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1952 Detroit 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 6 of 12 Saturday, August 30, 1952 at Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI 100 laps* on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:13:34 Average speed: 79.928 mph Pole speed: 90.817 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 9582 Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1952 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1952 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 15 1 44   Jimmy Reece John Zink Kurtis / Offy 34 168 underpan 21   8 2 9   Andy Linden Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy 96 360 running 0 50 16 3 34   Rodger Ward Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy 19 144 connecting rod 0   2 4 99   Paul Russo Belanger Motors   (Murrell Belanger) Kurtis / Offy 98 1728 running 0 160 9 5 15   Bobby Ball McDaniel Kurtis / Offy 96 336 running 0 40 17 6 73   Mike Nazaruk McNamara   (Lee Elkins) Kurtis / Offy 15 96 driveshaft 0   4 7 4   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 98 624 running 0 120 11 8 29   Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson / Offy 92 288 running 0 20 13 9 7   Bill Schindler H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy 74 216 steering 0   7 10 12   Duane Carter Pat Clancy Ewing / Offy 97 384 crash 0 60 1 11 98   Bill Vukovich J.C. Agajanian Kuzma / Offy 98 2400 running 77 200 18 12 81   Roy Prosser Central Excavating   (Floyd Trevis) Trevis / Offy 12 96 radius rod 0   5 13 25   Neal Carter Auto Shippers   (Lou Rassey) Kurtis / Offy 98 576 running 0 100 14 14 58   Vic Carter Peter Wales Trucking   (Peter Wales) Sampson / Offy 58 192 rear end 0   3 15 16   Chuck Stevenson Bessie Lee Paoli Kurtis / Offy 98 960 running 0 140 10 16 8   Manny Ayulo Coast Grain   (Bob Weinberg) Lesovsky / Offy 95 312 running 0 30 6 17 2   Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug   (Lou Moore) Lesovsky / Offy 97 480 running 0 80 12 18 10   Walt Faulkner Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis / Offy 86 240 crash 0 6 * Race shortened to 98 laps due to accident.

Relief Drivers: Car #10: Joe James (35 laps), 4 points) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Sam Hanks 14 Bardahl Oil Company Kurtis / Offy Cliff Griffith 19 Dillon Kurtis / Offy Bob Sweikert 22 Tom Sarafoff Kurtis / Offy Carl Forberg 23, 79 Joe James 33 Bowes Seal Fast Charles Bowes Kurtis / Offy Eddie Johnson 38 Lee Elkins Wetteroth / Offy Ebe Yoder 46 City of Goshen Walter Redmer Stevens / Offy Buzz Barton 63 Lee Glessner Stevens / Offy Frank Luptow 66 Walker Kurtis / Offy Chuck Weyant 67 Mel Wiggers Kurtis / Offy Walt Geiss 68 Vulcan Tool Ralph Miller Ralph Miller / Ralph Miller Gays Biro 82 Singer Volker Bob Scott 84 Ralph Malamud Scopa / Offy George Connor 90 Ricketts Kurtis / Offy Walt Faulkner 94 Sid Street Pankratz / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jimmy Reece 1 21 21   Bill Vukovich 22 98 77