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Southern 500 1952 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 34
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$23,855	Race Date:	Sep 1, 1952	Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:	1 Lap	Race Duration:	6Hr 42Min 37Sec.	Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	6 Among / 4 Drivers	Average Speed:	74.512 MPH	1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:	66	No. of Cautions:	7 For 40 Laps	darlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Fonty Flock F. Flock	Driver:	Fonty Flock F. Flock	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#14 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#14 Oldsmobile	Hudson:	0
Team:		Team:		Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:	Red Vogt	Crew Chief:		Nash:	0
Laps Led:	341 of 400	Pole Speed:	88.550 MPH

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Official 1952 Southern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Air Lift Special		0	400	127	Running
2	42	58	Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny Patterson	H.B. Ranier (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	399	0	Running
3	14	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	399	4	Running
4	33	55	Bub King B. KingBub King	Bub King (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	398	0	Running
5	53	16	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Snowden Racing	Hudson	0	393	0	Running
6	8	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	393	0	Running
7	2	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company	Hudson	0	390	0	Running
8	3	1	Herschel Buchanan H. BuchananHerschel Buchanan	Ponce Motors	Nash	0	390	0	Running
9	5	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Wheatley Motors	Lincoln	0	388	0	Running
10	50	24	Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay Duhigg	Southern Motors		0	387	0	Running
11	16	9	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Ted Chester (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	387	0	Running
12	35	69	Rollin Smith R. SmithRollin Smith	Rollin Smith (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	385	0	Running
13	37	89	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	B.A. Pless (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	383	0	Accident
14	47	51	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Sam Knox (Car Owner)		0	383	0	Running
15	48	59	Lloyd Moore L. MooreLloyd Moore	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	382	0	Running
16	38	53	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Donlavey Racing	Hudson	0	376	0	Running
17	43	98	Buddy Shuman B. ShumanBuddy Shuman	Joe Hawkins (Car Owner)		0	376	0	Running
18	41	62	Keith Hamner K. HamnerKeith Hamner		Hudson	0	375	0	Running
19	31	25	Clyde Pittinger C. PittingerClyde Pittinger	A.J. Lorenzo (Car Owner)		0	375	0	Running
20	10	99	Pat Kirkwood P. KirkwoodPat Kirkwood	San Juan Motors	Chrysler	0	373	0	Running
21	56	8	Gene Comstock G. ComstockGene Comstock	Fry Motors	Hudson	0	370	0	Running
22	57	39	W.E. Baker W. BakerW.E. Baker	W.E. Baker (Car Owner)		0	368	0	Running
23	59	28	Herb Fry H. FryHerb Fry	Herb Fry (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	366	0	Running
24	61	34	Iggy Katona I. KatonaIggy Katona	Bill Caltrider (Car Owner)		0	365	0	Running
25	21	77	Dick Passwater D. PasswaterDick Passwater	Frank Arford (Car Owner)		0	364	0	Running
26	23	83	Bill Miller B. MillerBill Miller	Dantone Racing Stable		0	357	0	Running
27	11	85	Tony Bonadies T. BonadiesTony Bonadies	Tony Bonadies (Car Owner)	Nash	0	350	0	Running
28	27	66	Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald Thomas	Elmer Pooler (Car Owner)		0	345	0	Running
29	55	7	Bob Flock B. FlockBob Flock	Blackburn Auto Service	Hudson	0	338	0	Running
30	12	67	Erwin Blatt I. BlattErwin Blatt	Erwin Blatt (Car Owner)		0	337	0	Running
31	25	93	Ted Chamberlain T. ChamberlainTed Chamberlain	Call Me Squirt		0	337	0	Running
32	9	47	Al Fleming Al FlemingAl Fleming	L.W. Tickle (Car Owner)	Willys	0	336	0	Running
33	36	91	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Blackburn Auto Service	Hudson	0	321	0	Accident
34	0	94	E.C. Ramsey E. RamseyE.C. Ramsey	Smith Auto Parts		0	318	0	Running
35	29	20	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Walt Chapman (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	315	35	Accident
36	32	75	Al Conroy Al ConroyAl Conroy	Larry Shurter (Car Owner)	Willys	0	308	0	Running
37	66	71	Coleman Lawrence C. LawrenceColeman Lawrence	Coleman Lawrence (Car Owner)		0	297	0	Running
38	65	79	Charles Weidler C. WeidlerCharles Weidler		Hudson	0	279	0	Running
39	45	31	Rudy Hires R. HiresRudy Hires	Rudy Hires (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	267	0	Running
40	40	60	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	256	0	Overheating
41	24	3	Lamar Crabtree L. CrabtreeLamar Crabtree	Red Harrelson (Car Owner)		0	254	0	Piston
42	28	30	Johnny Bridgers J. BridgersJohnny Bridgers	Johnny Bridgers (Car Owner)		0	244	0	Overheating
43	44	57	Tommy Moon T. MoonTommy Moon	C.D. Wilson (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	240	0	Overheating
44	17	2	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	George Hutchens (Car Owner)		0	223	0	Overheating
45	51	17	June Cleveland J. ClevelandJune Cleveland	W.A. Smith (Car Owner)		0	205	0	Running
46	34	52	Joe Guide J. GuideJoe Guide	Hudson Guide Motors	Hudson	0	200	0	Running
47	58	61	Possum Jones P. JonesPossum Jones	Stan Parnell (Car Owner)		0	193	0	Overheating
48	6	22	Roy Hall R. HallRoy Hall		Desoto	0	182	0	Fuel
49	7	11	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Saverance Motors		0	174	0	Engine
50	20	32	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	R.G. Shelton (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	168	0	Engine
51	30	74	Pete Kelly P. KellyPete Kelly	Pete Kelly (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	162	0	Engine
52	46	6	Bobby Myers B. MyersBobby Myers	Big Bear Market		0	145	0	Engine
53	18	18	Bucky Sager B. SagerBucky Sager	Ed Benedict (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	142	0	Wheel
54	15	46	Bob Pronger B. ProngerBob Pronger	Bob Pronger (Car Owner)		0	140	0	Engine
55	39	43	Larry Mann L. MannLarry Mann	Green Hornet	Hudson	0	139	0	Rear Gear
56	63	54	Weldon Adams W. AdamsWeldon Adams	Adams Racing		0	125	0	Accident
57	52	26	Jimmy Ingram J. IngramJimmy Ingram		Nash	0	91	0	Accident
58	60	27	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	The Wilkes Boys		0	74	0	Overheating
59	26	21	Johnny Gouveia J. GouveiaJohnny Gouveia	Johnny Gouveia (Car Owner)		0	61	0	Overheating
60	13	40	Tommy Thompson T. ThompsonTommy Thompson	Tommy Thompson (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	37	20	Engine
61	49	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Eanes Motor Company		0	35	0	Accident
62	54	5	Gene Darragh G. DarraghGene Darragh	Gene Darragh (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	32	0	Accident
63	0	15	Merritt Brown M. BrownMerritt Brown		Studebaker	0	28	0	Engine
64	19	4	Slick Smith S. SmithSlick Smith	Air Lift		0	22	0	Engine
65	4	19	Clyde Minter C. MinterClyde Minter	Paul Nunn (Car Owner)	Packard	0	21	0	Suspension
66	22	12	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	George Hutchens (Car Owner)		0	18	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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