1952 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1952 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 34 races across 24 tracks, with 12 different drivers reaching victory lane. Tim Flock captured the championship driving a Hudson.

Total Races

Different Winners

Tim Flock

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Hudson: 27, Oldsmobile: 3, Plymouth: 3, Chrysler: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway	Tim Flock	Hudson	27
2	152 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Marshall Teague	Hudson	61
3	100 Miles at Speedway Park	Speedway Park	Marshall Teague	Hudson	29
4	Wilkes County 200	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	24
5	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	22
6	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Buck Baker	Hudson	22
7	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile	24
8	99 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	28
9	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	37
10	100 Miles at Darlington Raceway	Darlington Raceway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	24
11	100 Miles at Dayton Speedway	Dayton Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	15
12	Poor Man's 500	Canfield Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Hudson	30
13	77 Miles at Hayloft Speedway	Hayloft Speedway	Gober Sosebee	Chrysler	14
14	100 Miles at Ft. Miami Speedway	Ft. Miami Speedway	Tim Flock	Hudson	24
15	90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Tim Flock	Hudson	19
16	113 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	24
17	250 Miles at Michigan State Fairgrounds	Michigan State Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Hudson	47
18	100 Miles at Stamford Park	Stamford Park	Buddy Shuman	Hudson	17
19	100 Miles at Wine Creek Race Track	Wine Creek Race Track	Tim Flock	Hudson	26
20	100 Miles at Monroe Speedway	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Hudson	15
21	100 Miles at Morristown Speedway	Morristown Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	32
22	100 Miles at Playland Park Speedway	Playland Park Speedway	Tim Flock	Hudson	19
23	88 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Hudson	22
24	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Bob Flock	Hudson	19
25	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	66
26	150 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	27
27	250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	44
28	150 Miles at Dayton Speedway	Dayton Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	30
29	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	22
30	135 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	29
31	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	29
32	Wilkes 200	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	27
33	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Donald Thomas	Hudson	24
34	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	19

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Tim Flock ★	8	22	25	33	7.6
2	Herb Thomas	8	19	22	32	8.3
3	Dick Rathman	5	14	14	27	12.7
4	Lee Petty	3	21	27	32	6.6
5	Fonty Flock	2	14	17	29	10.0
6	Marshall Teague	2	2	2	4	10.0
7	Bill Blair	1	10	13	19	10.3
8	Donald Thomas	1	5	14	21	11.4
9	Gober Sosebee	1	4	5	9	10.0
10	Buddy Shuman	1	3	7	15	13.5
11	Buck Baker	1	3	6	14	15.7
12	Bob Flock	1	1	1	2	15.0
13	Herschel Buchanan	0	4	5	5	5.0
14	Ray Duhigg	0	4	10	18	12.7
15	Joe Eubanks	0	4	9	19	12.7
16	Frankie Schneider	0	3	4	6	8.2
17	Perk Brown	0	3	6	19	14.0
18	Johnny Patterson	0	2	2	5	10.4
19	Pat Kirkwood	0	2	2	4	11.8
20	Bub King	0	2	5	10	12.3
21	Lloyd Moore	0	2	4	8	12.8
22	Ed Samples	0	2	4	8	14.4
23	Jack Reynolds	0	2	6	10	15.4
24	Tommy Moon	0	2	3	6	16.8
25	Jimmie Lewallen	0	2	7	20	17.3
26	David Ezell	0	1	1	1	3.0
27	Marion Edwards	0	1	1	1	5.0
28	Neil Cole	0	1	6	10	10.4
29	Bobby Courtwright	0	1	1	4	11.0
30	Dave Terrell	0	1	3	5	11.6