| Tommy Gale's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968 - 48 | 26 | 30 | 56 |  | 172 | 0 |
| 2 | 1969 - 05 | 13 | 12 | 76 |  | 46 | 0 |
| 3 | 1970 - 02 | 11 | 15 | 03 | | 43 | 0 |
| 4 | 1970 - 04 | 29 | 31 | 03 | | 70 | 0 |
| 5 | 1970 - 19 | 24 | 36 | 3 | | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | 1970 - 27 | 18 | 10 | 03 | | 184 | 0 |
| 7 | 1970 - 41 | 30 | 27 | 03 | | 88 | 0 |
| 8 | 1971 - 03 | 13 | 9 | 03 | | 49 | 0 |
| 9 | 1971 - 04 | 20 | 21 | 03 | | 183 | 0 |
| 10 | 1971 - 10 | 32 | 22 | 03 | | 303 | 0 |
| 11 | 1971 - 18 | 14 | 37 | 03 | | 53 | 0 |
| 12 | 1971 - 23 | 39 | 18 | 03 | | 185 | 0 |
| 13 | 1971 - 31 | 26 | 24 | 03 | | 163 | 0 |
| 14 | 1971 - 36 | 39 | 11 | 44 | | 185 | 0 |
| 15 | 1971 - 37 | 32 | 14 | 03 | | 176 | 0 |
| 16 | 1971 - 43 | 36 | 23 | 03 | | 319 | 0 |
| 17 | 1972 - 02 | 26 | 11 | 03 | | 182 | 0 |
| 18 | 1972 - 06 | 34 | 27 | 03 | | 224 | 0 |
| 19 | 1972 - 21 | 35 | 28 | 03 | | 99 | 0 |
| 20 | 1972 - 24 | 30 | 16 | 03 | | 305 | 0 |
| 21 | 1972 - 29 | 30 | 23 | 03 | | 297 | 0 |
| 22 | 1972 - 30 | 33 | 39 | 03 | | 37 | 0 |
| 23 | 1973 - 10 | 38 | 13 | 03 | | 172 | 0 |
| 24 | 1973 - 16 | 35 | 25 | 03 | | 181 | 0 |
| 25 | 1973 - 19 | 28 | 37 | 03 | | 39 | 0 |
| 26 | 1973 - 20 | 29 | 48 | 03 | | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 1973 - 22 | 18 | 36 | 03 | | 41 | 0 |
| 28 | 1975 - 02 | 24 | 23 | 64 | | 83 | 0 |
| 29 | 1975 - 16 | 35 | 18 | 10 | | 145 | 0 |
| 30 | 1975 - 18 | 24 | 28 | 10 | | 55 | 0 |
| 31 | 1975 - 21 | 31 | 22 | 10 | | 259 | 0 |
| 32 | 1975 - 22 | 26 | 35 | 10 | | 43 | 0 |
| 33 | 1976 - 03 | 32 | 15 | 64 | | 447 | 0 |
| 34 | 1976 - 06 | 27 | 35 | 64 | | 53 | 0 |
| 35 | 1976 - 08 | 22 | 22 | 64 | | 230 | 0 |
| 36 | 1976 - 10 | 36 | 18 | 64 | | 171 | 0 |
| 37 | 1976 - 12 | 28 | 37 | 64 | | 51 | 0 |
| 38 | 1976 - 15 | 27 | 21 | 64 | | 145 | 0 |
| 39 | 1976 - 16 | 18 | 29 | 19 |  | 70 | 0 |
| 40 | 1976 - 18 | 25 | 34 | 64 | | 41 | 0 |
| 41 | 1976 - 19 | 38 | 40 | 64 | | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | 1976 - 24 | 30 | 25 | 64 | | 391 | 0 |
| 43 | 1976 - 28 | 26 | 24 | 64 | | 423 | 0 |
| 44 | 1976 - 30 | 32 | 17 | 64 | | 182 | 0 |
| 45 | 1977 - 04 | 32 | 21 | 64 | | 388 | 0 |
| 46 | 1977 - 05 | 24 | 22 | 64 | | 288 | 0 |
| 47 | 1977 - 07 | 20 | 21 | 64 | | 277 | 0 |
