Results

The 1952 1952-05 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

1952-05

Sunday, April 6th, 1952

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 6 Hudson
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 1 Buick
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 1 Nash

  • Drivers Entered: 22
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 42.862
  • Cautions: 4 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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1952-05 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
2 6 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 200 18 0 running
5 20 -- Bobby Courtwright Oldsmobile 0 0 197 0 0 running
20 1 89 Buck Baker Hudson 0 0 29 29 0 hubs
13 18 17 Buddy Shuman Ford 0 0 150 0 0 running
17 13 128 Charles Gattalia Studebaker 0 0 94 0 0 spindle
7 21 38 Clyde Minter Buick 0 0 175 0 0 rear end
12 4 41 Curtis Turner Hudson 0 0 162 12 0 wheel
21 22 126 Dave Terrell Plymouth 0 0 29 0 0 rr hub
1 9 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 200 20 0 running
19 15 72 Donald Thomas Ford 0 0 68 0 0 rf hub
14 12 94 EC Ramsey Ford 0 0 142 0 0 wheel
15 5 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 138 0 0 crash
9 7 88 Frankie Schneider Oldsmobile 0 0 171 0 0 spindle
8 2 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 174 0 0 running
10 14 60 Jim Paschal Ford 0 0 169 0 0 overheating
16 17 24 Jimmie Lewallen Plymouth 0 0 118 0 0 crash
18 8 82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 0 0 74 0 0 steering
4 11 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 199 0 0 running
6 19 -- Neil Cole Plymouth 0 0 189 0 0 running
3 10 22 Perk Brown Hudson 0 0 199 0 0 running
22 16 -- Shorty Gibbs Nash 0 0 11 0 0 head gasket
11 3 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 162 121 0 spindle

Race Infractions

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