | 1978 - 30 | 30 | 40 | 32 | | 2 | 0 |