| 48 | 1977 - 09 | 28 | 23 | 64 | | 299 | 0 |
| 49 | 1977 - 10 | 29 | 15 | 64 | | 174 | 0 |
| 50 | 1977 - 12 | 23 | 18 | 64 | | 454 | 0 |
| 51 | 1977 - 13 | 37 | 37 | 64 | | 87 | 0 |
| 52 | 1977 - 15 | 22 | 23 | 64 | | 182 | 0 |
| 53 | 1977 - 16 | 36 | 38 | 64 | | 33 | 0 |
| 54 | 1977 - 18 | 26 | 25 | 64 | | 160 | 0 |
| 55 | 1977 - 19 | 34 | 14 | 64 | | 171 | 0 |
| 56 | 1977 - 20 | 30 | 32 | 64 | | 53 | 0 |
| 57 | 1977 - 22 | 11 | 18 | 64 | | 335 | 0 |
| 58 | 1977 - 23 | 16 | 24 | 64 | | 315 | 0 |
| 59 | 1977 - 24 | 31 | 26 | 64 | | 270 | 0 |
| 60 | 1977 - 27 | 28 | 21 | 64 | | 286 | 0 |
| 61 | 1977 - 28 | 29 | 15 | 64 | | 441 | 0 |
| 62 | 1977 - 30 | 30 | 22 | 64 | | 189 | 0 |
| 63 | 1978 - 02 | 38 | 25 | 64 | | 185 | 0 |
| 64 | 1978 - 03 | 15 | 23 | 64 | | 322 | 0 |
| 65 | 1978 - 04 | 21 | 14 | 64 | | 445 | 0 |
| 66 | 1978 - 05 | 19 | 22 | 64 | | 298 | 0 |
| 67 | 1978 - 06 | 29 | 22 | 64 | | 250 | 0 |
| 68 | 1978 - 07 | 32 | 21 | 64 | | 286 | 0 |
| 69 | 1978 - 08 | 18 | 27 | 64 | | 79 | 0 |
| 70 | 1978 - 09 | 17 | 17 | 64 | | 442 | 0 |
| 71 | 1978 - 10 | 26 | 16 | 64 | | 178 | 0 |
| 72 | 1978 - 11 | 23 | 18 | 64 | | 470 | 0 |
| 73 | 1978 - 12 | 21 | 24 | 64 | | 356 | 0 |
| 74 | 1978 - 15 | 31 | 21 | 64 | | 179 | 0 |
| 75 | 1978 - 16 | 29 | 15 | 64 | | 152 | 0 |
| 76 | 1978 - 18 | 24 | 16 | 64 | | 186 | 0 |
| 77 | 1978 - 19 | 30 | 20 | 64 | | 168 | 0 |
| 78 | 1978 - 20 | 24 | 16 | 64 | | 190 | 0 |
| 79 | 1978 - 21 | 20 | 21 | 64 | | 279 | 0 |
| 80 | 1978 - 22 | 33 | 13 | 64 | | 337 | 0 |
| 81 | 1978 - 23 | 22 | 24 | 64 | | 198 | 0 |
| 82 | 1978 - 24 | 20 | 17 | 64 | | 458 | 0 |
| 83 | 1978 - 25 | 22 | 27 | 64 | | 111 | 0 |
| 84 | 1978 - 26 | 16 | 17 | 64 | | 365 | 0 |
| 85 | 1978 - 27 | 24 | 31 | 64 | | 159 | 0 |
| 86 | 1978 - 28 | 18 | 18 | 64 | | 444 | 0 |
| 87 | 1978 - 29 | 37 | 31 | 74 | | 253 | 0 |
| 88 | 1978 - 30 | 17 | 17 | 64 | | 190 | 0 |
| 89 | 1979 - 03 | 31 | 13 | 64 | | 459 | 0 |
| 90 | 1979 - 04 | 26 | 22 | 64 | | 360 | 0 |
| 91 | 1979 - 05 | 23 | 21 | 64 | | 282 | 0 |
| 92 | 1979 - 06 | 19 | 20 | 64 | | 372 | 0 |
| 93 | 1979 - 07 | 24 | 18 | 64 | | 460 | 0 |
| 94 | 1979 - 08 | 28 | 34 | 64 | | 71 | 0 |
| 95 | 1979 - 09 | 25 | 16 | 64 | | 476 | 0 |
| 96 | 1979 - 10 | 30 | 7 | 64 | | 179 | 0 |
| 97 | 1979 - 11 | 19 | 13 | 64 | | 396 | 0 |
| 98 | 1979 - 12 | 17 | 19 | 64 | | 457 | 0 |
