Southern 500 1952

Southern 500 1952 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Grand National Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 1 september 1952 på den 1,250 mile (2,01168 km) långa ovalbanan Darlington Raceway i Darlington i South Carolina. Totalt avverkades 500 miles (804,672 km) fördelat på 400 varv. Banunderlaget var asfalt. Loppet vanns av Fonty Flock i en Oldsmobile på tiden 6:42.37 körande för Frank Christian. Flocks snitthastighet var 74,512 mph. Han var vid målgång ensam förare på ledarvarvet, ett varv före tvåan Johnny Patterson. Prispotten uppgick till 23 855 dollar, varav 9 430 dollar gick till segraren.

Resultat

Plc	Nr	Förare	Team/ bilägare	Konstruktör	Start	Varv	Ledda varv
1	14	Fonty Flock	Frank Christian	Oldsmobile	1	400	341
2	58	Johnny Patterson	Ranier-Lundy	Hudson	42	399	0
3	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas Racing	Hudson	14	399	4
4	55	Bub King	Bub King	Hudson	33	398	0
5	16	Banjo Matthews	Snowden Racing	Hudson	53	393	0
6	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	8	393	0
7	82	Joe Eubanks	Phil Oates	Hudson	2	390	0
8	1	Herschel Buchanan	Herschel Buchanan	Nash	3	390	0
9	87	Buck Baker	Al Wheatley	Lincoln	5	388	0
10	24	Ray Duhigg	J.O. Goode	Plymouth	50	387	0
11	9	Jack Smith	Ted Chester	Hudson	16	387	0
12	69	Rollin Smith	Rollin Smith	Hudson	35	385	0
13	89	Jimmy Thompson	B.A. Pless	Hudson	37	383	0
14	51	Speedy Thompson	Sam Knox	Ford	47	383	0
15	59	Lloyd Moore	Julian Buesink	Ford	48	382	0
16	53	Joe Weatherly	Donlavey Racing	Hudson	38	376	0
17	98	Buddy Shuman	Joe Hawkins	Plymouth	43	376	0
18	62	Keith Hamner	i.u.	Hudson	41	375	0
19	25	Clyde Pittinger	S.J. Lorenzo	Oldsmobile	31	375	0
20	99	Pat Kirkwood	Pat Kirkwood	Chrysler	10	373	0
21	8	Gene Comstock	Gene Comstock	Hudson	56	370	0
22	39	W.H. Baker	W.H. Baker	Oldsmobile	57	368	0
23	28	Herb Fry	Herb Fry	Hudson	59	366	0
24	34	Iggy Katona	Bill Caltrider	Plymouth	61	365	0
25	34	Dick Passwater	Frank Arford	Oldsmobile	21	364	0
26	77	Bill Miller	B.J. Dantone	Ford	23	357	0
27	83	Tony Bonadies	Tony Bonadies	Nash	11	350	0
28	66	Donald Thomas	Elmer Pooler	Plymouth	27	345	0
29	7	Bob Flock	Ted Chester	Hudson	55	338	0
30	67	Erwin Blatt	Erwin Blatt	Mercury	12	337	0
31	93	Ted Chamberlain	Ted Chamberlain	Plymouth	25	337	0
32	47	Al Fleming	L.W. Tickle	Willys	9	336	0
33	91	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	Hudson	36	321	0
34	94	E.C. Ramsey	Louise Smith	Ford	i.u.	318	0
35	20	Dick Rathman	Walt Chapman	Hudson	29	315	35
36	95	Al Conroy	Larry Shurter	Willys	32	308	0
37	71	Coleman Lawrence	Coleman Lawrence	Plymouth	66	297	0
38	79	Charles Weidler	i.u.	Hudson	65	279	0
39	31	Rudy Hires	Rudy Hires	Hudson	45	267	0
40	60	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	Hudson	40	256	0
41	3	Lamar Crabtree	Red Harrelson	Plymouth	24	254	0
42	30	Johnny Bridgers	Johnny Bridgers	Ford	28	244	0
43	57	Tommy Moon	C.D. Wilson	Hudson	44	240	0
44	2	Bill Blair	George Hutchens	Oldsmobile	17	223	0
45	14	June Cleveland	W.A. Smith	Plymouth	51	205	0
46	52	Joe Guide	Sally Guide	Hudson	34	200	0
47	61	Possum Jones	Stan Parnell	Ford	58	193	0
48	22	Roy Hall	i.u.	Desoto	6	182	0
49	11	Fireball Roberts	Ed Saverance	Ford	7	174	0
50	32	Jimmie Lewallen	R.G. Shelton	Hudson	20	168	0
51	74	Pete Kelly	Pete Kelly	Hudson	30	162	0
52	6	Bobby Myers	George Hutchens	Ford	46	145	0
53	18	Bucky Sager	Ed Benedict	Hudson	18	142	0
54	46	Bob Pronger	Bob Pronger	Oldsmobile	15	140	0
55	43	Larry Mann	Larry Mann	Hudson	39	139	0
56	54	Weldon Adams	Adams Racing	Plymouth	63	125	0
57	26	Jimmy Ingram	i.u.	Nash	52	91	0
58	27	Gwyn Staley	i.u.	Ford	60	74	0
59	21	Johnny Gouveia	Johnny Gouveia	Plymouth	26	61	0
60	40	Tommy Thompson	Tommy Thompson	Hudson	13	37	20
61	41	Curtis Turner	John Eanes	Oldsmobile	49	35	0
62	5	Gene Darragh	Gene Darragh	Hudson	54	32	0
63	15	Merritt Brown	i.u.	Studebaker	i.u.	28	0
64	4	Slick Smith	Frank Christian	Oldsmobile	19	22	0
65	19	Clyde Minter	Paul Nunn	Packard	4	21	0
66	12	Jim Paschal	George Hutchens	Oldsmobile	22	18	0
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