1952 Silver Cup
Statistics
| September 1 | 3 Mile Course |
| Detroit River | 12 Mile Heats |
| Detroit, Michigan | 60 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Qual. | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-3 | My Sweetie (2) | Horace Dodge | Qual. | 67.198 | — |
| 2 | U-4 | Miss Great Lakes II | Al Fallon | Qual. | 80.953 | — |
| 3 | U-18 | Thunderbolt | George Zigas | 69.52 | 60.393 | — |
| 4 | U-51 | Gale II | Joe Schoenith | — | 77.538 | — |
| 5 | U-111 | Such Crust III | Jack Schafer | 60.211 | 68.255 | — |
| 6 | G-10 | Guided Missile | Harris Mcbride | — | — | — |
| 7 | G-31 | Hornet-Crust | Jack Schafer | 82.6 | 81.092 | — |
| 8 | CA-9 | Miss Supertest | Gordon Thompson | 69.673 | 64.24 | — |
| 9 | H-40 | Wildcatter (2) | Burnett Bartley Jr. | — | — | — |
| 10 | H-90 | Roughneck | Burnett Bartley | — | — | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hornet-Crust | Lou Fageol | 400 | 78.001 |
| 2. | Gale II | Danny Foster | 300 | 76.374 |
| 3. | Wildcatter | Burnett Bartley Jr. | 225 | 51.108 |
| 4. | My Sweetie | Al D'Eath | DSQ | 49.414 |
| 5. | Such Crust III | Walt Kade | DSQ | 49.359 |
| 6. | Roughneck | Burnett Bartley | 169 | 45.679 |
| 7. | Miss Supertest | Bill Braden | DNF | — |
| 8. | Miss Great Lakes II | Joe Taggart | DNF | — |
| 9. | Thunderbolt | George Zigas | DNF | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Gale II | Danny Foster | 400 | 65.094 |
| 2. | Such Crust III | Walt Kade | DSQ | 52.319 |
| 3. | Roughneck | Burnett Bartley | DSQ | 44.903 |
| 4. | My Sweetie | Al D'eath | DNF | — |
| 5. | Wildcatter | Burnett Bartley Jr. | DNF | — |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Gale II | Danny Foster | 400 | 68.007 |
| 2. | Such Crust III | Walt Kade | 300 | 67.428 |
| 3. | My Sweetie | Al D'eath | 225 | 65.335 |
| 4. | Roughneck | Burnett Bartley | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Heat 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gale II | 300 | 400 | 400 | CAN. | CAN. | 1100 |
| 2 | Hornet-Crust | 400 | DNS | DNS | CAN. | CAN. | 400 |
| 3 | Such Crust III | DSQ | DSQ | 300 | CAN. | CAN. | 300 |
| 4 | My Sweetie | DSQ | DSQ | 225 | CAN. | CAN. | 225 |
| 5 | Wildcatter | 225 | DNF | DNS | CAN. | CAN. | 225 |
| 6 | Roughneck | 169 | DSQ | DNF | CAN. | CAN. | 169 |
| 7 | Miss Supertest | DNF | DNS | DNS | CAN. | CAN. | 0 |
| 8 | Miss Great Lakes II | DNF | DNS | DNS | CAN. | CAN. | 0 |
| 9 | Thunderbolt | DNF | DNS | DNS | CAN. | CAN. | 0 |
Lap - Hornet-Crust 81.082
Heats Four and Five were cancelled due to rough water as a result of a rain storm. Roughnecker was disqualified due to cutting a buoy. All other disqualifications were due to starting after the leader had finished the first lap of the heat.
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]