Results

The 1952 Motor City 250 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan State Fairgrounds race.

Motor City 250

Sunday, June 29th, 1952

Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI

  • 6 Oldsmobile
  • 16 Hudson
  • 5 Nash
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 2 Ford
  • 6 Chrysler
  • 2 Willys–Overland Motors
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 1 Packard

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 59.908
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Motor City 250 at Michigan State Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 25 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 249 0 0 running
30 36 1 Bill Holland Hudson 0 0 123 0 0 wheel
24 14 27 Bill Pruitt Nash 0 0 169 0 0 engine
36 46 174 Bill Rexford Nash 0 0 82 0 0 --
14 33 98 Billy Myers Plymouth 0 0 220 0 0 running
46 44 78 Bob Moore Oldsmobile 0 0 16 0 0 --
39 4 6 Bob Pronger Nash 0 0 49 0 0 --
16 21 55 Bub King Hudson 0 0 216 0 0 running
17 44 118 Bucky Sager Hudson 0 0 216 0 0 running
26 38 7 Bud Koehler Nash 0 0 140 0 0 overheating
2 34 89 Buddy Shuman Hudson 0 0 250 1 0 running
15 7 16 Charlie Hill Ford 0 0 217 0 0 running
6 31 77 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 243 0 0 running
38 1 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 64 44 0 overheating
22 43 13 Dick Stacey Chrysler 0 0 175 0 0 running
35 47 54 Don Rudolph Willys–Overland Motors 0 0 82 0 0 --
40 9 33 Ed Westveer Mercury 0 0 45 0 0 --
47 2 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 10 0 0 tie rod
11 18 121 Frank Mundy Hudson 0 0 225 0 0 running
18 6 162 Fred Bethune Chrysler 0 0 209 0 0 running
12 28 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 224 0 0 running
41 45 25 Gib Orr Hudson 0 0 43 0 0 --
3 17 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 249 0 0 running
7 46 3 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 238 0 0 running
33 39 53 Jack Fisher Oldsmobile 0 0 95 0 0 --
34 40 421 Jack Reynolds Plymouth 0 0 85 0 0 --
42 23 65 Jim Fiebelkorn Ford 0 0 35 0 0 --
20 45 41 Jimmie Lewallen Hudson 0 0 203 0 0 running
25 15 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 167 0 0 axle
28 12 26 John Scarfo Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 135 0 0 running
32 30 42 Lee Petty Chrysler 0 0 100 43 0 wheel
37 32 74 Leon Meadows Plymouth 0 0 67 0 0 --
27 3 59 Lloyd Moore Chrysler 0 0 137 0 0 wheel
29 10 897 Norman Lynch Willys–Overland Motors 0 0 130 0 0 crash
9 41 4 Otis Martin Plymouth 0 0 226 0 0 running
5 37 99 Pat Kirkwood Chrysler 0 0 246 0 0 running
43 27 43 Paul Newkirk Nash 0 0 27 0 0 --
13 25 22 Perk Brown Hudson 0 0 223 0 0 running
23 5 11 Ray Chase Lincoln 0 0 173 0 0 tie rods
31 20 24 Ray Duhigg Plymouth 0 0 120 0 0 running
19 11 84 Red Duvall Packard 0 0 205 0 0 steering
45 29 111 Robbie Robinson Hudson 0 0 20 0 0 --
44 22 20 Roger Attard Hudson 0 0 25 0 0 --
8 26 73 Stewart Joyce Chrysler 0 0 229 0 0 running
10 8 34 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth 0 0 226 0 0 running
1 16 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 250 162 0 running
21 19 40 Tommy Thompson Hudson 0 0 190 0 0 running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.