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Motor City 250
NASCAR Grand National race
Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI
June 29, 1952
250 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 250 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 16
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1951 Hudson
| 250
| 5,050
| running
| 162 |
2
| 34
| Buddy Shuman
| 89
| B.A. Pless
| 1952 Hudson
| 250
| 2,225
| running
| 1 |
3
| 17
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1951 Hudson
| 249
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
4
| 25
| Bill Blair
| 2
| George Hutchens
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 249
| 600
| running
| 0 |
5
| 37
| Pat Kirkwood
| 99
| Pat Kirkwood
| 1951 Chrysler
| 246
| 500
| running
| 0 |
6
| 31
| Dick Passwater
| 77
| Frank Arford
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 243
| 400
| running
| 0 |
7
| 46
| Hershel McGriff
| 3
| Beryl Jackson
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 238
| 300
| running
| 0 |
8
| 26
| Stewart Joyce
| 73
| Stuart Joyce
| 1952 DeSoto
| 229
| 200
| running
| 0 |
9
| 41
| Otis Martin
| 4
| Otis Martin
| 1952 Plymouth
| 226
| 100
| running
| 0 |
10
| 8
| Ted Chamberlain
| 34
| Bill Caltrider
| 1951 Plymouth
| 226
| 100
| running
| 0 |
11
| 18
| Frank Mundy
| 121
| Walt Chapman
| 1952 Hudson
| 225
| 50
| running
| 0 |
12
| 28
| Gene Comstock
| 8
| Gene Comstock
| 1952 Hudson
| 224
| 50
| running
| 0 |
13
| 25
| Perk Brown
| 22
| R.G. Shelton
| 1951 Hudson
| 223
| 50
| running
| 0 |
14
| 33
| Billy Myers
| 98
| Joe Hawkins
| 1951 Plymouth
| 220
| 50
| running
| 0 |
15
| 7
| Charlie Hill
| 16
| Charlie Hill
| 1951 Ford
| 217
| 50
| running
| 0 |
16
| 21
| Bub King
| 55
| Bub King
| 1952 Hudson
| 216
| 50
| running
| 0 |
17
| 44
| Buckie Sager
| 118
| Ed Benedict
| 1951 Hudson
| 216
| 50
| running
| 0 |
18
| 6
| Fred Bethune
| 162
| Fred Bethune
| 1952 DeSoto
| 209
| 50
| running
| 0 |
19
| 11
| Red Duvall
| 84
| Hank Salat
| 1951 Packard
| 205
| 50
| steering
| 0 |
20
| 45
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 41
| R.G. Shelton
| 1952 Hudson
| 203
| 50
| running
| 0 |
21
| 19
| Tommy Thompson
| 40
| Tommy Thompson
| 1952 Hudson
| 190
| 25
| running
| 0 |
22
| 43
| Dick Stacey
| 13
| Jack Fisher
| 1952 Chrysler
| 175
| 25
| running
| 0 |
23
| 5
| Ray Chase
| 11
| Dave Kennedy
| 1951 Lincoln
| 173
| 25
| tie rods
| 0 |
24
| 14
| Bill Pruitt
| 27
| James Barnes
| 1952 Nash
| 169
| 25
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 15
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1952 Hudson
| 167
| 25
| axle
| 0 |
26
| 38
| Bud Koehler
| 7
| Walter Martinson
| 1951 Nash
| 140
| 25
| overheating
| 0 |
27
| 3
| Lloyd Moore
| 59
| Julian Buesink
| 1952 Chrysler
| 137
| 25
| wheel
| 0 |
28
| 12
| John Scarfo
| 26
|
| 1951 Kaiser
| 135
| 25
| running
| 0 |
29
| 10
| Norman Lynch
| 897
| Norman Lynch
| 1952 Willys
| 130
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 36
| Bill Holland
| 1
| Robert McGrath
| 1951 Hudson
| 123
| 25
| wheel
| 0 |
31
| 20
| Ray Duhigg
| 24
| J.O. Goode
| 1951 Plymouth
| 120
| 25
| running
| 0 |
32
| 30
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1952 Chrysler
| 100
| 75
| wheel
| 43 |
33
| 39
| Jack Fisher
| 53
| Jack Fisher
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 95
| 25
|
| 0 |
34
| 40
| Jack Reynolds
| 421
| Wiss Brothers
| 1952 Plymouth
| 85
| 25
|
| 0 |
35
| 47
| Don Rudolph
| 54
|
| 1952 Willys
| 82
| 25
|
| 0 |
36
| 46
| Bill Rexford
| 174
| Jim B. Copperheat
| 1951 Nash
| 82
| 25
|
| 0 |
37
| 32
| Leon Meadows
| 74
| Stuart Joyce
| 1952 Plymouth
| 67
| 25
|
| 0 |
38
| 1
| Dick Rathmann
| 120
| Walt Chapman
| 1951 Hudson
| 64
| 175
| overheating
| 44 |
39
| 4
| Bob Pronger
| 6
|
| 1952 Nash
| 49
| 25
|
| 0 |
40
| 9
| Ed Westveer
| 33
| Dave Kennedy
| 1952 Mercury
| 45
| 25
|
| 0 |
41
| 45
| Gib Orr
| 25
| J.E. Peters
| 1951 Hudson
| 43
|
|
| 0 |
42
| 23
| Jim Fiebelkorn
| 65
| Ken Whitney
| 1951 Ford
| 35
|
|
| 0 |
43
| 27
| Paul Newkirk
| 43
| Paul Newkirk
| 1951 Nash
| 27
|
|
| 0 |
44
| 22
| Roger Attard
| 20
| Roger Attard
| 1952 Hudson
| 25
|
|
| 0 |
45
| 29
| Robbie Robinson
| 111
| Robbie Robinson
| 1951 Hudson
| 20
|
|
| 0 |
46
| 44
| Bob Moore
| 78
| Bob Moore
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 16
|
|
| 0 |
47
| 2
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 10
|
| tie rod
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:10:23
Average Speed: 59.908 MPH
Pole Speed: 51.26 seconds
Race Purse: $ 11,675
Attendance: 23,000