Links for this race (some data may be unavailable): Race Results Qualifying Results Loop Data Stats Pit Stops Comments (9) Video Links (0) Crew Chiefs
1952-01     Post Speedway Division race Saturday, May 10, 1952 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 160 laps on a 1.250 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 2:06:11 Average speed: 95.09 mph Pole speed: 100.835 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 3 laps + Attendance: 8500 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 87   Buck Baker Penny Mullis Cadillac 160 2000 running 51 2 2 7   Bill Miller Raymond Parks Oldsmobile 157 1200 running 4 3 10 38   Tom Cherry Tom Cherry Mercury 156 800 running 0 4 9 88   Al Keller W.W. Burroughs Cadillac 151 650 running 0 5 6 74   Bob Jeffries J.B. Siegfred Hudson 150 550 running 0 6 3 2   Jack Smith Roy Shoemaker Chrysler 148 500 running 0 7 7 77   Buddy Shuman Norm Olsen GMC 146 400 running 0 8 4 22   Mickey Fenn Rentz-Johnson Ford 140 350 running 0 9 18 48   Sam Waldrop Al Conroy Hudson 138 300 running 0 10 20 27   Jimmy Thompson Bob Colvin Ford 137 200 running 0 11 11 2X   Red Ryder Mike Meniehelli Studebaker 129 175 running 0 12 21 24   Jim Sweeney Jim Sweeney Oldsmobile 120 150 running 0 13 8 52   Jiggs Peters Edwin Darnell Ford 119 125 running 0 14 14 45   Larry Pharer Larry Pharer Nash 119 100 running 0 15 1 25   Speedy Thompson Leland Colvin Ford 115 100 driveshaft 32 16 15 1   Wally Campbell Wally Campbell Ford 107 100 bearing 17 17 17 33   Steve McGrath Johnny Tadlock DeSoto 98 100 running 0 18 16 10   Tony Bonadies Red Crise Chrysler 82 100 head gasket 56 19 12 66   Herb Swann Herb Swann Oldsmobile 68 100 running 0 20 19 77   Lyle Scott Lyle Scott DeSoto 40 100 carburetor 0 21 13 5   Dick Rathmann Ike Kiser Ford 28 100 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bill Widenhouse 23 Hudson Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bill Miller 1 4 4   Speedy Thompson 5 5 1   Buck Baker 6 6 1   Speedy Thompson 7 7 1   Buck Baker 8 9 2   Speedy Thompson 10 10 1   Buck Baker 11 11 1   Speedy Thompson 12 29 18   Tony Bonadies 30 54 25   Wally Campbell 55 55 1   Tony Bonadies 56 86 31   Wally Campbell 87 102 16   Speedy Thompson 103 113 11   Buck Baker 114 160 47