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1952 Springfield 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 4 of 12 Saturday, August 16, 1952 at Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:03:36 Average speed: 94.336 mph Pole speed: 106.413 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 0.5 lap Attendance: 22706 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1952 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1952 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 7   Bill Schindler H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy 100 3613 running 42 200 2 2 4   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 100 2312 running 2 160 3 18 14   Sam Hanks Bardahl Oil Company Kurtis / Offy 100 1589 running 0 140 4 4 29   Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson / Offy 100 1156 running 0 120 5 17 16   Chuck Stevenson Bessie Lee Paoli Kurtis / Offy 100 867 running 0 100 6 13 33   Joe James Bowes Seal Fast   (Charles Bowes) Kurtis / Offy 100 722 running 0 80 7 9 2   Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug   (Lou Moore) Lesovsky / Offy 100 578 running 0 60 8 10 44   Jimmy Reece John Zink Kurtis / Offy 99 578 running 0 50 9 15 84   Tommy Hinnershitz B & M Malamud Scopa / Offy 98 433 running 0 40 10 8 25   Neal Carter Auto Shippers   (Lou Rassey) Kurtis / Offy 97 433 running 0 30 11 11 46   Ebe Yoder City of Goshen   (Walter Redmer) Stevens / Offy 96 361 running 0 20 12 5 98   Troy Ruttman J.C. Agajanian Kuzma / Offy 86 361 engine 56 10 13 14 94   Walt Faulkner Sid Street Pankratz / Offy 86 289 running 0   14 6 67   Gene Hartley Mel Wiggers Kurtis / Offy 82 289 running 0   15 12 15   Bobby Ball McDaniel Kurtis / Offy 56 289 spun out 0   16 16 8   Manny Ayulo Coast Grain   (Bob Weinberg) Lesovsky / Offy 46 289 magneto 0   17 7 76   Buzz Barton Parks Pawl / Offy 30 144 radius rod 0   18 1 73   Mike Nazaruk McNamara   (Lee Elkins) Kurtis / Offy 25 144 driveshaft 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Johnnie Parsons 6 Ricketts Kurtis / Offy Andy Linden 9 Miracle Power Kurtis / Offy Paul Russo 10 Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis / Offy Duane Carter 12 Pat Clancy Ewing / Offy Frank Luptow 19 Dillon Kurtis / Offy Eddie Russo 19 Charlie Pritchard Kurtis / Offy Bill Vukovich 26 Fuel Injection Howard Keck Kurtis / Offy Duke Dinsmore 32 Rouge Motor Kurtis / Offy Rodger Ward 34 Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy Eddie Johnson 38 Lee Elkins Wetteroth / Offy Frank Armi 39 Joe Shaheen Hill / Offy Gene Force 39 Iddings Meyer / Offy John Crone 42 Dome V8 Ottis Stine 58 Peter Wales Trucking Peter Wales Rae / Offy Allen Heath 66 John Zink Kurtis / Offy Jimmy Bryan 71 Lee Glessner Stevens / Offy Bob Sweikert 93 Dr. Morris Kurtis / Offy Jim Rathmann 99 Bardahl Oil Company Murrell Belanger Kurtis / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jack McGrath 1 2 2   Troy Ruttman 3 58 56   Bill Schindler 59 100 42