| 99 | 1979 - 13 | 34 | 20 | 64 | | 340 | 0 |
| 100 | 1979 - 14 | 14 | 20 | 64 | | 180 | 0 |
| 101 | 1979 - 16 | 32 | 33 | 64 | | 84 | 0 |
| 102 | 1979 - 17 | 36 | 27 | 64 | | 121 | 0 |
| 103 | 1979 - 18 | 22 | 28 | 64 | | 5 | 0 |
| 104 | 1979 - 19 | 24 | 17 | 64 | | 190 | 0 |
| 105 | 1979 - 20 | 27 | 36 | 64 | | 58 | 0 |
| 106 | 1979 - 21 | 18 | 14 | 64 | | 193 | 0 |
| 107 | 1979 - 22 | 20 | 15 | 64 | | 456 | 0 |
| 108 | 1979 - 23 | 30 | 21 | 64 | | 332 | 0 |
| 109 | 1979 - 24 | 19 | 24 | 64 | | 173 | 0 |
| 110 | 1979 - 25 | 23 | 15 | 64 | | 473 | 0 |
| 111 | 1979 - 26 | 22 | 22 | 64 | | 282 | 0 |
| 112 | 1979 - 27 | 34 | 21 | 64 | | 311 | 0 |
| 113 | 1979 - 28 | 18 | 27 | 64 | | 29 | 0 |
| 114 | 1979 - 29 | 32 | 12 | 64 | | 456 | 0 |
| 115 | 1979 - 30 | 15 | 22 | 64 | | 270 | 0 |
| 116 | 1979 - 31 | 36 | 34 | 64 | | 49 | 0 |
| 117 | 1980 - 02 | 29 | 20 | 64 | | 176 | 0 |
| 118 | 1980 - 03 | 16 | 21 | 64 | | 295 | 0 |
| 119 | 1980 - 04 | 31 | 26 | 64 | | 332 | 0 |
| 120 | 1980 - 05 | 19 | 18 | 64 | | 303 | 0 |
| 121 | 1980 - 06 | 14 | 17 | 64 | | 469 | 0 |
| 122 | 1980 - 07 | 14 | 15 | 64 | | 182 | 0 |
| 123 | 1980 - 08 | 26 | 29 | 64 | | 115 | 0 |
| 124 | 1980 - 09 | 30 | 29 | 64 | | 118 | 0 |
| 125 | 1980 - 10 | 40 | 16 | 64 | | 176 | 0 |
| 126 | 1980 - 11 | 21 | 15 | 64 | | 396 | 0 |
| 127 | 1980 - 12 | 17 | 12 | 64 | | 468 | 0 |
| 128 | 1980 - 13 | 31 | 33 | 64 | | 101 | 0 |
| 129 | 1980 - 14 | 24 | 25 | 64 | | 143 | 0 |
| 130 | 1980 - 16 | 24 | 19 | 40 | | 194 | 0 |
| 131 | 1980 - 17 | 35 | 28 | 64 | | 142 | 0 |
| 132 | 1980 - 18 | 22 | 18 | 64 | | 398 | 0 |
| 133 | 1980 - 19 | 25 | 19 | 64 | | 187 | 0 |
| 134 | 1980 - 20 | 32 | 29 | 64 | | 92 | 0 |
| 135 | 1980 - 21 | 18 | 22 | 64 | | 190 | 0 |
| 136 | 1980 - 22 | 18 | 13 | 64 | | 474 | 0 |
| 137 | 1980 - 23 | 31 | 31 | 64 | | 266 | 0 |
| 138 | 1980 - 24 | 23 | 19 | 64 | | 359 | 0 |
| 139 | 1980 - 25 | 31 | 36 | 64 | | 115 | 0 |
| 140 | 1980 - 26 | 22 | 20 | 64 | | 333 | 0 |
| 141 | 1980 - 27 | 26 | 11 | 64 | | 471 | 0 |
| 142 | 1980 - 28 | 20 | 22 | 64 | | 307 | 0 |
| 143 | 1980 - 29 | 20 | 20 | 64 | | 299 | 0 |
| 144 | 1980 - 30 | 19 | 15 | 64 | | 313 | 0 |
| 145 | 1980 - 31 | 19 | 16 | 64 | | 191 | 0 |
| 146 | 1981 - 02 | 28 | 17 | 64 | | 192 | 0 |
| 147 | 1981 - 03 | 23 | 18 | 79 |  | 381 | 0 |
