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NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 6, 1952
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	9	Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1951 Hudson Hornet	200	1,000	running	20
2	6	Bill Blair	2	George Hutchens	1952 Oldsmobile	200	700	running	18
3	10	Perk Brown	22	R.G. Shelton	1951 Hudson	199	450	running	0
4	11	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1951 Plymouth	199	350	running	0
5	20	Bobby Courtwright		Bobby Courtwright	1950 Oldsmobile	197	200	running	0
6	19	Neil Cole		Neil Cole	1950 Plymouth	189	150	running	0
7	21	Clyde Minter	38	Clyde Minter	1949 Buick	175	125	rear end	0
8	2	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1952 Hudson	174	100	running	0
9	7	Frankie Schneider	88	Clark-Warwick	1951 Oldsmobile	171	75	spindle	0
10	14	Jim Paschal	60	Julian Buesink	1951 Ford	169	50	overheating	0
11	3	Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1951 Hudson	162	25	spindle	121
12	4	Curtis Turner	41	John Eanes	1951 Hudson	162	25	wheel	12
13	18	Buddy Shuman	17	Buddy Shuman	1951 Ford	150	25	running	0
14	12	E.C. Ramsey	94	Louise Smith	1951 Ford	142	25	wheel	0
15	5	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	138	25	flipped	0
16	17	Jimmie Lewallen	24	J.O. Goode	1951 Plymouth	118	25	flipped	0
17	13	Charles Gattalia	128	Charles Gattalia	1951 Studebaker	94	25	spindle	0
18	8	Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1950 Oldsmobile	74	25	steering	0
19	15	Donald Thomas	72	Doug Meeks	1951 Ford	68	25	hub	0
20	1	Buck Baker	89	B.A. Pless	1952 Hudson	29	25	hubs	29
21	22	Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1949 Plymouth	29	25	hub	0
22	16	Shorty Gibbs		Shorty Gibbs	1951 Nash	11	25	head gasket	0

Time of race: 02:19:59
Average Speed: 42.862 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.76 seconds
4 cautions
Race Purse: $ 3,500
Attendance: 6,500