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1952 Pikes Peak in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Pikes Peak circuit. Full information

1952 Pikes Peak

1952 Pikes Peak is 464th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Pikes Peak circuit. Al Rogers won the pole position, George Hammond won this race. Louis Unser and Al Rogers also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 1 lap (20 km).

Previous race: 1952 Detroit 100
Next race: 1952 Syracuse 100
Race Start: 1st September 1952

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1952 Pikes Peak

1st victory for the Leo Dobry team
1st victory for the George Hammond
1st podium for the George Hammond
5th podium for the Louis Unser
6th podium for the Al Rogers

Kurtis Kraft 2000 - 1952 Pikes Peak winner

Kurtis Kraft 2000 #63 - 1952 Pikes Peak winner

1952 Pikes Peak results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	George Hammond	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #63	200	15m 30.690s	Leo Dobry
2	Louis Unser	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #54	160	15m 34.700s+4.010s	Federal Engineering
3	Al Rogers	Coniff ? 1952, #9	140	15m 50.030s+19.340s	Joe Coniff
4	Paul Kleinschmidt	McDowell ? 1952, #4	120	15m 51.500s+20.810s
5	Hugh Thomas	Cadillac ? 1952, #12	100	15m 56.550s+25.860s	Bandimere
6	Shelby Hill	Ford Special, #1	80	16m 4.700s+34.010s	Shelby Hill
7	Charles Bryant	Alfa Romeo 308, #19	60	16m 7.150s+36.460s	Import Motors
8	Keith Andrews	? ? 1952, #3	50	16m 13.400s+42.710s
9	Art McKee	Chevrolet V6, #27	40	16m 22.800s+52.110s	Wayne Chevrolet
10	Johnny Mauro	Ferrari 375S, #35	30	16m 29.150s+58.460s	Johnny Mauro
11	Johnny Mantz	Offenhauser Special, #66	20	16m 31.950s+1m 1.260s	Bruce Johnstone
12	Herb Byers	Offenhauser Special, #23	10	16m 35.700s+1m 5.010s
13	Malcolm Brazier	Chevrolet Special, #2	0	17m 12.150s+1m 41.460s	Burns Kurie Motor Co
14	Milton Mabe	Chevrolet Special, #99	0	17m 24.250s+1m 53.560s	Shearer Lodge
15	Norman Robinson	Chevrolet V6, #28	0	17m 40.450s+2m 9.760s	Al de Mark
16	Wayne Sankey	? ? 1952, #70	0	18m 31.000s+3m 0.310s	Wayne Sankey
17	Loren Roberts	Chevrolet V6, #6	0		Grover
18	Walt Killinger	Offenhauser SC, #67	0		Ray Koch
19	Bob Finney, Red Shafer	Ford Special, #58	0		Rocky Mountain Oil Paving

Qualifying Results for the 1952 Pikes Peak on the Pikes Peak circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Al Rogers	Coniff ? 1952, #9	Joe Coniff
2	Loren Roberts	Chevrolet V6, #6	Grover
3	Herb Byers	Offenhauser Special, #23
4	Johnny Mauro	Ferrari 375S, #35	Johnny Mauro
5	Walt Killinger	Offenhauser SC, #67	Ray Koch
6	George Hammond	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #63	Leo Dobry
7	Louis Unser	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #54	Federal Engineering
8	Shelby Hill	Ford Special, #1	Shelby Hill
9	Keith Andrews	? ? 1952, #3
10	Bob Finney	Ford Special, #58	Rocky Mountain Oil Paving
11	Charles Bryant	Alfa Romeo 308, #19	Import Motors
12	Hugh Thomas	Cadillac ? 1952, #12	Bandimere
13	Red Shafer	Buick V8, #8	Phil Shafer
14	Milton Mabe	Chevrolet Special, #99	Shearer Lodge
15	Malcolm Brazier	Chevrolet Special, #2	Burns Kurie Motor Co
16	Norman Robinson	Chevrolet V6, #28	Al de Mark
17	Johnny Mantz	Offenhauser Special, #66	Bruce Johnstone
18	Art McKee	Chevrolet V6, #27	Wayne Chevrolet
19	Paul Kleinschmidt, Wayne Sankey	McDowell ? 1952, #4