1952 NASCAR Speedway Division

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1952 NASCAR Speedway Division season
NASCAR Speedway Division
Season
Races7
Start dateMay 10
End dateJune 29
Awards
Champion Flag of South Carolina.svg Buck Baker
 none
1953  

The 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division consisted of seven races, beginning in Darlington, South Carolina on May 10 and concluding in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on June 29. There was also one non-championship event in Daytona Beach, Florida. The season champion was Buck Baker. This was the first season of the NASCAR Speedway Division. Every driver was an American racecar driver and every race was in the USA.

Contents

Schedule

RndDateRace NameLengthTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
NCFebruary 6 Flag of Florida.svg Daytona Beach Time Trial1 mile (1.6 km) Daytona Beach Road Course Daytona Beach, Florida Sand Flag of South Carolina.svg Buck Baker
1May 10 Flag of South Carolina.svg Darlington 200200 miles (320 km) Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina Paved Flag of North Carolina.svg Speedy Thompson Flag of South Carolina.svg Buck Baker
2May 25 Flag of Virginia.svg Martinsville 15075 miles (121 km) Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia Dirt Flag of Tennessee.svg Bill Miller Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Tex Keene
3May 30 Flag of New York.svg Rochester 100100 miles (160 km)Monroe County Fairgrounds Rochester, New York Dirt Flag of Indiana.svg Tom Cherry Flag of New Jersey.svg Wally Campbell
4June 1 Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte 100101.25 miles (162.95 km) Charlotte Speedway Charlotte, North Carolina Dirt Flag of Washington, D.C..svg Al Fleming Flag of New Jersey.svg Wally Campbell
5June 8 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta 100100 miles (160 km) Lakewood Speedway Atlanta, Georgia Dirt Flag of New Jersey.svg Wally Campbell Flag of New York.svg Al Keller
6June 15 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Heidelberg 100100 miles (160 km) Heidelberg Raceway Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dirt Flag of New Jersey.svg Wally Campbell Flag of Indiana.svg Tom Cherry
7June 29 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Langhorne 100100 miles (160 km) Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt Flag of Indiana.svg Tom Cherry Flag of Indiana.svg Tom Cherry
  Paved/Dirt Oval
  Beach Track
  Non-championship race

Final points standings

#DriverTeamCarPoints
1 Flag of South Carolina.svg Buck Baker Penny Mullis Cadillac Special1734
2 Flag of New Jersey.svg Wally Campbell Campbell Ford Special1517
3 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Tex KeeneAl Wheatley Mercury Special1266
4 Flag of Tennessee.svg Bill MillerRaymond Parks Oldsmobile 88 Special1251
5 Flag of Indiana.svg Tom CherryCherry Mercury Special1210
6 Flag of North Carolina.svg Mickey FennLeland Colvin Ford Special1126
7 Flag of Florida.svg Gene DarraghLeland Colvin Ford Special1098
8 Flag of New York.svg Lyle ScottScott DeSoto Special1041
9 Flag of North Carolina.svg Sam WaldropAl Conrow Hudson Special1024
10 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Jack Smith Roy Shoemaker Chrysler Special914

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