| Rick Newsom's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 - 31 | 40 | 22 | 98 |  | 231 | 0 |
| 2 | 1973 - 07 | 19 | 30 | 20 | | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 1973 - 09 | 28 | 12 | 20 | | 461 | 0 |
| 4 | 1973 - 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | | 374 | 0 |
| 5 | 1973 - 13 | 34 | 39 | 20 | | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | 1973 - 14 | 31 | 34 | 20 | | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | 1973 - 16 | 34 | 28 | 20 | | 172 | 0 |
| 8 | 1973 - 18 | 27 | 12 | 20 | | 441 | 0 |
| 9 | 1973 - 19 | 40 | 12 | 20 | | 309 | 0 |
| 10 | 1973 - 21 | 28 | 11 | 20 | | 384 | 0 |
| 11 | 1973 - 23 | 28 | 13 | 20 | | 457 | 0 |
| 12 | 1973 - 24 | 36 | 15 | 20 | | 461 | 0 |
| 13 | 1973 - 26 | 34 | 32 | 20 | | 120 | 0 |
| 14 | 1974 - 25 | 39 | 14 | 20 | | 459 | 0 |
| 15 | 1974 - 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | | 76 | 0 |
| 16 | 1975 - 02 | 21 | 31 | 20 | | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | 1975 - 03 | 20 | 22 | 20 | | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | 1975 - 04 | 24 | 19 | 20 | | 372 | 0 |
| 19 | 1975 - 06 | 35 | 20 | 20 | | 279 | 0 |
| 20 | 1975 - 07 | 27 | 24 | 20 | | 125 | 0 |
| 21 | 1975 - 08 | 33 | 33 | 20 | | 41 | 0 |
| 22 | 1975 - 10 | 45 | 41 | 20 | | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | 1975 - 11 | 18 | 13 | 20 | | 351 | 0 |
| 24 | 1975 - 15 | 33 | 36 | 20 | | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | 1975 - 22 | 32 | 12 | 45 | | 464 | 0 |
| 26 | 1976 - 09 | 26 | 18 | 20 | | 302 | 0 |
| 27 | 1976 - 11 | 29 | 30 | 20 | | 22 | 0 |
| 28 | 1976 - 12 | 35 | 20 | 20 | | 400 | 0 |
| 29 | 1976 - 22 | 40 | 38 | 20 |  | 44 | 0 |
| 30 | 1976 - 24 | 33 | 30 | 20 | | 205 | 0 |
| 31 | 1976 - 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | | 175 | 0 |
| 32 | 1976 - 28 | 31 | 18 | 20 | | 456 | 0 |
| 33 | 1977 - 03 | 28 | 23 | 20 | | 202 | 0 |
| 34 | 1977 - 06 | 26 | 29 | 20 | | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 1977 - 08 | 19 | 27 | 20 | | 119 | 0 |
| 36 | 1977 - 11 | 28 | 16 | 20 | | 376 | 0 |
| 37 | 1977 - 12 | 29 | 28 | 20 | | 176 | 0 |
| 38 | 1977 - 23 | 23 | 28 | 6 | | 112 | 0 |
| 39 | 1977 - 24 | 34 | 27 | 6 | | 253 | 0 |
| 40 | 1979 - 17 | 40 | 23 | 20 |  | 145 | 0 |
| 41 | 1979 - 19 | 34 | 26 | 20 | | 166 | 0 |
| 42 | 1979 - 20 | 34 | 15 | 20 | | 172 | 0 |
| 43 | 1979 - 25 | 35 | 35 | 20 | | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | 1980 - 03 | 29 | 19 | 20 | | 330 | 0 |
| 45 | 1980 - 05 | 37 | 36 | 20 | | 78 | 0 |
| 46 | 1980 - 08 | 23 | 20 | 20 | | 354 | 0 |
| 47 | 1980 - 09 | 22 | 32 | 20 | | 30 | 0 |
| 48 | 1980 - 11 | 18 | 26 | 20 | | 326 | 0 |
| 49 | 1980 - 12 | 27 | 32 | 20 | | 61 | 0 |
| 50 | 1981 - 03 | 29 | 27 | 20 | | 169 | 0 |
| 51 | 1981 - 04 | 36 | 32 | 20 | | 218 | 0 |
| 52 | 1981 - 05 | 39 | 20 | 20 | | 294 | 0 |
| 53 | 1981 - 06 | 30 | 23 | 20 | | 356 | 0 |
| 54 | 1981 - 10 | 39 | 33 | 20 | | 15 | 0 |
| 55 | 1981 - 14 | 30 | 28 | 20 | | 40 | 0 |
| 56 | 1981 - 19 | 34 | 26 | 20 | | 175 | 0 |
| 57 | 1981 - 22 | 29 | 22 | 20 | | 248 | 0 |
| 58 | 1981 - 27 | 29 | 22 | 20 | | 161 | 0 |
| 59 | 1982 - 06 | 36 | 14 | 20 | | 340 | 0 |
| 60 | 1982 - 13 | 36 | 17 | 20 | | 186 | 0 |
| 61 | 1982 - 18 | 32 | 13 | 20 | | 188 | 0 |
| 62 | 1982 - 21 | 30 | 29 | 20 | | 28 | 0 |
| 63 | 1982 - 22 | 40 | 19 | 20 | | 341 | 0 |
| 64 | 1982 - 24 | 34 | 35 | 20 | | 13 | 0 |
| 65 | 1982 - 27 | 29 | 31 | 20 | | 20 | 0 |
| 66 | 1982 - 28 | 31 | 35 | 20 | | 27 | 0 |
| 67 | 1983 - 03 | 33 | 28 | 20 | | 199 | 0 |
| 68 | 1983 - 07 | 31 | 20 | 2 |  | 420 | 0 |
| 69 | 1983 - 09 | 28 | 23 | 2 | | 280 | 0 |
| 70 | 1983 - 10 | 33 | 14 | 2 | | 467 | 0 |
| 71 | 1983 - 11 | 28 | 19 | 2 | | 470 | 0 |
| 72 | 1983 - 12 | 41 | 31 | 2 | | 261 | 0 |
| 73 | 1984 - 03 | 34 | 29 | 20 | | 242 | 0 |
| 74 | 1985 - 02 | 28 | 28 | 20 | | 70 | 0 |
| 75 | 1985 - 03 | 39 | 36 | 20 | | 96 | 0 |
| 76 | 1985 - 10 | 25 | 21 | 20 | | 330 | 0 |
| 77 | 1985 - 13 | 35 | 38 | 20 | | 10 | 0 |
| 78 | 1985 - 16 | 38 | 21 | 20 | | 191 | 0 |
| 79 | 1985 - 22 | 35 | 32 | 20 | | 137 | 0 |
| 80 | 1986 - 03 | 40 | 40 | 20 | | 39 | 0 |
| 81 | 1986 - 10 | 33 | 25 | 20 | | 260 | 0 |
| 82 | 1986 - 13 | 40 | 37 | 20 | | 59 | 0 |
