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1952 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Lakewood Park circuit. Full information

1952 Atlanta NASCAR

1952 Atlanta NASCAR is 75th NASCAR race. Passed at the Lakewood Park circuit. Tim Flock won the pole position, Bill Blair won this race. Ed Samples and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1952 Columbia NASCAR
Next race: 1952 Macon NASCAR
Race Start: 20th April 1952

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1952 Atlanta NASCAR

1st victory for the George Hutchens team
2nd victory for the Bill Blair
8th podium for the Bill Blair
1st podium for the Ed Samples
17th podium for the Lee Petty

Oldsmobile 88 (First generation) - 1952 Atlanta NASCAR winner

Oldsmobile 88 (First generation) #2 - 1952 Atlanta NASCAR winner

1952 Atlanta NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2	0	1h 29m 43s	George Hutchens
2	Ed Samples	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #9			Claude Alexander
3	Lee Petty	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Buck Baker	Hudson Hornet, #89			B.A. Pless
5	Ed Benedict	Hudson Hornet, #118			Ken Swihart
6	Charles Gattilia	Studebaker ?? 1951, #128			Charles Gattalia
7	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4			Frank Christian
8	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
9	Gober Sosebee	Cadillac ?? 1950, #51			Sam Knox
10	Jimmy Florian	Ford ?? 1951, #18			Jimmy Florian
11	Bill Snowden	Hudson Hornet, #16			Bill Snowden
12	E.C. Ramsey	Ford ?? 1951, #94			Louise Smith
13	Curtis Turner	Hudson Hornet, #41			John Eanes
14	Roscoe Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14			Frank Christian
15	Tim Flock	Hudson Hornet, #91			Ted Chester
16	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120			Walt Chapman
17	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1951, #60			Julian Buesink
18	Bill Miller	Ford ?? 1951, #82			B.J. Dantone
19	Jack Smith	Studebaker ?? 1951, #23			Perry Smith
20	Buck McCardell	Nash ?? 1951, #0			Buck McCardell
21	Perk Brown	Hudson Hornet, #22			R.G. Shelton
22	Tommy Moon	Hudson Hornet, #57			C.D. Wilson
23	Charlie Causey	Kaiser ?? 1951, #110			Bob Osiecki
24	Harold Mays	Chrysler ?? 1951, #0			Harold Mays

Qualifying Results for the 1952 Atlanta NASCAR on the Lakewood Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Tim Flock	Hudson Hornet, #91	Ted Chester
2	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	Herb Thomas
3	Gober Sosebee	Cadillac ?? 1950, #51	Sam Knox
4	Buck Baker	Hudson Hornet, #89	B.A. Pless
5	Roscoe Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14	Frank Christian
6	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4	Frank Christian
7	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2	George Hutchens
8	Curtis Turner	Hudson Hornet, #41	John Eanes
9	Perk Brown	Hudson Hornet, #22	R.G. Shelton
10	Tommy Moon	Hudson Hornet, #57	C.D. Wilson
11	Charles Gattilia	Studebaker ?? 1951, #128	Charles Gattalia
12	Ed Benedict	Hudson Hornet, #118	Ken Swihart
13	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120	Walt Chapman
14	Bill Snowden	Hudson Hornet, #16	Bill Snowden
15	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1951, #60	Julian Buesink
16	Ed Samples	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #9	Claude Alexander
17	Lee Petty	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #42	Petty Enterprises
18	Jimmy Florian	Ford ?? 1951, #18	Jimmy Florian
19	E.C. Ramsey	Ford ?? 1951, #94	Louise Smith
20	Bill Miller	Ford ?? 1951, #82	B.J. Dantone
21	Jack Smith	Studebaker ?? 1951, #23	Perry Smith
22	Charlie Causey	Kaiser ?? 1951, #110	Bob Osiecki
23	Buck McCardell, Harold Mays	Nash ?? 1951, #0	Buck McCardell