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Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 1, 1952
400 laps on 1.25 mile paved oval; 500 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1952 Oldsmobile 88
| 400
| 9,430
| running
| 341 |
2
| 42
| Johnny Patterson
| 58
| H.B. Ranier
| 1952 Hudson
| 399
| 3,000
| running
| 0 |
3
| 14
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 399
| 1,590
| running
| 4 |
4
| 33
| Bub King
| 55
| Bub King
| 1952 Hudson
| 398
| 1,230
| running
| 0 |
5
| 53
| Banjo Matthews
| 16
| Bill Snowden
| 1952 Hudson
| 393
| 950
| running
| 0 |
6
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1951 Plymouth
| 393
| 800
| running
| 0 |
7
| 2
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1952 Hudson
| 390
| 700
| running
| 0 |
8
| 3
| Herschel Buchanan
| 1
| Herschel Buchanan
| 1952 Nash
| 390
| 600
| running
| 0 |
9
| 5
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Al Wheatley
| 1952 Lincoln
| 388
| 500
| running
| 0 |
10
| 50
| Ray Duhigg
| 24
| J.O. Goode
| 1951 Plymouth
| 387
| 450
| running
| 0 |
11
| 16
| Jack Smith
| 9
| Ted Chester
| 1951 Hudson
| 387
| 420
| running
| 0 |
12
| 35
| Rollin Smith
| 69
| Rollin Smith
| 1952 Hudson
| 385
| 350
| running
| 0 |
13
| 37
| Jimmy Thompson
| 89
| B.A. Pless
| 1952 Hudson
| 383
| 300
| accident
| 0 |
14
| 47
| Speedy Thompson
| 51
| Sam Knox
| 1951 Ford
| 383
| 280
| running
| 0 |
15
| 48
| Lloyd Moore
| 59
| Julian Buesink
| 1952 Ford
| 382
| 250
| running
| 0 |
16
| 38
| Joe Weatherly
| 53
| Junie Donlavey
| 1952 Hudson
| 376
| 150
| running
| 0 |
17
| 43
| Buddy Shuman
| 98
| Joe Hawkins
| 1951 Plymouth
| 376
| 100
| running
| 0 |
18
| 41
| Keith Hamner
| 62
|
| 1952 Hudson
| 375
| 90
| running
| 0 |
19
| 31
| Clyde Pittinger
| 25
| S.J. Lorenzo
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 375
| 90
| running
| 0 |
20
| 10
| Pat Kirkwood
| 99
| Pat Kirkwood
| 1951 Chrysler
| 373
| 90
| running
| 0 |
21
| 56
| Gene Comstock
| 8
| Gene Comstock
| 1952 Hudson
| 370
| 90
| running
| 0 |
22
| 57
| W.E. Baker
| 39
| W.E. Baker
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 368
| 90
| running
| 0 |
23
| 59
| Herb Fry
| 28
| Herb Fry
| 1951 Hudson
| 366
| 95
| running
| 0 |
24
| 61
| Iggy Katona
| 34
| Bill Caltrider
| 1951 Plymouth
| 365
| 75
| running
| 0 |
25
| 21
| Dick Passwater
| 77
| Frank Arford
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 364
| 105
| running
| 0 |
26
| 23
| Bill Miller
| 83
| B.J. Dantone
| 1951 Ford
| 357
| 75
| running
| 0 |
27
| 11
| Tony Bonadies
| 85
| Tony Bonadies
| 1951 Nash
| 350
| 325
| running
| 0 |
28
| 27
| Donald Thomas
| 66
| Elmer Pooler
| 1951 Plymouth
| 345
| 60
| running
| 0 |
29
| 55
| Bob Flock
| 7
| Ted Chester
| 1952 Hudson
| 338
| 60
| running
| 0 |
30
| 12
| Erwin Blatt
| 67
| Erwin Blatt
| 1951 Mercury
| 337
| 60
| running
| 0 |
31
| 25
| Ted Chamberlain
| 93
| Ted Chamberlain
| 1950 Plymouth
| 337
| 60
| running
| 0 |
32
| 9
| Al Fleming
| 47
| L.W. Tickle
| 1952 Willys
| 336
| 210
| running
| 0 |
33
| 36
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1952 Hudson Hornet
