1952 Southern 500 Results
Fonty Flock won the 1952 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 1, 1952, leading 341 of 400 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 66 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Fonty Flock | 1 | 400 | 341 | Running |
| 2 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | 42 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 14 | 399 | 4 | Running |
| 4 | 55 | Bub King | 33 | 398 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 16 | Banjo Matthews | 53 | 393 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | 8 | 393 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 2 | 390 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | 3 | 390 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 87 | Buck Baker | 5 | 388 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | 50 | 387 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | Jack Smith | 16 | 387 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 69 | Rollin Smith | 35 | 385 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 89 | Jimmy Thompson | 37 | 383 | 0 | Crash |
| 14 | 51 | Speedy Thompson | 47 | 383 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | 48 | 382 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 53 | Joe Weatherly | 38 | 376 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 98 | Buddy Shuman | 43 | 376 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 62 | Keith Hamner | 41 | 375 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 25 | Clyde Pittinger | 31 | 375 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 99 | Pat Kirkwood | 10 | 373 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 8 | Gene Comstock | 56 | 370 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 39 | W.E Baker | 57 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 28 | Herb Fry | 59 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 34 | Iggy Katona | 61 | 365 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 77 | Dick Passwater | 21 | 364 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 83 | Bill Miller | 23 | 357 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 85 | Tony Bonadies | 11 | 350 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 66 | Donald Thomas | 27 | 345 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 7 | Bob Flock | 55 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 67 | Irwin Blatt | 12 | 337 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 25 | 337 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 47 | Al Fleming | 9 | 336 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 91 | Tim Flock | 36 | 321 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 94 | E.C. Ramsey | 318 | 0 | Running | |
| 35 | 20 | Dick Rathmann | 29 | 315 | 35 | Crash |
| 36 | 75 | Al Conroy | 32 | 308 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | 66 | 297 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 79 | Charles Weidler | 65 | 279 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 31 | Rudy Hires | 45 | 267 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 60 | Ralph Liguori | 40 | 256 | 0 | Overheating |
| 41 | 3 | Lamar Crabtree | 24 | 254 | 0 | Piston |
| 42 | 30 | Johnny Bridgers | 28 | 244 | 0 | Overheating |
| 43 | 57 | Tommy Moon | 44 | 240 | 0 | Overheating |
| 44 | 2 | Bill Blair | 17 | 223 | 0 | Overheating |
| 45 | 17 | June Cleveland | 51 | 205 | 0 | Running |
| 46 | 52 | Joe Guide | 34 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 47 | 61 | Possum Jones | 58 | 193 | 0 | Overheating |
| 48 | 22 | Roy Hall | 6 | 182 | 0 | Tires,fuel |
| 49 | 11 | Fireball Roberts | 7 | 174 | 0 | Engine |
| 50 | 32 | Jimmie Lewallen | 20 | 168 | 0 | Engine |
| 51 | 74 | Pete Kelly | 30 | 162 | 0 | Engine |
| 52 | 6 | Bobby Myers | 46 | 145 | 0 | Engine |
| 53 | 18 | Bucky Sager | 18 | 142 | 0 | Lf wheel |
| 54 | 46 | Bob Pronger | 15 | 140 | 0 | Engine |
| 55 | 43 | Larry Mann | 39 | 139 | 0 | Rear end |
| 56 | 54 | Weldon Adams | 63 | 125 | 0 | Crash |
| 57 | 26 | Jimmy Ingram | 52 | 91 | 0 | Crash |
| 58 | 27 | Gwyn Staley | 60 | 74 | 0 | Overheating |
| 59 | 21 | Johnny Gouveia | 26 | 61 | 0 | Overheating |
| 60 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | 13 | 37 | 20 | Engine |
| 61 | 41 | Curtis Turner | 49 | 35 | 0 | Crash |
| 62 | 5 | Gene Darragh | 54 | 32 | 0 | Crash |
| 63 | 15 | Merritt Brown | 28 | 0 | Engine | |
| 64 | 4 | Slick Smith | 19 | 22 | 0 | Engine |
| 65 | 19 | Clyde Minter | 4 | 21 | 0 | Front end |
| 66 | 12 | Jim Paschal | 22 | 18 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 1, 1952 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 400 |