Detroit 100
Michigan State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
98 Laps/98 Miles
August 30, 1952
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 11 | Bill Vukovich | 98 | Agajanian | Kuzma | Offy | 98 | 1:13:34 79.928 | 200 |
2 | 4 | Paul Russo | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis | Offy | 98 | Finished | 160 |
3 | 15 | Chuck Stevenson | 16 | Springfield Welding | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 98 | Finished | 140 |
4 | 7 | Jack McGrath | 4 | Hinkle | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 98 | Finished | 120 |
5 | 13 | Neal Carter | 25 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 500A | Offy | 98 | Finished | 100 |
6 | 17 | Henry Banks | 2 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky | Offy | 97 | Flagged | 80 |
7 | 10 | Duane Carter | 12 | Pat Clancy | Ewing | Offy | 97 | Wrecked, car flipped | 60 |
8 | 2 | Andy Linden | 9 | Miracle Power | Kurtis 4000 | Offy SC | 96 | Flagged | 50 |
9 | 5 | Bobby Ball | 15 | Blakely Oil | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 96 | Flagged | 40 |
10 | 16 | Manny Ayulo | 8 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky | Offy | 95 | Flagged | 30 |
11 | 8 | Jim Rigsby | 29 | Bob Estes | Watson | Offy | 92 | Flagged | 20 |
12 | 18 | Walt Faulkner | 10 | Lutes Truck Parts | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 86 | Wrecked, turn 4 flip (James) | 6 |
13 | 9 | Bill Schindler | 7 | Chapman | Russo/Nichels | Offy | 74 | Steering problem | |
14 | 14 | Vic Carter | 58 | Peter Wales Trucking | Rae | Offy | 58 | Broken rear end | |
15 | 1 | Jimmy Reece | 44 | John Zink | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 34 | Bent underpan | |
16 | 3 | Rodger Ward | 34 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 19 | Broken connecting rod | |
17 | 6 | Mike Nazaruk | 73 | McNamara | Kurtis/Wetteroth | Offy | 15 | Broken drive shaft | |
18 | 12 | Roy Prosser | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis | Offy | 12 | Broken radius rod | |
-- | -- | Joe James | 10 | Lutes Truck Parts | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 35 | Relieved Faulkner 52-86 | 4 |
-- | -- | Carl Forberg | 79 | Gdula | Gdula | Offy | -- | Spun out qualifying | |
-- | -- | Walt Faulkner | 94 | Sid Street | Pankratz | Offy | -- | DNQ, mechanical | |
-- | -- | Joe James | 33 | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Buzz Barton | 63 | Jeanie Lee\Glessner | Stevens | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Gays Biro | 82 | Singer | X | Voelker | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | George Connor | 90 | Ricketts | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Carl Forberg | 23 | R A Cott | Maserati | Offy | -- | Spun both qualifying laps | |
-- | -- | Cliff Griffith | 19 | Dillon | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Walt Geiss | 68 | Vulcan Tool | Ralph Miller | Ralph Miller | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Sam Hanks | 14 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Eddie Johnson | 38 | L & E/Elkins | Wetteroth | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Frank Luptow | 66 | Walker | Kurtis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Ebe Yoder | 46 | City of Goshen/Redmer | Stevens | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Chuck Weyant | 67 | Mel-Rae | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bob Scott | 84 | B & M Malamud | Scopa | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Bob Sweikert | 22 | Tom Sarafoff | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Bill Vukovich | 77 | 22-98 |
Jimmy Reece | 21 | 1-21 |