Poor Mans 500
1952 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 34
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,700Race Date:May 30, 1952Canfield Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:4 FTRace Duration:2Hr 4Min 51Sec.Canfield, Ohio
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:48.057 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:4

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasDriver: Dick Rathmann D. RathmannHudson:9
Car No.:#92 HudsonCar No.:#120 FordOldsmobile:0
Team:Thomas RacingTeam:Walt ChapmanPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Smokey YunickCrew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:No Data FoundPole Speed:58.102 MPH
Official 1952 Poor Mans 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1492 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson02000Running
272 Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairGeorge Hutchens (Car Owner)02000Running
31078 Bob Moore B. MooreBob MooreBob Moore (Car Owner)01990Running
4291 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)Hudson01960Running
5941 Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis TurnerEanes Motor CompanyHudson01890Running
6882 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksOates Motor CompanyHudson01890Running
71744 Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie LewallenJulian Petty (Car Owner)01840Running
815 Bill Rexford B. RexfordBill RexfordJulian Buesink (Car Owner)01830Running
92793 Ted Chamberlain T. ChamberlainTed ChamberlainTed Chamberlain (Car Owner)01790Running
1030 Ernie Boost E. BoostErnie Boost01790Running
111 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann01740Running
1223 Paul Magee P. MageePaul Magee01730Running
1325 Nook Walters N. WaltersNook Walters01710Running
141253 Neil Cole N. ColeNeil ColeJohn Golabek (Car Owner)Hudson01690Transmission
1518 Paul Pettit P. PettitPaul PettitPaul Pettit (Car Owner)01640Running
161372 Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald ThomasDoug Meeks (Car Owner)01600Running
17314 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockAir Lift01550Engine
181159 Lloyd Moore L. MooreLloyd MooreJulian Buesink (Car Owner)01510Axle
1914 Ed Benedict E. BenedictEd BenedictEd Benedict (Car Owner)Hudson01290Hub
201624 Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay DuhiggSouthern Motors01190Engine
2129 Bob Shaw B. ShawBob Shaw01120Accident
2224111 Robbie Robinson R. RobinsonRobbie RobinsonRobbie Robinson (Car Owner)Hudson0940Engine
23642 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises0700Engine
2422 Mike Little M. LittleMike Little0620Engine
2526 Art Plas A. PlasArt Plas0460Engine
2621 Bud Farrell B. FarrellBud FarrellWilliam Gundaker (Car Owner)0410Hub
2720 Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori0380Engine
2828421 Jack Reynolds J. ReynoldsJack ReynoldsWiss Brothers Racing0350Accident
2919 George Hufford G. HuffordGeorge Hufford0160Accident
30522 Perk Brown P. BrownPerk BrownR.G. Shelton (Car Owner)Hudson0150Engine

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