| Wilbur Rakestraw's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956 - 31 | 12 | 16 | 999 |  | 29 | 0 |
| 2 | 1958 - 02 | 27 | 39 | 999 | | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | 1958 - 10 | 17 | 9 | 999 | | 95 | 0 |
| 4 | 1958 - 22 | 20 | 4 | 999 | | 190 | 0 |
| 5 | 1958 - 28 | 16 | 14 | 999 | | 241 | 0 |
| 6 | 1958 - 37 | 18 | 18 | 9 | | 179 | 0 |
| 7 | 1958 - 41 | 29 | 13 | 92 | | 344 | 0 |
| 8 | 1958 - 49 | 31 | 18 | 92 | | 332 | 0 |
| 9 | 1958 - 50 | 14 | 7 | 14A |  | 154 | 0 |
| 10 | 1958 - 51 | 13 | 11 | 92 | | 142 | 0 |
| 11 | 1959 - 03 | 14 | 22 | 92 | | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 1959 - 20 | 22 | 8 | 99X |  | 145 | 0 |
| 13 | 1959 - 26 | 10 | 22 | 99 | | 87 | 0 |
| 14 | 1960 - 04 | 28 | 25 | 99 | | 37 | 0 |
| 15 | 1960 - 05 | 50 | 24 | 99 | | 189 | 0 |
| 16 | 1960 - 10 | 29 | 24 | 99 | | 284 | 0 |
| 17 | 1960 - 21 | 36 | 44 | 99 | | 57 | 0 |
| 18 | 1960 - 23 | 14 | 12 | 99 | | 96 | 0 |
| 19 | 1960 - 26 | 9 | 10 | 99 | | 185 | 0 |
| 20 | 1960 - 27 | 18 | 11 | 99 | | 193 | 0 |
| 21 | 1960 - 29 | 11 | 19 | 99 | | 77 | 0 |
| 22 | 1960 - 30 | 10 | 11 | 99 | | 413 | 0 |
| 23 | 1960 - 32 | 16 | 22 | 99 | | 91 | 0 |
| 24 | 1960 - 35 | 30 | 26 | 99 | | 217 | 0 |
| 25 | 1960 - 44 | 45 | 41 | 99 | | 23 | 0 |
| 26 | 1961 - 04 | 19 | 29 | 99 | | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | 1961 - 05 | 44 | 56 | 99 | | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | 1961 - 09 | 42 | 34 | 99 | | 100 | 0 |
| 29 | 1961 - 25 | 16 | 16 | 99 | | 62 | 0 |
| 30 | 1961 - 26 | 7 | 7 | 99 | | 185 | 0 |
