1952 NASCAR Speedway Division

Sporting event April 2026 August 2023 NASCAR Speedway Division 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division 7 May 10 June 29 Champion South Carolina 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. Schedule Rnd Date Race name Length Track Location Type Pole position Winning driverNC February 6 Florida Daytona Beach Time Trial 1 mi km Daytona Beach Road Course Daytona Beach, Florida Sand — South Carolina Buck Baker 1 May 10 South Carolina Darlington 200 200 mi km Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina Paved North Carolina Speedy Thompson South Carolina Buck Baker 2 May 25 Virginia Martinsville 150 75 mi km Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia Dirt Tennessee Bill Miller Georgia (U.S. state) Tex Keene 3 May 30 New York Rochester 100 100 mi km Monroe County Fairgrounds Rochester, New York Dirt Indiana Tom Cherry New Jersey Wally Campbell 4 June 1 North Carolina Charlotte 100 101.25 mi km Charlotte Speedway Charlotte, North Carolina Dirt Washington, D.C. Al Fleming New Jersey Wally Campbell 5 June 8 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta 100 100 mi km Lakewood Speedway Atlanta, Georgia Dirt New Jersey Wally Campbell New York Al Keller 6 June 15 Pennsylvania Heidelberg 100 100 mi km Heidelberg Raceway Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dirt New Jersey Wally Campbell Indiana Tom Cherry 7 June 29 Pennsylvania Langhorne 100 100 mi km Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt Indiana Tom Cherry Indiana Tom Cherry #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Beach Track solid 1px #AAAAAA #FB9902 Non-championship race solid 1px #AAAAAA Final points standings # Driver Team Car Points 1 South Carolina Buck Baker Penny Mullis Cadillac Special 1734 2 New Jersey Wally Campbell Campbell Ford Special 1517 3 Georgia (U.S. state) Tex Keene Al Wheatley Mercury Special 1266 4 Tennessee Bill Miller Raymond Parks Oldsmobile 88 Special 1251 5 Indiana Tom Cherry Cherry Mercury Special 1210 6 North Carolina Mickey Fenn Leland Colvin Ford Special 1126 7 Florida Gene Darragh Leland Colvin Ford Special 1098 8 New York Lyle Scott Scott DeSoto Special 1041 9 North Carolina Sam Waldrop Al Conrow Hudson Special 1024 10 Georgia (U.S. state) Jack Smith Roy Shoemaker Chrysler Special 914 See also 1952 in NASCAR 1952 AAA Championship Car season References Burt William M. The American Stock Car MBI Publishing Company St. Paul, MN 2001 Second http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=59759 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division Championship Capps Don The AUTOSPORT Bulletin Board 2003 2009-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213204737/http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=59759 2012-02-13 live Fielden Greg NASCAR Chronicle https://archive.org/details/nascarchronicle0000fiel_y6b2 registration Publications International, Ltd Lincolnwood, IL 2003 http://premium.nascar.com/KNOW/history/lookingback/1952/ 1952 Season Summary Know Your NASCAR NASCAR/Turner Productions, Inc 2001 2009-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714154752/http://premium.nascar.com/KNOW/history/lookingback/1952/ 2011-07-14 dead http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1952n.htm 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division Champ Car Stats 2008 2009-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20081122120309/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1952n.htm 2008-11-22 live *Speedway Division NASCAR Speedway Division Category:NASCAR Speedway Division