Nascar Grand National Series 1952
Nascar Grand National Series 1952 var den 4:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 34 race och inleddes 20 januari på Palm Beach Speedway i Florida och avslutades på samma bana 30 november.
| Nascar Grand National Series 1952 | |
| Allmän information | |
|---|---|
| Plats | USA Kanada[a] |
| Säsongsnummer | 4 |
| Antal race | 34 |
| Start | 20 januari |
| Slut | 30 november |
| Bilar | |
| Chassin | [b] |
| Motorer | Se ovan. |
| Däckleverantör(er) | Firestone[1] |
| Deltagande | |
| Mästare | |
| Förarmästerskapet | Tim Flock |
| Märkesmästerskapet | Hudson |
| Årets rookie | Korades ej[c] |
| ◄ 1952 ► | |
Tim Flock vann serien i en Hudson. Hudson som bilmärke dominerade serien med 28 segrar och vann märkesmästerskapet. År 1952 var första året märkesmästare korades.
Resultat
redigera| Nr | Datum | Tävling | Bana | Pole | Vinnare | Konstruktör | Start | Rapport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 januari | Race 1 | Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, Florida | Tim Flock | Tim Flock | Hudson | 1 | |
| 2 | 10 februari | Race 2 | Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona Beach, Florida | Pat Kirkwood | Marshall Teague | Hudson | 11 | |
| 3 | 6 mars | Race 3 | Speedway Park, Jacksonville Florida | Marshall Teague | Marshall Teague | Hudson | 1 | |
| 4 | 30 mars | Wilkes County 200 | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 1 | Rapport |
| 5 | 6 april | Race 5 | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia | Buck Baker | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 9 | |
| 6 | 12 april | Race 6 | Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South Carolina | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Hudson | 1 | |
| 7 | 20 april | Race 7 | Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, Georgia | Tim Flock | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | 7 | |
| 8 | 27 april | Race 8 | Central City Speedway, Macon, Georgia | Jack Smith | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 maj | Race 9 | Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 maj | Race 10 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | Fireball Roberts | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 4 | |
| 11 | 18 maj | Race 11 | Dayton Speedway, Dayton, Ohio | Fonty Flock | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 3 | |
| 12 | 30 maj | Poor Man's 500 | Canfield Speedway, Canfield Ohio | Dick Rathman | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 4 | Rapport |
| 13 | 1 juni | Race 13 | Hayloft Speedway, Augusta, Georgia | Tommy Moon | Gober Sosebee | Chrysler | 2 | |
| 14 | 1 juni | Race 14 | Fort Miami Speedway, Toledo, Ohio | Fonty Flock | Tim Flock | Hudson | 4 | |
| 15 | 8 juni | Race 15 | Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina | Fonty Flock | Tim Flock | Hudson | 2 | |
| 16 | 15 juni | Race 16 | Charlotte Speedway[d], Charlotte, North Carolina | Fonty Flock | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 2 | |
| 17 | 29 juni | Motor City 250 | Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway, Detroit, Michigan. | Dick Rathman | Tim Flock | Hudson | 16 | Rapport |
| 18 | 1 juli | Race 18 | Stamford Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Kanada | Herb Thomas | Buddy Shuman | Hudson | 8 | |
| 19 | 4 juli | Race 19 | Shangri-La Speedway, Owego, New York | Tim Flock | Tim Flock | Hudson | 1 | |
| 20 | 6 juli | Race 20 | Monroe Speedway, Monroe, Michigan | Tim Flock | Tim Flock | Hudson | 1 | |
| 21 | 11 juli | Race 21 | Morristown Speedway, Morristown New Jersey | Herb Thomas | Lee Petty | Plymouth | 3 | |
| 22 | 20 juli | Race 22 | Playland Park, South Bend, Indiana | Herb Thomas | Tim Flock | Hudson | 2 | |
| 23 | 15 augusti | Race 23 | Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, New York | Pappy Hough | Tim Flock | Hudson | 22 | |
| 24 | 17 augusti | Race 24 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina | Herb Thomas | Bob Flock | Hudson | 6 | |
| 25 | 1 september | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | Fonty Flock | Fonty Flock | Oldsmobile | 1 | Rapport |
| 26 | 7 september | Race 26 | Central City Speedway, Macon, Georgia | Fonty Flock | Lee Petty | Plymouth | 8 | |
| 27 | 14 september | Race 27 | Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Herb Thomas | Lee Petty | Plymouth | 24 | |
| 28 | 21 september | Race 28 | Dayton Speedway, Dayton, Ohio | Fonty Flock | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 3 | |
| 29 | 28 september | Race 29 | Wilson Speedway, Wilson, North Carolina | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 1 | |
| 30 | 12 oktober | Race 30 | Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina | Bill Blair | Fonty Flock | Oldsmobile | 4 | |
| 31 | 19 oktober | Race 31 | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia | Perk Brown | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 2 | |
| 32 | 26 oktober | Wilkes 200 | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 1 | Rapport |
| 33 | 16 november | Race 33 | Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, Georgia | Donald Thomas | Donald Thomas | Hudson | 1 | |
| 34 | 30 november | Race 34 | Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, Florida | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 1 | |
| Källor:[2][3] | ||||||||
Slutställning
redigera| Plats | Förare | Starter | Vinster | Top 5 | Top 10 | Pole | Varv | Prispengar | Poäng | +\- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Flock | 33 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 1354 | $22 890 | 6858,5 | |
| 2 | Herb Thomas | 32 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 1010 | $18 965 | 6752 | –106 |
| 3 | Lee Petty | 32 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 193 | $11 876 | 6498,5 | –360 |
| 4 | Fonty Flock | 29 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1089 | $19 112 | 5183,5 | –1675 |
| 5 | Dick Rathman | 27 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 701 | $11 248 | 3952,5 | –2906 |
| 6 | Bill Blair | 19 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 120 | $7 899 | 3499 | –3360 |
| 7 | Joe Eubanks | 19 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | $3 630 | 3090,5 | –3768 |
| 8 | Ray Duhigg | 18 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $3 811 | 2986,5 | –3872 |
| 9 | Donald Thomas | 21 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | $4 477 | 2574 | –4285 |
| 10 | Buddy Shuman | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 65 | $4 587 | 2483 | –4376 |
| 11 | Ted Chamberlain | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1 277 | 2208 | –4671 |
| 12 | Buck Baker | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 139 | $3 187 | 2159 | –4700 |
| 13 | Perk Brown | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | $2 187 | 2151,5 | –4707 |
| 14 | Jimmie Lewallen | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $2 052 | 2033 | –4826 |
| 15 | Bub King | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $2 737 | 1993 | –4866 |
| Källor:[4] | ||||||||||
- Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.
Anmärkningar
redigera- ^ Endast loppet i Niagra Falls.
- ^ Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken kunde förekomma.
- ^ Årets Rookie korades inte officiellt förrän 1957.
- ^ Inte att förväxla med Charlotte Motor Speedway. Charlotte Speedway var en bana som var i bruk 1949-1956.
Referenser
redigera- ^ ”Tire Wars, Innovation Highlight Goodyear’s Relationship with NASCAR” (på engelska). frontofficesports.com. https://frontofficesports.com/tire-wars-innovation-highlight-goodyears-relationship-with-nascar/. Läst 2 juli 2021.
- ^ ”1952 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1952. Läst 16 maj 2021.
- ^ ”1952 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1952/W/. Läst 16 maj 2021.
- ^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1952” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1952/W. Läst 16 maj 2021.