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NASCAR Grand National race
Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, NY
August 15, 1952
176 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 88 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	22	Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1952 Hudson	176	1,000	running	142
2	20	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1952 Hudson	176	700	running	0
3	21	Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1952 Hudson	174	450	running	0
4	18	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1952 Plymouth	174	350	running	21
5	12	Jim Reed	47	Jim Reed	1951 Ford	173	200	running	0
6	16	Jimmie Lewallen	24	J.O. Goode	1951 Plymouth	172	150	running	0
7	14	Ray Duhigg	44	Julian Petty	1951 Plymouth	171	125	running	0
8	2	George Gallup	103	George Gallup	1950 Oldsmobile	170	100	running	13
9	17	Neil Cole		John Golabek	1950 Plymouth	170	100	running	0
10	7	Ralph Liguori			1950 Ford	167	50	running	0
11	19	Larry Mann	43	Larry Mann	1951 Hudson	167	25	running	0
12	3	Dutch Hoag			1951 Ford	163	25	running	0
13	11	Harold Wright			1950 Ford	162	25	running	0
14	6	Fran Jischke			1950 Ford	158	25	running	0
15	5	Stew Hayes			1950 Ford	156	25	running	0
16	1	Pappy Hough		Pappy Hough	1951 Plymouth	155	25	running	0
17	4	Bob Schwingle			1951 Plymouth	142	25	tires	0
18	9	Herb Legg			1952 Chevrolet	133	25	tires	0
19	8	Slim Brown			1950 Ford	111	25	overheating	0
20	13	Lloyd Moore	59	Julian Buesink	1949 Ford	96	25	overheating	0
21	23	Larry Shurter		Larry Shurter	1950 Oldsmobile	62	25	overheating	0
22	15	Ronnie Kohler		Ronnie Kohler	1951 Plymouth	61	25	overheating	0
23	10	Ted Chamberlain	93	Ted Chamberlain	1949 Ford	41	25	engine	0

Notes: Scheduled for 200 laps; called after 176 due to rain.
Starting positions determined by random draw.
Racing-reference.info shows Gallup and Cole both finishing 8th.
Since Gallup was listed first, I assume Cole was 9th.
Race Purse: $ 3,550
Attendance: 5,975