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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1952-01

Palm Beach Speedway

January 20th, 1952

Race #1 of the 1952 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 27
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (2)
    • Ford (4)
    • Hudson (4)
    • Lincoln (1)
    • Mercury (3)
    • Oldsmobile (8)
    • Plymouth (3)
    • Studebaker (2)
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Dick Eagan Plymouth Dick Eagan Dick Eagan
118 Johnny Thompson Oldsmobile Hans Winter Hans Winter
14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile Air Lift Frank Christian
15 Harvey Henderson Ford Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson
17 Buddy Shuman Ford Buddy Shuman Buddy Shuman
18 Jimmy Florian Oldsmobile Jimmy Florian Jimmy Florian
182 Leo Richards Mercury -- --
2 Bill Blair Ford George Hutchens George Hutchens
22 Leon Sales Hudson R.G. Shelton R.G. Shelton
23 Al Keller Studebaker Perry Smith Perry Smith
3 Allan Clarke Chevrolet -- --
36 Al Funderburk Plymouth Boyce Gillette Boyce Gillette
42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Special Petty Enterprises
44 Jack Smith Hudson -- --
47 Jim Reed Lincoln Jim Reed Jim Reed
4jr Leo Caldwell Mercury Bud Barry Bud Barry
7 Frank Mundy Oldsmobile Gray Ghost Ted Chester
77 Chuck Mahoney Hudson Ken Swihart Ken Swihart
787 Jim Millard Mercury Ed Huegele Ed Huegele
81 Pappy Hough Ford Pappy Hough Pappy Hough
82 Tom Gifford Studebaker Tom Gifford Tom Gifford
86 Bill Davis Chevrolet Joe Mangini Joe Mangini
88 Frankie Schneider Oldsmobile ROCKET ROCKET
888 Iggy Katona Oldsmobile Jolley Cartage Iggy Katona
9 Ed Samples Oldsmobile Claude Alexander Claude Alexander
91 Tim Flock Hudson Ted Chester Ted Chester
94 Pancho Alvarez Oldsmobile Pancho Alvarez Pancho Alvarez