Results

The 1952 Motor City 250 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan State Fairgrounds race.

Motor City 250

Sunday, June 29th, 1952

Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI

  • 6 Oldsmobile
  • 16 Hudson
  • 5 Nash
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 2 Ford
  • 6 Chrysler
  • 2 Willys–Overland Motors
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 1 Packard

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 59.908
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Motor City 250 at Michigan State Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 16 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 250 162 0 running
2 34 89 Buddy Shuman Hudson 0 0 250 1 0 running
3 17 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 249 0 0 running
4 25 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 249 0 0 running
5 37 99 Pat Kirkwood Chrysler 0 0 246 0 0 running
6 31 77 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 243 0 0 running
7 46 3 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 238 0 0 running
8 26 73 Stewart Joyce Chrysler 0 0 229 0 0 running
9 41 4 Otis Martin Plymouth 0 0 226 0 0 running
10 8 34 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth 0 0 226 0 0 running
11 18 121 Frank Mundy Hudson 0 0 225 0 0 running
12 28 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 224 0 0 running
13 25 22 Perk Brown Hudson 0 0 223 0 0 running
14 33 98 Billy Myers Plymouth 0 0 220 0 0 running
15 7 16 Charlie Hill Ford 0 0 217 0 0 running
16 21 55 Bub King Hudson 0 0 216 0 0 running
17 44 118 Bucky Sager Hudson 0 0 216 0 0 running
18 6 162 Fred Bethune Chrysler 0 0 209 0 0 running
19 11 84 Red Duvall Packard 0 0 205 0 0 steering
20 45 41 Jimmie Lewallen Hudson 0 0 203 0 0 running
21 19 40 Tommy Thompson Hudson 0 0 190 0 0 running
22 43 13 Dick Stacey Chrysler 0 0 175 0 0 running
23 5 11 Ray Chase Lincoln 0 0 173 0 0 tie rods
24 14 27 Bill Pruitt Nash 0 0 169 0 0 engine
25 15 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 167 0 0 axle
26 38 7 Bud Koehler Nash 0 0 140 0 0 overheating
27 3 59 Lloyd Moore Chrysler 0 0 137 0 0 wheel
28 12 26 John Scarfo Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 135 0 0 running
29 10 897 Norman Lynch Willys–Overland Motors 0 0 130 0 0 crash
30 36 1 Bill Holland Hudson 0 0 123 0 0 wheel
31 20 24 Ray Duhigg Plymouth 0 0 120 0 0 running
32 30 42 Lee Petty Chrysler 0 0 100 43 0 wheel
33 39 53 Jack Fisher Oldsmobile 0 0 95 0 0 --
34 40 421 Jack Reynolds Plymouth 0 0 85 0 0 --
35 47 54 Don Rudolph Willys–Overland Motors 0 0 82 0 0 --
36 46 174 Bill Rexford Nash 0 0 82 0 0 --
37 32 74 Leon Meadows Plymouth 0 0 67 0 0 --
38 1 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 64 44 0 overheating
39 4 6 Bob Pronger Nash 0 0 49 0 0 --
40 9 33 Ed Westveer Mercury 0 0 45 0 0 --
41 45 25 Gib Orr Hudson 0 0 43 0 0 --
42 23 65 Jim Fiebelkorn Ford 0 0 35 0 0 --
43 27 43 Paul Newkirk Nash 0 0 27 0 0 --
44 22 20 Roger Attard Hudson 0 0 25 0 0 --
45 29 111 Robbie Robinson Hudson 0 0 20 0 0 --
46 44 78 Bob Moore Oldsmobile 0 0 16 0 0 --
47 2 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 10 0 0 tie rod

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.