The 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division consisted of seven races, beginning in Darlington, South Carolina on May 10 and concluding in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on June 29. There was also one non-championship event in Daytona Beach, Florida. The season champion was Buck Baker. This was the first season of the NASCAR Speedway Division. Every driver was an American racecar driver and every race was in the USA.
| 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division season | |
|---|---|
| NASCAR Speedway Division | |
| Season | |
| Races | 7 |
| Start date | May 10 |
| End date | June 29 |
| Awards | |
| Champion |  Buck Baker |
Schedule
edit| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Length | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | February 6 |  Daytona Beach Time Trial
|
1 mile (1.6 km) | Daytona Beach Road Course | Daytona Beach, Florida | Sand | — | Buck Baker
|
| 1 | May 10 | Darlington 200
|
200 miles (320 km) | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | Paved |  Speedy Thompson
|
Buck Baker
|
| 2 | May 25 |  Martinsville 150
|
75 miles (121 km) | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, Virginia | Dirt |  Bill Miller
|
 Tex Keene
|
| 3 | May 30 |  Rochester 100
|
100 miles (160 km) | Monroe County Fairgrounds | Rochester, New York | Dirt |  Tom Cherry
|
 Wally Campbell
|
| 4 | June 1 | Charlotte 100
|
101.25 miles (162.95 km) | Charlotte Speedway | Charlotte, North Carolina | Dirt |  Al Fleming
|
Wally Campbell
|
| 5 | June 8 | Atlanta 100
|
100 miles (160 km) | Lakewood Speedway | Atlanta, Georgia | Dirt | Wally Campbell
|
Al Keller
|
| 6 | June 15 |  Heidelberg 100
|
100 miles (160 km) | Heidelberg Raceway | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Wally Campbell
|
Tom Cherry
|
| 7 | June 29 | Langhorne 100
|
100 miles (160 km) | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Tom Cherry
|
Tom Cherry
|
Paved/Dirt Oval
Beach Track
Non-championship race
Final points standings
edit| # | Driver | Team | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buck Baker
|
Penny Mullis | Cadillac Special | 1734 |
| 2 | Wally Campbell
|
Campbell | Ford Special | 1517 |
| 3 | Tex Keene
|
Al Wheatley | Mercury Special | 1266 |
| 4 | Bill Miller
|
Raymond Parks | Oldsmobile 88 Special | 1251 |
| 5 | Tom Cherry
|
Cherry | Mercury Special | 1210 |
| 6 | Mickey Fenn
|
Leland Colvin | Ford Special | 1126 |
| 7 | Gene Darragh
|
Leland Colvin | Ford Special | 1098 |
| 8 | Lyle Scott
|
Scott | DeSoto Special | 1041 |
| 9 | Sam Waldrop
|
Al Conrow | Hudson Special | 1024 |
| 10 | Jack Smith
|
Roy Shoemaker | Chrysler Special | 914 |
See also
editReferences
edit- Burt, William M. (2001). The American Stock Car (Second ed.). St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company.
- Capps, Don (2003). "1952 NASCAR Speedway Division Championship". The AUTOSPORT Bulletin Board. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
- Fielden, Greg (2003). NASCAR Chronicle. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, Ltd.
- "1952 Season Summary". Know Your NASCAR. NASCAR/Turner Productions, Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
- "1952 NASCAR Speedway Division". Champ Car Stats. 2008. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2009.