| Sam Sommers' NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
|---|
| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 - 13 | 23 | 24 | 27 |  | 343 | 0 |
| 2 | 1976 - 19 | 13 | 36 | 27 | | 47 | 0 |
| 3 | 1976 - 22 | 19 | 30 | 27 | | 208 | 0 |
| 4 | 1976 - 27 | 6 | 36 | 27 | | 80 | 0 |
| 5 | 1976 - 29 | 6 | 9 | 27 | | 322 | 0 |
| 6 | 1977 - 02 | 36 | 31 | 27 | | 87 | 0 |
| 7 | 1977 - 04 | 11 | 7 | 27 | | 483 | 0 |
| 8 | 1977 - 05 | 10 | 13 | 27 | | 317 | 0 |
| 9 | 1977 - 07 | 11 | 13 | 27 | | 346 | 0 |
| 10 | 1977 - 08 | 24 | 15 | 27 | | 437 | 0 |
| 11 | 1977 - 09 | 25 | 28 | 27 | | 177 | 0 |
| 12 | 1977 - 10 | 3 | 10 | 27 | | 183 | 0 |
| 13 | 1977 - 13 | 8 | 9 | 27 | | 392 | 0 |
| 14 | 1977 - 15 | 9 | 8 | 27 | | 197 | 0 |
| 15 | 1977 - 16 | 7 | 10 | 27 | | 156 | 0 |
| 16 | 1977 - 17 | 11 | 24 | 27 | | 128 | 0 |
| 17 | 1977 - 18 | 8 | 32 | 27 | | 50 | 0 |
| 18 | 1977 - 19 | 3 | 26 | 27 | | 90 | 4 |
| 19 | 1977 - 20 | 7 | 4 | 27 | | 200 | 1 |
| 20 | 1977 - 21 | 6 | 20 | 27 | | 144 | 0 |
| 21 | 1977 - 22 | 17 | 29 | 27 | | 219 | 0 |
| 22 | 1977 - 24 | 20 | 10 | 27 | | 483 | 0 |
| 23 | 1977 - 25 | 15 | 5 | 27 | | 491 | 0 |
| 24 | 1977 - 26 | 21 | 14 | 98 | | 377 | 0 |
| 25 | 1977 - 27 | 11 | 34 | 27 | | 97 | 0 |
| 26 | 1977 - 28 | 11 | 17 | 27 | | 425 | 0 |
| 27 | 1977 - 29 | 1 | 28 | 27 | | 257 | 23 |
| 28 | 1977 - 30 | 12 | 38 | 27 | | 28 | 0 |
| 29 | 1978 - 05 | 37 | 12 | 89 | | 314 | 0 |
| 30 | 1978 - 07 | 19 | 27 | 89 | | 198 | 0 |
