Originally based on the Formula One driver results legend template, but adjusted for accuracy regarding American motorsports cultural idiosyncracies.
| Color
|
Result
|
| Gold
|
Winner
|
| Silver
|
2nd place
|
| Bronze
|
3rd place
|
| Green
|
4th & 5th place (Top 5)
|
| Light Blue
|
6th-10th place (Top 10)
|
| Dark Blue
|
Finished (Outside Top 10)
|
| Purple
|
Did not finish (DNF)
|
| Red
|
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Brown
|
Withdrawn (Wth)
|
| Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
| Blank
|
Did not participate (DNP)
|
Driver replacement (Rpl)
|
Injured (Inj)
|
Race not held (NH)
|
| Not competing
|
|
| In-Line Notation
|
| Bold
|
Pole position
|
| Italics
|
Ran fastest race lap
|
| *
|
Led most race laps
|
| miscellaneous notation
|
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