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1952-02 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 2 of 34 Sunday, February 10, 1952 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 49 laps* on a 4.100 mile road course (200.900 miles) Time of race: 1:46:10 Average speed: 85.612 mph Pole speed: 110.97 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 1 mn 21 sc Attendance: 20000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1952 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1952 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Pat Kirkwood 99 Chrysler 32.440   110.970   2   Lloyd Moore 59 Chrysler 33.000   109.090   3   Tommy Thompson 40 Chrysler 33.280   108.170   4   Herb Thomas 92 Hudson 33.730   106.730   5   Buck McCardell 250 Chrysler 33.840   106.380   6   Fonty Flock 14 Oldsmobile 34.450   104.500   7   Gober Sosebee 51 Oldsmobile 34.550   104.200   8   Ed Samples 9 Oldsmobile 34.550   104.200   9   Pepper Cunningham 44 Hudson 34.710   103.720   10   Doug Yates 90 Chrysler 34.820   103.390   11   Marshall Teague 6 Hudson 35.120   102.510   12   Jim Mayes 39 Chrysler 35.130   102.480   13   Mike Klapak 4 Hudson 35.310   101.950   14   Bill Blair 2 Oldsmobile 35.370   101.780   15   Leonard Tippett 199 Hudson 35.520   101.350   16   Dick Meyer 97 Lincoln 35.630   101.040   17   Leon Sales 22 Hudson 35.710   100.810   18   Larry Shurter 75 Oldsmobile 35.820   100.500   19   George Gallup 103 Oldsmobile 36.000   100.000   20   Buck Baker 87 Oldsmobile 36.030   99.920   21   Curtis Turner 41 Oldsmobile 36.030   99.920   22   Joe Eubanks 82 Oldsmobile 36.130   99.640   23   Ray Duhigg 30 Oldsmobile 36.200   99.450   24   Red Duvall 187 Packard 36.340   99.060   25   Joie Ray 105 Henry J 36.410   98.870   26   Roscoe Thompson 281 Oldsmobile 36.420   98.850   27   Bruce Atchley 107 Hudson 36.450   98.770   28   Johnny Thompson 188 Oldsmobile 36.600   98.360   29   J.E. Hardie 96 Studebaker 36.950   97.430   30   Don Oldenberg 142 Packard 36.950   97.430   31   Lee Petty 42 Lincoln 36.960   97.400   32   Tommy Moon 57 Hudson 37.120   96.980   33   111 Lincoln 37.120   96.980   34   Donald Thomas 72 Ford 37.210   96.750   35   Frankie Schneider 88 Oldsmobile 37.350   96.390   36   Buddy Shuman 17 Ford 37.390   96.280   37   Thomas Lechlider 32 Oldsmobile 37.630   95.670   38   Joe Guide 52 Hudson 37.770   95.310   39   Bill Miller 83 Ford 38.600   93.260   40   Tom Gifford 282 Studebaker 39.260   91.700   41   Dick Rathmann 120 Hudson 39.380   91.420   42   Paul Pettit 54 Oldsmobile 39.470   91.210   43   George Fleming 66 Hudson 39.550   91.020   44   Fireball Roberts 11 Ford 39.640   90.820   45   Leo Caldwell 154 Mercury 40.200   89.550   46   L.C. Rigsby 34 Plymouth 41.930   85.860   47   Mooney Williamson 181 Hudson 45.270   79.520   48   Tim Flock 91 Hudson     49   Jack Smith 77 Chrysler     50   Billy Carden 12 Oldsmobile     51   Al Keller 23 Studebaker     52   Jimmy Florian 18 Oldsmobile     53   Jim Reed 47 Lincoln     54   Smokey Purser 19 Oldsmobile     55   Bill Snowden 16 Cadillac     56   Jimmie Lewallen 24 Plymouth     57   Jimmy Ayers 3 Studebaker     58   Ray Janelle 89 Chrysler     59   E.C. Ramsey 94A Nash     60   Gordon Bishop 7 Oldsmobile     61   Bob Apperson 100 Chrysler     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available