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1952 South Bend NASCAR

1952 South Bend NASCAR is 90th NASCAR race. Passed at the Playland Park circuit. Herb Thomas won the pole position, Tim Flock won this race. Lee Petty and Bub King also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1952 Morristown NASCAR
Next race: 1952 Rochester NASCAR
Race Start: 20th July 1952

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1952 South Bend NASCAR

17th victory for the Ted Chester team
15th victory for the Tim Flock
29th podium for the Tim Flock
22nd podium for the Lee Petty
1st podium for the Bub King

Hudson Hornet - 1952 South Bend NASCAR winner

Hudson Hornet #91 - 1952 South Bend NASCAR winner

1952 South Bend NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tim Flock	Hudson Hornet, #91	0	2h 23m 14s	Ted Chester
2	Lee Petty	Chrysler ?? 1952, #42			Petty Enterprises
3	Bub King	Hudson Hornet, #55			Bub King
4	Herschel Buchanan	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4			Frank Christian
5	Dick Passwater	DeSoto ?? 1952, #77			Frank Arford
6	Gene Comstock	Hudson Hornet, #8			Gene Comstock
7	Glen Larsen	Ford ?? 1950, #0
8	J.O. Staton	Ford ?? 1950, #94			Louise Smith
9	Bucky Sager	Hudson Hornet, #118			Ed Benedict
10	Red Duvall	Packard ?? 1951, #84			Hank Salat
14	Jimmy Clark, Paul Wensink, Marion Leech, Zane Howell	Studebaker ?? 1950, #0
15	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14			Frank Christian
16	Ray Duhigg	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #44			Julian Petty
17	Tommy Thompson	Hudson Hornet, #40			Tommy Thompson
18	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
19	Gene Darragh	Ford ?? 1950, #0			Gene Darragh

Qualifying Results for the 1952 South Bend NASCAR on the Playland Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	Herb Thomas
2	Tim Flock	Hudson Hornet, #91	Ted Chester
3	Tommy Thompson	Hudson Hornet, #40	Tommy Thompson
4	Bucky Sager	Hudson Hornet, #118	Ed Benedict
5	Bub King	Hudson Hornet, #55	Bub King
6	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14	Frank Christian
7	Dick Passwater	DeSoto ?? 1952, #77	Frank Arford
8	Red Duvall	Packard ?? 1951, #84	Hank Salat
9	Glen Larsen	Ford ?? 1950, #0
10	Herschel Buchanan	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4	Frank Christian
11	Lee Petty	Chrysler ?? 1952, #42	Petty Enterprises
12	Jimmy Clark	Ford ?? 1949, #0
13	Gene Comstock	Hudson Hornet, #8	Gene Comstock
14	Ray Duhigg	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #44	Julian Petty
15	J.O. Staton	Ford ?? 1950, #94	Louise Smith
18	Paul Wensink, Zane Howell, Marion Leech, Gene Darragh	Studebaker ?? 1951, #0