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Poor Man's 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Canfield Speedway, Canfield, OH
May 30, 1952
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| |
| 2
| 7
| Bill Blair
| 2
| George Hutchens
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 200
| 700
| running
| |
| 3
| 10
| Bob Moore
| 78
| Bob Moore
| 1951 Oldsmobile
| 199
| 450
| running
| |
| 4
| 2
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1951 Hudson
| 196
| 350
| running
| |
| 5
| 9
| Curtis Turner
| 41
| John Eanes
| 1951 Hudson
| 189
| 200
| running
| |
| 6
| 8
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1951 Hudson
| 189
| 150
| running
| |
| 7
| 17
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1950 Plymouth
| 184
| 125
| running
| |
| 8
| 15
| Bill Rexford
|
|
| 1950 Ford
| 183
| 100
| running
| |
| 9
| 27
| Ted Chamberlain
| 93
| Ted Chamberlain
| 1950 Plymouth
| 179
| 75
| running
| |
| 10
| 30
| Ernie Boost
|
|
| 1951 Plymouth
| 179
| 50
| running
| |
| 11
| 1
| Dick Rathmann
|
|
| 1950 Ford
| 174
| 25
| running
| |
| 12
| 23
| Paul Magee
|
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 173
| 25
| running
| |
| 13
| 25
| Nook Walters
|
|
| 1950 Ford
| 171
| 25
| running
| |
| 14
| 12
| Neil Cole
|
| Neil Cole
| 1951 Hudson
| 169
| 25
| transmission
| |
| 15
| 18
| Paul Pettit
|
| Paul Pettit
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 164
| 25
| running
| |
| 16
| 13
| Donald Thomas
| 72
| Doug Meeks
| 1950 Ford
| 160
| 25
| running
| |
| 17
| 3
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 155
| 25
| engine
| |
| 18
| 11
| Lloyd Moore
| 59
| Julian Buesink
| 1950 Ford
| 151
| 25
| axle
| |
| 19
| 14
| Ed Benedict
|
| Ed Benedict
| 1951 Hudson
| 129
| 25
| hub
| |
| 20
| 16
| Ray Duhigg
| 24
| J.O. Goode
| 1950 Plymouth
| 119
| 25
| engine
| |
| 21
| 29
| Bob Shaw
|
|
| 1950 Ford
| 112
| 25
| accident
| |
| 22
| 24
| Robbie Robinson
| 111
| Robbie Robinson
| 1951 Hudson
| 94
| 25
| engine
| |
| 23
| 6
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1951 Plymouth
| 70
| 25
| engine
| |
| 24
| 22
| Mike Little
|
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 62
| 25
| engine
| |
| 25
| 26
| Art Plas
|
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 46
| 25
| engine
| |
| 26
| 21
| Bud Farrell
|
| William Gundaker
| 1950 Plymouth
| 41
| 25
| hub
| |
| 27
| 20
| Ralph Liguori
|
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 38
| 25
| engine
| |
| 28
| 28
| Jack Reynolds
| 421
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 35
| 25
| accident
| |
| 29
| 19
| George Hufford
|
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 16
| 25
| accident
| |
| 30
| 5
| Perk Brown
| 22
| R.G. Shelton
| 1951 Hudson
| 15
| 25
| engine
| |
Time of race: 02:04:51
Average Speed: 48.057 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.98 seconds
4 cautions
Race Purse: $ 3,700
Attendance: 19,824