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Results

The 1952 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 1st, 1952

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 2 Willys–Overland Motors
  • 26 Hudson
  • 9 Oldsmobile
  • 9 Ford
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 11 Plymouth
  • 1 Packard
  • 1 Mercury
  • 3 Nash
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 2 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 66 (26 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 74.512
  • Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 400 341 0 running
2 42 58 Johnny Patterson Hudson 0 0 399 0 0 running
3 14 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 399 4 0 running
4 33 55 Bub King Hudson 0 0 398 0 0 running
5 53 16 Banjo Matthews Hudson 0 0 393 0 0 running
6 8 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 393 0 0 running
7 2 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 390 0 0 running
8 3 1 Herschel Buchanan Nash 0 0 390 0 0 running
9 5 87 Buck Baker Lincoln 0 0 388 0 0 running
10 50 24 Ray Duhigg Plymouth 0 0 387 0 0 running
11 16 9 Jack Smith Hudson 0 0 387 0 0 running
12 35 69 Rollin Smith Hudson 0 0 385 0 0 running
13 37 89 Jimmy Thompson Hudson 0 0 383 0 0 crash
14 47 51 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 383 0 0 running
15 48 59 Lloyd Moore Ford 0 0 382 0 0 running
16 38 53 Joe Weatherly Hudson 0 0 376 0 0 running
17 43 98 Buddy Shuman Plymouth 0 0 376 0 0 running
18 41 62 Keith Hamner Hudson 0 0 375 0 0 running
19 31 25 Clyde Pittinger Oldsmobile 0 0 375 0 0 running
20 10 99 Pat Kirkwood Chrysler 0 0 373 0 0 running
21 56 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 370 0 0 running
22 57 39 WE Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 368 0 0 running
23 59 28 Herb Fry Hudson 0 0 366 0 0 running
24 61 34 Iggy Katona Plymouth 0 0 365 0 0 running
25 21 77 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 364 0 0 running
26 23 83 Bill Miller Ford 0 0 357 0 0 running
27 11 85 Tony Bonadies Nash 0 0 350 0 0 running
28 27 66 Donald Thomas Plymouth 0 0 345 0 0 running
29 55 7 Bob Flock Hudson 0 0 338 0 0 running
30 12 67 Erwin Blatt Mercury 0 0 337 0 0 running
31 25 93 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth 0 0 337 0 0 running
32 9 47 Al Fleming Willys–Overland Motors 0 0 336 0 0 running
33 36 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 321 0 0 crash
34 0 94 EC Ramsey Ford 0 0 318 0 0 running
35 29 20 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 315 35 0 crash
36 32 75 Al Conroy Willys–Overland Motors 0 0 308 0 0 running
37 66 71 Coleman Lawrence Plymouth 0 0 297 0 0 running
38 65 79 Charles Weidler Hudson 0 0 279 0 0 running
39 45 31 Rudy Hires Hudson 0 0 267 0 0 running
40 40 60 Ralph Liguori Hudson 0 0 256 0 0 overheating
41 24 3 Lamar Crabtree Plymouth 0 0 254 0 0 piston
42 28 30 Johnny Bridgers Ford 0 0 244 0 0 overheating
43 44 57 Tommy Moon Hudson 0 0 240 0 0 overheating
44 17 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 223 0 0 overheating
45 51 17 June Cleveland Plymouth 0 0 205 0 0 running
46 34 52 Joe Guide Hudson 0 0 200 0 0 running
47 58 61 Possum Jones Ford 0 0 193 0 0 overheating
48 6 22 Roy Hall Chrysler 0 0 182 0 0 tires,fuel
49 7 11 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 174 0 0 engine
50 20 32 Jimmie Lewallen Hudson 0 0 168 0 0 engine
51 30 74 Pete Kelly Hudson 0 0 162 0 0 engine
52 46 6 Bobby Myers Ford 0 0 145 0 0 engine
53 18 18 Bucky Sager Hudson 0 0 142 0 0 lf wheel
54 15 46 Bob Pronger Oldsmobile 0 0 140 0 0 engine
55 39 43 Larry Mann Hudson 0 0 139 0 0 rear end
56 63 54 Weldon Adams Plymouth 0 0 125 0 0 crash
57 52 26 Jimmy Ingram Nash 0 0 91 0 0 no tires
58 60 27 Gwyn Staley Ford 0 0 74 0 0 overheating
59 26 21 Johnny Gouveia Plymouth 0 0 61 0 0 overheating
60 13 40 Tommy Thompson Hudson 0 0 37 20 0 engine
61 49 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 35 0 0 crash
62 54 5 Gene Darragh Hudson 0 0 32 0 0 crash
63 0 15 Merritt Brown Studebaker 0 0 28 0 0 engine
64 19 4 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 22 0 0 engine
65 4 19 Clyde Minter Packard 0 0 21 0 0 front end
66 22 12 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile 0 0 18 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

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