| 321
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
34
|
| E.C. Ramsey
| 94
| Louise Smith
| 1951 Ford
| 318
| 50
| running
| 0 |
35
| 29
| Dick Rathmann
| 20
| Walt Chapman
| 1952 Hudson
| 315
| 460
| accident
| 35 |
36
| 32
| Al Conroy
| 75
| Larry Shurter
| 1952 Willys
| 308
| 150
| running
| 0 |
37
| 66
| Coleman Lawrence
| 71
| Coleman Lawrence
| 1950 Plymouth
| 297
| 50
| running
| 0 |
38
| 65
| Charles Weidler
| 79
|
| 1951 Hudson
| 279
| 50
| running
| 0 |
39
| 45
| Rudy Hires
| 31
| Rudy Hires
| 1952 Hudson
| 267
| 50
| running
| 0 |
40
| 40
| Ralph Liguori
| 60
| Ralph Liguori
| 1951 Hudson
| 256
| 50
| overheating
| 0 |
41
| 24
| Lamar Crabtree
| 3
| Red Harrelson
| 1951 Plymouth
| 254
|
| piston
| 0 |
42
| 28
| Johnny Bridgers
| 30
| Johnny Bridgers
| 1952 Ford
| 244
|
| overheating
| 0 |
43
| 44
| Tommy Moon
| 57
| C.D. Wilson
| 1951 Hudson
| 240
|
| overheating
| 0 |
44
| 17
| Bill Blair
| 2
| George Hutchens
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 223
|
| overheating
| 0 |
45
| 51
| June Cleveland
| 17
| W.A. Smith
| 1951 Plymouth
| 205
|
| running
| 0 |
46
| 34
| Joe Guide
| 52
| Sally Guide
| 1951 Hudson
| 200
|
| running
| 0 |
47
| 58
| Possum Jones
| 61
| Stan Parnell
| 1951 Ford
| 193
|
| overheating
| 0 |
48
| 6
| Roy Hall
| 22
|
| 1952 DeSoto
| 182
|
| tires
| 0 |
49
| 7
| Fireball Roberts
| 11
| Ed Saverance
| 1951 Ford
| 174
|
| engine
| 0 |
50
| 20
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 32
| R.G. Shelton
| 1952 Hudson
| 168
| 20
| engine
| 0 |
51
| 30
| Pete Kelly
| 74
| Pete Kelly
| 1952 Hudson
| 162
|
| engine
| 0 |
52
| 46
| Bobby Myers
| 6
| George Hutchens
| 1951 Ford
| 145
|
| engine
| 0 |
53
| 18
| Buckie Sager
| 18
| Ed Benedict
| 1952 Hudson
| 142
|
| wheel
| 0 |
54
| 15
| Bob Pronger
| 46
| Bob Pronger
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 140
|
| engine
| 0 |
55
| 39
| Larry Mann
| 43
| Larry Mann
| 1952 Hudson
| 139
|
| rear end
| 0 |
56
| 63
| Weldon Adams
| 54
| Weldon Adams
| 1951 Plymouth
| 125
|
| accident
| 0 |
57
| 52
| Jimmy Ingram
| 26
|
| 1951 Nash
| 91
|
| tires
| 0 |
58
| 60
| Gwyn Staley
| 27
|
| 1952 Ford
| 74
|
| overheating
| 0 |
59
| 26
| Johnny Gouveia
| 21
| Johnny Gouveia
| 1951 Plymouth
| 61
|
| overheating
| 0 |
60
| 13
| Tommy Thompson
| 40
| Tommy Thompson
| 1952 Hudson
| 37
| 200
| engine
| 20 |
61
| 49
| Curtis Turner
| 41
| John Eanes
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 35
|
| accident
| 0 |
62
| 54
| Gene Darragh
| 5
| Gene Darragh
| 1952 Hudson
| 32
|
| accident
| 0 |
63
|
| Merritt Brown
| 15
|
| 1951 Studebaker
| 28
|
| engine
| 0 |
64
| 19
| Slick Smith
| 4
| Frank Christian
| 1951 Oldsmobile
| 22
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
65
| 4
| Clyde Minter
| 19
| Paul Nunn
| 1952 Packard
| 21
|
| front end
| 0 |
66
| 22
| Jim Paschal
| 12
| George Hutchens
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 18
|
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 06:42:37
Average Speed: 74.512 MPH
Pole Speed: 50.819 seconds
7 cautions for 40 laps
Race Purse: $ 23,855
Attendance: 32,400