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NASCAR Grand National race
Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC
September 28, 1952
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1952 Hudson	200	1,000	running
2	8	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1951 Plymouth	199	700	running
3	13	Bill Blair	2	George Hutchens	1952 Oldsmobile	199	450	running
4	11	Jim Paschal	12	Buckshot Morris	1952 Oldsmobile	199	350	running
5	9	Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1952 Hudson	198	200	running
6	3	Buddy Shuman	17	Buddy Shuman	1952 Hudson	196	150	running
7	4	Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1952 Hudson	192	125	running
8	7	Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	186	100	running
9	2	Jimmie Lewallen	32	R.G. Shelton	1952 Hudson	172	75	running
10	22	Coleman Lawrence	71	Coleman Lawrence	1950 Plymouth	164	50	running
11	19	Earl Moss			1951 Plymouth	162	25	tie rod
12	21	Fred Dove	19	Fred Dove	1949 Buick	161	25	spindle
13	17	Elton Hildreth	167	Elton Hildreth	1951 Nash	151	25	steering
14	15	Ray Duhigg	24	J.O. Goode	1951 Plymouth	115	25	rear end
15	6	Buckie Sager	118	Ed Benedict	1951 Hudson	105	25	head
16	12	Fireball Roberts	11	Ed Saverance	1951 Ford	81	25	axle
17	18	Weldon Adams		Weldon Adams	1951 Plymouth	51	25	brakes
18	5	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1952 Oldsmobile	34	25	brakes
19	20	Coleman Grant			1951 Ford	28	25	axle
20	16	Charles Weidler			1951 Hudson	27	25	head
21	10	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1952 Ford	23	25	axle
22	15	Bruce Atchley	107	Bruce Atchley	1951 Hudson	12	25	accident

Time of race: 02:49:30
Average Speed: 35.398 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.22 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,500