| 1952 Poor Mans 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,700 | Race Date: | May 30, 1952 | Canfield Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4 FT | Race Duration: | 2Hr 4Min 51Sec. | Canfield, Ohio | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 48.057 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 4 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Car No.: | #120 Ford | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Thomas Racing | Team: | Walt Chapman | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 58.102 MPH | |||||
| Official 1952 Poor Mans 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Bill Blair | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 78 | Bob Moore | Bob Moore (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Eanes Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 44 | Jimmie Lewallen | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | Bill Rexford | Julian Buesink (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 183 | 0 | |
| 9 | 27 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | FRS Racing | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | Ernie Boost | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Dick Rathmann | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 23 | Paul Magee | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 25 | Nook Walters | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 12 | 53 | Neil Cole | Neil Cole (Car Owner) | Transmission | Hudson | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Paul Pettit | Paul Pettit (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 | |
| 16 | 13 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Air Lift | Engine | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Car Owner) | | 0 | 151 | 0 | |
| 19 | 14 | Ed Benedict | Ed Benedict (Car Owner) | Hub | Hudson | 0 | 129 | 0 | |
| 20 | 16 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | Southern Motors | Engine | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | Bob Shaw | Accident | | 0 | 112 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 24 | 111 | Robbie Robinson | Robbie Robinson (Car Owner) | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | Mike Little | Engine | | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 26 | Art Plas | Engine | | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 21 | Bud Farrell | William Gundaker (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 27 | 20 | Ralph Liguori | Engine | | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 28 | 421 | Jack Reynolds | Wiss Brothers Racing | Accident | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | George Hufford | Accident | | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 5 | 22 | Perk Brown | R.G. Shelton (Car Owner) | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 15 | 0 |
