| Tommy Ellis' NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 - 24 | 31 | 21 | 10 |  | 429 | 0 |
| 2 | 1981 - 24 | 6 | 26 | 55 |  | 207 | 1 |
| 3 | 1981 - 26 | 15 | 30 | 55 | | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | 1981 - 28 | 22 | 4 | 55 | | 333 | 1 |
| 5 | 1981 - 30 | 7 | 33 | 55 | | 97 | 0 |
| 6 | 1982 - 02 | 17 | 11 | 12 | | 248 | 0 |
| 7 | 1982 - 23 | 14 | 11 | 12 | | 394 | 0 |
| 8 | 1983 - 12 | 35 | 15 | 32 |  | 386 | 0 |
| 9 | 1984 - 05 | 21 | 28 | 4 | | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 1984 - 06 | 15 | 29 | 4 | | 125 | 0 |
| 11 | 1984 - 07 | 38 | 23 | 4 | | 312 | 0 |
| 12 | 1984 - 08 | 11 | 29 | 4 | | 241 | 0 |
| 13 | 1984 - 09 | 22 | 13 | 4 | | 185 | 0 |
| 14 | 1984 - 10 | 19 | 14 | 4 | | 416 | 0 |
| 15 | 1984 - 12 | 15 | 14 | 4 | | 390 | 0 |
| 16 | 1984 - 15 | 30 | 38 | 4 | | 64 | 0 |
| 17 | 1984 - 16 | 7 | 14 | 4 | | 157 | 0 |
| 18 | 1984 - 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | | 415 | 0 |
| 19 | 1984 - 18 | 17 | 34 | 4 | | 68 | 0 |
| 20 | 1984 - 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | | 188 | 1 |
| 21 | 1984 - 20 | 33 | 36 | 4 | | 78 | 0 |
| 22 | 1984 - 21 | 8 | 28 | 4 | | 224 | 0 |
| 23 | 1984 - 22 | 27 | 19 | 4 | | 312 | 0 |
| 24 | 1984 - 23 | 18 | 15 | 4 | | 394 | 0 |
| 25 | 1984 - 24 | 24 | 34 | 4 | | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 1984 - 25 | 14 | 17 | 4 | | 424 | 0 |
| 27 | 1984 - 26 | 22 | 33 | 4 | | 158 | 0 |
| 28 | 1984 - 27 | 11 | 14 | 4 | | 394 | 0 |
| 29 | 1985 - 11 | 27 | 20 | 18 | | 375 | 0 |
| 30 | 1985 - 14 | 34 | 21 | 18 | | 195 | 0 |
| 31 | 1985 - 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | | 157 | 0 |
| 32 | 1985 - 16 | 19 | 36 | 18 | | 70 | 0 |
| 33 | 1985 - 17 | 15 | 30 | 18 | | 102 | 0 |
| 34 | 1985 - 19 | 11 | 30 | 18 | | 115 | 0 |
| 35 | 1985 - 20 | 12 | 33 | 18 | | 101 | 0 |
| 36 | 1985 - 21 | 16 | 10 | 18 | | 398 | 0 |
| 37 | 1985 - 22 | 9 | 26 | 18 | | 268 | 0 |
| 38 | 1985 - 23 | 12 | 30 | 18 | | 43 | 0 |
| 39 | 1985 - 24 | 14 | 11 | 18 | | 397 | 0 |
| 40 | 1985 - 25 | 22 | 40 | 18 | | 84 | 0 |
| 41 | 1985 - 26 | 3 | 30 | 18 | | 384 | 0 |
| 42 | 1985 - 27 | 35 | 36 | 18 | | 164 | 0 |
| 43 | 1986 - 01 | 21 | 19 | 18 | | 189 | 3 |
| 44 | 1986 - 02 | 13 | 24 | 18 | | 317 | 0 |
| 45 | 1986 - 03 | 16 | 14 | 18 | | 485 | 0 |
| 46 | 1986 - 04 | 42 | 13 | 18 | | 326 | 0 |
| 47 | 1986 - 05 | 28 | 11 | 18 | | 496 | 0 |
| 48 | 1986 - 06 | 32 | 29 | 18 | | 197 | 0 |
| 49 | 1986 - 08 | 14 | 24 | 18 | | 301 | 36 |
| 50 | 1986 - 09 | 23 | 32 | 18 | | 117 | 0 |
| 51 | 1986 - 10 | 11 | 9 | 18 | | 493 | 9 |
| 52 | 1986 - 11 | 40 | 35 | 18 | | 172 | 1 |
| 53 | 1986 - 13 | 21 | 15 | 18 | | 197 | 0 |
| 54 | 1986 - 14 | 19 | 14 | 18 | | 199 | 0 |
| 55 | 1986 - 15 | 10 | 38 | 18 | | 33 | 0 |
| 56 | 1986 - 16 | 25 | 9 | 18 | | 148 | 0 |
| 57 | 1986 - 17 | 26 | 34 | 18 | | 86 | 0 |
| 58 | 1986 - 19 | 25 | 39 | 18 | | 50 | 0 |
| 59 | 1986 - 20 | 20 | 12 | 18 | | 488 | 0 |
| 60 | 1986 - 22 | 15 | 21 | 18 | | 362 | 0 |
| 61 | 1986 - 23 | 15 | 8 | 18 | | 496 | 0 |
| 62 | 1986 - 24 | 19 | 26 | 18 | | 395 | 1 |
| 63 | 1986 - 25 | 17 | 13 | 18 | | 398 | 0 |
| 64 | 1986 - 26 | 37 | 31 | 18 | | 159 | 0 |
| 65 | 1986 - 27 | 19 | 35 | 18 | | 130 | 0 |
| 66 | 1986 - 28 | 42 | 12 | 18 | | 325 | 0 |
| 67 | 1987 - 02 | 22 | 38 | 18 | | 78 | 0 |
| 68 | 1987 - 03 | 17 | 27 | 16 | | 161 | 0 |
| 69 | 1987 - 04 | 30 | 17 | 18 | | 322 | 0 |
| 70 | 1987 - 05 | 26 | 40 | 18 | | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | 1988 - 25 | 38 | 30 | 97 | | 176 | 0 |
| 72 | 1988 - 29 | 31 | 42 | 97 | | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | 1989 - 24 | 26 | 29 | 21 | | 271 | 0 |
| 74 | 1989 - 25 | 19 | 18 | 21 | | 331 | 0 |
| 75 | 1989 - 26 | 15 | 16 | 21 | | 394 | 0 |
| 76 | 1990 - 23 | 32 | 31 | 83 |  | 285 | 0 |
| 77 | 1991 - 10 | 34 | 16 | 97 | | 396 | 0 |
| 78 | 1991 - 11 | 26 | 21 | 97 | | 491 | 0 |
