| 1952 Playland Park 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,425 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Playland Park Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 2Hr 23Min 14Sec. | South Bend, Indiana | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 41.889 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 19 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #91 Hudson | Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Thomas Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | B.B. Blackburn | Crew Chief: | Desoto: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 159 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 58.120 MPH | |||||
| Official 1952 Playland Park 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
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| 1 | 2 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 159 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | Herschel Buchanan | Air Lift |  | 0 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 77 | Dick Passwater | Frank Arford (Car Owner) | Desoto | 0 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 13 | 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 174 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | Glen Larsen |  | 0 | 171 | 0 | Running | ||
| 8 | 15 | 94 | J.O. Staton | Smith Auto Parts | | 0 | 170 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 4 | 118 | Bucky Sager | Ed Benedict (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 165 | 0 | Overheating |
| 10 | 8 | 84 | Red Duvall | Hank Salat (Car Owner) | Packard | 0 | 144 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 11 | 12 | Jim Clark | | 0 | 135 | 0 | |||
| 12 | 16 | Paul Wensink | Willys | 0 | 127 | 0 | Accident | ||
| 13 | 18 | Marion Leech | Studebaker | 0 | 117 | 0 | Oil Pressure | ||
| 14 | 17 | Zane Howell | Studebaker | 0 | 109 | 0 | Accident | ||
| 15 | 6 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Air Lift | | 0 | 86 | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Julian Petty (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 70 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | 3 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 70 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Hudson | 0 | 64 | 41 | Accident |
| 19 | 19 | Gene Darragh | Gene Darragh (Car Owner) | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