| 148 | 1981 - 04 | 37 | 19 | 64 | | 424 | 0 |
| 149 | 1981 - 05 | 32 | 18 | 64 | | 310 | 0 |
| 150 | 1981 - 06 | 24 | 15 | 64 | | 479 | 0 |
| 151 | 1981 - 07 | 30 | 19 | 64 | | 339 | 0 |
| 152 | 1981 - 08 | 30 | 18 | 64 | | 346 | 0 |
| 153 | 1981 - 09 | 24 | 18 | 40 |  | 422 | 0 |
| 154 | 1981 - 10 | 34 | 11 | 64 | | 181 | 0 |
| 155 | 1981 - 11 | 16 | 17 | 64 | | 399 | 0 |
| 156 | 1981 - 12 | 30 | 14 | 40 | | 459 | 0 |
| 157 | 1981 - 13 | 39 | 17 | 64 | | 363 | 0 |
| 158 | 1981 - 14 | 15 | 12 | 64 | | 189 | 0 |
| 159 | 1981 - 15 | 28 | 30 | 40 | | 25 | 0 |
| 160 | 1981 - 16 | 26 | 36 | 64 | | 13 | 0 |
| 161 | 1981 - 17 | 34 | 19 | 64 | | 155 | 0 |
| 162 | 1981 - 18 | 23 | 21 | 64 | | 397 | 0 |
| 163 | 1981 - 19 | 20 | 31 | 64 | | 94 | 0 |
| 164 | 1981 - 20 | 37 | 18 | 64 | | 177 | 0 |
| 165 | 1981 - 21 | 31 | 21 | 64 | | 197 | 2 |
| 166 | 1981 - 22 | 25 | 15 | 64 | | 471 | 0 |
| 167 | 1981 - 23 | 30 | 29 | 64 | | 294 | 0 |
| 168 | 1981 - 24 | 20 | 17 | 64 | | 378 | 0 |
| 169 | 1981 - 25 | 23 | 24 | 64 | | 404 | 0 |
| 170 | 1981 - 26 | 27 | 13 | 64 | | 458 | 0 |
| 171 | 1981 - 27 | 28 | 14 | 64 | | 375 | 0 |
| 172 | 1981 - 28 | 28 | 22 | 64 | | 246 | 0 |
| 173 | 1981 - 29 | 27 | 13 | 64 | | 475 | 0 |
| 174 | 1981 - 30 | 35 | 22 | 64 | | 277 | 0 |
| 175 | 1981 - 31 | 37 | 26 | 64 | | 95 | 0 |
| 176 | 1982 - 01 | 42 | 16 | 64 | | 185 | 0 |
| 177 | 1982 - 02 | 31 | 21 | 64 | | 242 | 0 |
| 178 | 1982 - 03 | 27 | 17 | 64 | | 473 | 0 |
| 179 | 1982 - 04 | 26 | 37 | 64 | | 61 | 0 |
| 180 | 1982 - 05 | 32 | 11 | 64 | | 450 | 0 |
| 181 | 1982 - 06 | 33 | 12 | 64 | | 346 | 0 |
| 182 | 1982 - 09 | 35 | 16 | 64 | | 180 | 0 |
| 183 | 1982 - 10 | 22 | 16 | 64 | | 395 | 0 |
| 184 | 1982 - 11 | 26 | 13 | 64 | | 461 | 0 |
| 185 | 1982 - 12 | 42 | 23 | 48 | | 351 | 0 |
| 186 | 1982 - 13 | 25 | 18 | 64 | | 186 | 0 |
| 187 | 1982 - 15 | 28 | 18 | 64 | | 193 | 1 |
| 188 | 1982 - 16 | 39 | 14 | 64 | | 153 | 0 |
| 189 | 1982 - 17 | 20 | 18 | 64 | | 395 | 0 |
| 190 | 1982 - 18 | 24 | 23 | 64 | | 140 | 0 |
| 191 | 1982 - 19 | 35 | 29 | 64 | | 84 | 0 |
| 192 | 1982 - 20 | 30 | 20 | 64 | | 191 | 0 |
| 193 | 1982 - 21 | 25 | 19 | 64 | | 473 | 0 |
| 194 | 1982 - 22 | 25 | 25 | 64 | | 232 | 0 |
| 195 | 1982 - 23 | 27 | 21 | 64 | | 374 | 0 |
| 196 | 1982 - 24 | 24 | 14 | 64 | | 474 | 0 |
