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Wilkes County 200
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
March 30, 1952
200 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 125 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| 200 |
2
|
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1951 Oldsmobile
| 199
| 700
| running
| 0 |
3
|
| Bill Blair
| 2
| George Hutchens
| 1952 Oldsmobile
|
| 450
| running
| 0 |
4
|
| Donald Thomas
| 72
| Doug Meeks
| 1951 Ford
|
| 350
| running
| 0 |
5
|
| Dave Terrell
| 126
| Dave Terrell
| 1951 Plymouth
|
| 200
| running
| 0 |
6
|
| Neil Cole
|
| Neil Cole
| 1950 Plymouth
|
| 150
| running
| 0 |
7
|
| Buddy Shuman
| 17
| Buddy Shuman
| 1951 Ford
| 175
| 125
| shocks
| 0 |
8
|
| Jim Paschal
| 60
| Julian Buesink
| 1950 Ford
| 165
| 100
| battery
| 0 |
9
|
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1951 Plymouth
| 142
| 75
| handling
| 0 |
10
|
| Otis Martin
|
|
| 1949 Buick
| 137
| 50
| running
| 0 |
11
|
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 122
| 25
| clutch
| 0 |
12
|
| Leonard Tippett
| 199
| Leonard Tippett
| 1951 Hudson
| 108
| 25
| rear end
| 0 |
13
|
| Shorty Gibbs
|
| Shorty Gibbs
| 1951 Ford
| 76
| 25
| brakes
| 0 |
14
|
| Charles Gattalia
| 128
| Charles Gattalia
| 1951 Studebaker
| 69
| 25
| overheating
| 0 |
15
| 2
| Buck Baker
| 89
| B.A. Pless
| 1952 Hudson
| 68
| 25
| radiator
| 0 |
16
|
| Marshall Teague
| 6
| Marshall Teague
| 1952 Hudson
| 57
| 25
| withdrew
| 0 |
17
|
| Bobby Courtwright
|
| Bobby Courtwright
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 47
| 25
| battery
| 0 |
18
|
| Frankie Schneider
| 88
|
| 1951 Oldsmobile
| 40
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
19
|
| Perk Brown
| 22
| R.G. Shelton
| 1951 Hudson
| 39
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
20
|
| Curtis Turner
| 41
| John Eanes
| 1952 Hudson
| 35
| 25
| radiator
| 0 |
21
|
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1951 Hudson
| 26
| 25
| gasket
| 0 |
22
|
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 24
| J.O. Goode
| 1951 Plymouth
| 26
| 25
| tie rod
| 0 |
23
|
| Dick Rathmann
| 120
| Walt Chapman
| 1951 Hudson
| 20
| 25
| radiator
| 0 |
24
|
| Harold Mays
|
| Harold Mays
| 1951 Chrysler
| 1
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:07:59
Average Speed: 58.597 MPH
Pole Speed: 29.97 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,550
Attendance: 10,000