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NASCAR Grand National race
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
May 4, 1952
150 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 150 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1952 Hudson	150	1,275	running	150
2	5	Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1951 Hudson	145	810	running	0
3	17	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1951 Plymouth	140	600	running	0
4	22	Jack Reynolds	421		1950 Plymouth	140	500	running	0
5	6	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	139	310	running	0
6	3	Buck Baker	89	B.A. Pless	1952 Hudson	138	210	running	0
7	32	Tom Dawson			1951 Lincoln	134	150	running	0
8	24	Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1949 Plymouth	134	125	running	0
9	19	Bud Farrell		William Gundaker	1951 Plymouth	132	100	running	0
10	8	Bill Blair	2	George Hutchens	1951 Oldsmobile	132	110	running	0
11	37	Jim Paschal	12	George Hutchens	1951 Ford	131	25	running	0
12	11	Neil Cole		Neil Cole	1951 Hudson	131	25	engine	0
13	21	Eddie Adams			1949 Plymouth	128	25	running	0
14	28	Ted Chamberlain	34	Bill Caltrider	1950 Plymouth	124	25	running	0
15	31	Bill James			1951 Plymouth	117	25	running	0
16	23	Don Price			1949 Ford	116	25	running	0
17	14	Charles Gattalia	128	Charles Gattalia	1951 Studebaker	112	25	engine	0
18	30	Red Tomlinson			1949 Ford	111	25	engine	0
19	4	Pat Kirkwood	99	Pat Kirkwood	1951 Chrysler	108	25	engine	0
20	33	Perk Brown	22	R.G. Shelton	1952 Hudson	108	25	engine	0
21	1	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1952 Hudson	96	50	engine	0
22	16	Hank Lee			1952 Oldsmobile	94	25	rear end	0
23	9	Donald Thomas	72	Doug Meeks	1950 Ford	87	25	water pump	0
24	25	Louise Smith		Louise Smith	1951 Oldsmobile	84	25	engine	0
25	27	Larry Mann		Larry Mann	1951 Nash	78	25	engine	0
26	36	Larry Shurter	75	Larry Shurter	1950 Oldsmobile	76	25	engine	0
27	29	Jim Reed	47	Jim Reed	1950 Oldsmobile	75	25	engine	0
28	13	George Gallup	103	George Gallup	1950 Oldsmobile	58	25	accident	0
29	26	John DuBoise			1950 Ford	53	25	radiator	0
30	35	Frank Mundy	7	Ted Chester	1951 Oldsmobile	50	25	rear end	0
31	7	Paul Pettit		Paul Pettit	1951 Oldsmobile	34	10	accident	0
32	12	Ed Benedict			1951 Hudson	28	10	engine	0
33	10	Buck McCardell		Buck McCardell	1952 Hudson	27	10	engine	0
34	18	Russ Hepler			1950 Ford	27		overheating	0
35	20	J.O. Staton	94	Louise Smith	1951 Ford	21		overheating	0
36	34	Wimpy Ervin			1951 Henry J	11		carburetor	0
37	15	Curtis Turner	41	John Eanes	1952 Hudson	5		engine	0

Time of race: 02:13:00
Average Speed: 67.669 MPH
Pole Speed: 47.34 seconds
Race Purse: $ 4,745
Attendance: 20,000