1952 Poor Man's 500

Race 12 of 34

Canfield
200 laps
Time of race: 2:04:51
Average speed of winner: 48.057 mph
Margin of victory: 4 feet
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: 4 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-199 unknown, H. Thomas 200

Race notes: First pole for Dick Rathman. Debut for Ernie Boost and George Hufford. Finale for Mike Little, Art Plas, and Bob Shaw. Only start for Paul Magee.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Herb Thomas	92		'52 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		200	1	1	running	1000	0
2	7	Bill Blair	2		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Hutchens			200	0	0	running	700	0
3	10	Bob Moore	78		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Moore			199	0	0	running	450	0
4	2	Tim Flock	91		'51 Hudson	Chester	Blackburn		196	0	0	running	350	0
5	9	Curtis Turner	41		'51 Hudson	Eanes			189	0	0	running	200	0
6	8	Joe Eubanks	82		'51 Hudson	Oates			189	0	0	running	150	0
7	17	Jimmie Lewallen	44		'50 Plymouth	Julian Petty			184	0	0	running	125	0
8	15	Bill Rexford			'50 Ford				183	0	0	running	100	0
9	27	Ted Chamberlain	93		'50 Plymouth	Ted Chamberlain			179	0	0	running	75	0
10	30	Ernie Boost			'51 Plymouth				179	0	0	running	50	0
11	1	Dick Rathman			'50 Ford			58.102	174	0	0	running	25	0
12	23	Paul Magee			'50 Plymouth				173	0	0	running	25	0
13	25	Nook Walters			'50 Ford				171	0	0	running	25	0
14	12	Neil Cole			'51 Hudson Hornet				169	0	0	transmission	25	0
15	18	Paul Pettit			'50 Oldsmobile 88				164	0	0	running	25	0
16	13	Donald Thomas	72		'50 Ford	T.D. Meeks			160	0	0	running	25	0
17	3	Fonty Flock	14		'50 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			155	0	0	engine	25	0
18	11	Lloyd Moore	59		'50 Ford	Buesink			151	0	0	axle	25	0
19	14	Ed Benedict	118		'51 Hudson	Swihart			129	0	0	hub	25	0
20	16	Ray Duhigg	24		'50 Plymouth	Goode			119	0	0	engine	25	0
21	29	Bob Shaw			'50 Ford				112	0	0	accident	25	0
22	24	Robbie Robinson	111		'51 Hudson				94	0	0	engine	25	0
23	6	Lee Petty	42		'51 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		70	0	0	engine	25	0
24	22	Mike Little			'50 Plymouth				62	0	0	engine	25	0
25	26	Art Plas			'50 Plymouth				46	0	0	engine	25	0
26	21	Bud Farrell			'50 Plymouth				41	0	0	hub	25	0
27	20	Ralph Liguori			'50 Plymouth				36	0	0	engine	25	0
28	28	Jack Reynolds	421		'50 Plymouth	Wiss Brothers			35	0	0	accident	25	0
29	19	George Hufford			'50 Plymouth				16	0	0	accident	25	0
30	5	Perk Brown	22		'51 Hudson	Shelton			15	0	0	engine	25	0