| 197 | 1982 - 25 | 26 | 19 | 64 | | 369 | 0 |
| 198 | 1982 - 26 | 30 | 36 | 64 | | 68 | 0 |
| 199 | 1982 - 27 | 20 | 17 | 64 | | 402 | 0 |
| 200 | 1982 - 28 | 29 | 16 | 64 | | 444 | 0 |
| 201 | 1982 - 29 | 35 | 26 | 64 | | 244 | 0 |
| 202 | 1983 - 01 | 25 | 27 | 64 | | 149 | 0 |
| 203 | 1983 - 02 | 30 | 32 | 2 | | 50 | 0 |
| 204 | 1983 - 03 | 28 | 21 | 64 | | 382 | 0 |
| 205 | 1983 - 04 | 13 | 23 | 64 | | 312 | 0 |
| 206 | 1983 - 05 | 26 | 14 | 64 | | 344 | 0 |
| 207 | 1983 - 06 | 30 | 19 | 64 | | 381 | 0 |
| 208 | 1983 - 07 | 27 | 22 | 64 | | 390 | 0 |
| 209 | 1983 - 08 | 31 | 13 | 64 | | 182 | 0 |
| 210 | 1983 - 09 | 23 | 28 | 64 | | 30 | 0 |
| 211 | 1983 - 10 | 25 | 27 | 64 | | 235 | 0 |
| 212 | 1983 - 11 | 20 | 20 | 64 | | 466 | 0 |
| 213 | 1983 - 12 | 25 | 35 | 64 | | 94 | 0 |
| 214 | 1983 - 14 | 28 | 25 | 64 | | 167 | 0 |
| 215 | 1983 - 15 | 37 | 26 | 64 | | 158 | 0 |
| 216 | 1983 - 16 | 39 | 23 | 64 | | 148 | 0 |
| 217 | 1983 - 17 | 29 | 28 | 64 | | 77 | 0 |
| 218 | 1983 - 18 | 24 | 24 | 64 | | 188 | 0 |
| 219 | 1983 - 19 | 34 | 38 | 64 | | 1 | 0 |
| 220 | 1983 - 20 | 37 | 28 | 64 | | 186 | 0 |
| 221 | 1983 - 21 | 22 | 23 | 64 | | 254 | 0 |
| 222 | 1983 - 22 | 28 | 29 | 64 | | 207 | 0 |
| 223 | 1983 - 23 | 28 | 30 | 64 | | 39 | 0 |
| 224 | 1983 - 24 | 34 | 28 | 2 |  | 255 | 0 |
| 225 | 1983 - 25 | 23 | 19 | 64 | | 414 | 0 |
| 226 | 1983 - 26 | 23 | 24 | 64 | | 365 | 0 |
| 227 | 1983 - 27 | 37 | 31 | 64 | | 285 | 0 |
| 228 | 1983 - 28 | 24 | 10 | 64 | | 471 | 0 |
| 229 | 1983 - 29 | 22 | 19 | 64 | | 310 | 0 |
| 230 | 1984 - 01 | 30 | 32 | 64 | | 69 | 0 |
| 231 | 1984 - 03 | 33 | 30 | 64 | | 222 | 0 |
| 232 | 1984 - 04 | 40 | 24 | 64 | | 301 | 0 |
| 233 | 1984 - 05 | 27 | 20 | 64 | | 472 | 0 |
| 234 | 1984 - 06 | 31 | 23 | 64 | | 353 | 0 |
| 235 | 1984 - 07 | 31 | 18 | 64 | | 336 | 0 |
| 236 | 1984 - 09 | 36 | 19 | 64 | | 177 | 0 |
| 237 | 1984 - 10 | 25 | 27 | 64 | | 233 | 0 |
| 238 | 1984 - 11 | 25 | 23 | 64 | | 447 | 0 |
| 239 | 1984 - 12 | 42 | 25 | 64 | | 371 | 0 |
| 240 | 1984 - 14 | 29 | 27 | 64 | | 183 | 0 |
| 241 | 1984 - 15 | 38 | 33 | 64 | | 120 | 0 |
| 242 | 1984 - 16 | 35 | 24 | 64 | | 153 | 0 |
| 243 | 1984 - 18 | 35 | 36 | 64 | | 66 | 0 |
| 244 | 1984 - 21 | 30 | 11 | 64 | | 475 | 0 |
| 245 | 1984 - 22 | 39 | 22 | 64 | | 270 | 0 |
| 246 | 1986 - 09 | 42 | 25 | 64 | | 175 | 0 |
