| Race::1952 Martinsville 100 | ||||||||
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| Track::Martinsville Speedway | ||||||||
| May 25, 1952 | ||||||||
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Laps | Status | ||
| 1 | 16 | 75 | Tex Keene | Mercury | 150 | running | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Jack Smith (IL) | Chrysler | 143 | running | ||
| 3 | 11 | 87 | Buck Baker | Cadillac | 136 | running | ||
| 4 | 12 | 77 | Lyle Scott | DeSoto | 130 | running | ||
| 5 | 7 | -- | Robert Johnson | Kaiser | 113 | running | ||
| 6 | 13 | 5 | Frankie Schneider | Ford | 112 | running | ||
| 7 | 10 | 74 | Al Fleming | Hudson | 98 | overheating | ||
| 8 | 5 | -- | Bob Peterson | Olds | 97 | overheating | ||
| 9 | 14 | 52 | Jiggs Peters | Ford | 73 | fire | ||
| 10 | 6 | -- | Roscoe Thompson | Ford | 65 | running | ||
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Bill Miller | Olds | 58 | fuel pressure | ||
| 12 | 17 | 66 | Herb Swann | Olds | 52 | battery | ||
| 13 | 2 | 77 | Buddy Shuman | Ford | 50 | accident | ||
| 14 | 9 | 25 | Mickey Fenn | Ford | 44 | engine | ||
| 15 | 15 | -- | Sam Waldrop | GMC | 38 | overheating | ||
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Wally Campbell | Ford | 20 | overheating | ||
| 17 | 3 | -- | Gene Darragh | Ford | 18 | axle | ||
The 1952 Martinsville 100 was a Speedway Division event held at Martinsville Speedway on May 25, 1952. Tex Keene won his only series race, holding off Jack Smith by an outstanding seven laps. Eventual season champ Buck Baker was 3rd.
Race Data[]
Notes: Scheduled for 200 laps; shortened to 150 due to rain. Time of race: 01:27:36 Average Speed: 51.37 MPH Race Purse: $ 4,650 Attendance: 7,500