1952 Motor City 250 Results
Tim Flock won the 1952 Motor City 250 at Michigan State Fairgrounds on June 29, 1952, leading 162 of 250 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 47 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | Tim Flock | 16 | 250 | 162 | Running |
| 2 | 89 | Buddy Shuman | 34 | 250 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 17 | 249 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | Bill Blair | 25 | 249 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 99 | Pat Kirkwood | 37 | 246 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 77 | Dick Passwater | 31 | 243 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 3 | Hershel McGriff | 46 | 238 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 73 | Stewart Joyce | 26 | 229 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 4 | Otis Martin | 41 | 226 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 34 | Ted Chamberlain | 8 | 226 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 121 | Frank Mundy | 18 | 225 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 8 | Gene Comstock | 28 | 224 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 22 | Perk Brown | 25 | 223 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 98 | Billy Myers | 33 | 220 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 16A | Charlie Hill | 7 | 217 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 55 | Bub King | 21 | 216 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 118 | Bucky Sager | 44 | 216 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 162 | Fred Bethune | 6 | 209 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 84 | Red Duvall | 11 | 205 | 0 | Steering |
| 20 | 41 | Jimmie Lewallen | 45 | 203 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | 19 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 13 | Dick Stacey | 43 | 175 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 11 | Ray Chase | 5 | 173 | 0 | Tie rods |
| 24 | 27 | Bill Pruitt | 14 | 169 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 15 | 167 | 0 | Axle |
| 26 | 7 | Bud Koehler | 38 | 140 | 0 | Overheating |
| 27 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | 3 | 137 | 0 | Wheel |
| 28 | 26 | John Scarfo | 12 | 135 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 897 | Norman Lynch | 10 | 130 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 1 | Bill Holland | 36 | 123 | 0 | Wheel |
| 31 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | 20 | 120 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 42 | Lee Petty | 30 | 100 | 43 | Wheel |
| 33 | 53 | Jack Fisher | 39 | 95 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 421 | Jack Reynolds | 40 | 85 | 0 | - |
| 35 | 54 | Don Rudolph | 47 | 82 | 0 | - |
| 36 | 174 | Bill Rexford | 46 | 82 | 0 | - |
| 37 | 74 | Leon Meadows | 32 | 67 | 0 | - |
| 38 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | 1 | 64 | 44 | Overheating |
| 39 | 6 | Bob Pronger | 4 | 49 | 0 | Dnf |
| 40 | 33 | Ed Westveer | 9 | 45 | 0 | Dnf |
| 41 | 25 | Gib Orr | 45 | 43 | 0 | Dnf |
| 42 | 65 | Jim Fiebelkorn | 23 | 35 | 0 | Dnf |
| 43 | 43 | Paul Newkirk | 27 | 27 | 0 | Dnf |
| 44 | 20 | Roger Attard | 22 | 25 | 0 | Dnf |
| 45 | 111 | Robbie Robinson | 29 | 20 | 0 | Dnf |
| 46 | 78 | Bob Moore | 44 | 16 | 0 | Dnf |
| 47 | 14 | Fonty Flock | 2 | 10 | 0 | Tie rod |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | June 29, 1952 |
| Track | Michigan State Fairgrounds |
| Laps | 250 |