| 1952 Darlington 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,550 | Race Date: | May 10, 1952 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 11Min 35Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 83.818 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann | Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #120 Hudson | Car No.: | #11 Ford | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Walt Chapman | Team: | Saverence Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 20 of 80 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1952 Darlington 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 80 | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 80 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Air Lift | Running |  | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 2 | Jimmie Lewallen | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 11 | Fireball Roberts | Saverance Motors | Running | | 0 | 76 | 15 |
| 9 | 8 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Eanes Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 7 | Frank Mundy | Gray Ghost | Running | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sam Knox (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 77 | Weldon Adams | Adams Racing | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 0 | 72 | 12 |
| 14 | 19 | 96 | J.E. Hardie | J.E. Hardie (Car Owner) | Running | Studebaker | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 89 | Buck Baker | Charlotte Hudson Company | Radiator | Hudson | 0 | 66 | 28 |
| 16 | 15 | 128 | Charles Gattalia | Colonial Motors | Overheating | Studebaker | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 8 | Jack Smith | Overheating | Studebaker | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 18 | 7 | 22 | Perk Brown | R.G. Shelton (Car Owner) | Overheating | Hudson | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 21 | Speedy Thompson | Bruce Root (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 17 | Bill Widenhouse | Buddy Shuman (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 9 | Ed Samples | Claude Alexander (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 81 | Roscoe Thompson | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 99 | Leonard Tippett | Leonard Tippett (Car Owner) | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 94 | J.O. Staton | Louise Smith (Car Owner) | Tire | Nash | 0 | 10 | 0 |
