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NASCAR Grand National race
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
September 14, 1952
250 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	24	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1951 Plymouth	250	2,500	running	41
2	10	Bill Blair	2	George Hutchens	1952 Oldsmobile	250	1,250	running	89
3	3	Herschel Buchanan	1	Herschel Buchanan	1952 Nash	248	750	running	0
4	12	Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1952 Hudson	247	500	running	9
5	8	Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1952 Hudson	246	450	running	61
6	13	Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian	1952 Oldsmobile	246	400	running	0
7	23	Neil Cole		John Golabek	1950 Plymouth	245	350	running	0
8	2	Ray Duhigg	24	J.O. Goode	1951 Plymouth	241	300	running	0
9	6	Jack Reynolds			1950 Dodge	241	250	running	0
10	29	Elton Hildreth	167	Elton Hildreth	1950 Nash	237	200	running	0
11	26	Iggy Katona		Bill Caltrider	1951 Plymouth	236	150	running	0
12	14	Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1952 Hudson	235	125	accident	0
13	5	Erwin Blatt		Erwin Blatt	1951 Mercury	229	100	running	0
14	18	Ralph Liguori	60	Ralph Liguori	1952 Hudson	228	75	running	0
15	31	Bud Farrell		William Gundaker	1951 Plymouth	228	50	running	0
16	27	Bill Barker			1951 Oldsmobile	226	50	running	0
17	36	Walt Regan			1951 Hudson	225	50	running	0
18	41	Bill Deakin			1951 Plymouth	225	50	running	0
19	30	Pappy Hough		Pappy Hough	1951 Plymouth	221	50	running	0
20	43	George Gallup	103	George Gallup	1950 Oldsmobile	213	50	running	0
21	25	Jack Fisher		Jack Fisher	1952 Oldsmobile	212	35	running	0
22	37	Larry Mann	43	Larry Mann	1951 Hudson	211	35	accident	0
23	32	Eddie Van Horn			1950 Ford	208	35	running	0
24	40	Wimpy Ervin			1952 Kaiser	206	35	running	0
25	34	Ted Chamberlain	93	Ted Chamberlain	1950 Plymouth	204	35	running	0
26	2	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1952 Oldsmobile	204	35	engine	50
27	28	Lucky Sawyer	96		1950 Ford	200	35	running	0
28	33	Red Tomlinson			1951 Plymouth	200	35	running	0
29	21	Ray Erickson			1952 Hudson	183	35	engine	0
30	44	Tony Bonadies			1952 Oldsmobile	173	35	running	0
31	38	Gene Darragh		Gene Darragh	1952 Hudson	171	35	accident	0
32	19	Buckie Sager	118	Ed Benedict	1951 Hudson	162	35	running	0
33	20	Felix Wilkes		Felix Wilkes	1951 Hudson	141	35	accident	0
34	9	George Bush			1951 Oldsmobile	127	35	running	0
35	15	Nelson Applegate			1951 Hudson	125	35	accident	0
36	35	Chuck Garrett			1951 Oldsmobile	109		accident	0
37	1	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1952 Hudson	61		accident	0
38	17	Fred Dove	19	Paul Nunn	1952 Packard	53		overheating	0
39	42	Donald Thomas	66	Elmer Pooler	1951 Plymouth	43		clutch	0
40	16	Charles Weidler			1950 Hudson	41		overheating	0
41	39	Lawrence Jacquelin			1951 Studebaker	34		overheating	0
42	22	Mike Magill			1952 Hudson	28		spindle	0
43	11	Jimmie Lewallen		John Eanes	1952 Oldsmobile	27		rear end	0
44	7	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1951 Ford	26		overheating	0

Time of race: 03:27:00
Average Speed: 72.463 MPH
Pole Speed: 42.21 seconds
Race Purse: $ 8,225
Attendance: 20,000