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Wilkes 200
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 26, 1952
200 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 125 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Herb Thomas
| 9
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| 192 |
2
| 2
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 200
| 700
| running
| 8 |
3
| 6
| Donald Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 200
| 450
| running
| 0 |
4
| 4
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1951 Hudson
| 199
| 350
| running
| 0 |
5
| 8
| Dick Rathmann
| 120
| Walt Chapman
| 1952 Hudson
| 194
| 200
| running
| 0 |
6
| 15
| Jimmie Lewallen
|
| Julian Petty
| 1951 Plymouth
| 193
| 150
| running
| 0 |
7
| 3
| Perk Brown
| 22
| R.G. Shelton
| 1952 Hudson
| 190
| 125
| running
| 0 |
8
| 20
| Fred Dove
| 19
| Sam Nunn
| 1952 Packard
| 188
| 100
| running
| 0 |
9
| 12
| Bub King
| 55
| Bub King
| 1951 Hudson
| 183
| 75
| accident
| 0 |
10
| 27
| Coleman Lawrence
| 71
| Coleman Lawrence
| 1950 Plymouth
| 172
| 50
| running
| 0 |
11
| 22
| J.C. White
|
|
| 1950 Ford
| 164
| 25
| running
| 0 |
12
| 19
| Bob Welborn
| 24
| J.O. Goode
| 1951 Plymouth
| 161
| 25
| spindle
| 0 |
13
| 14
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1951 Plymouth
| 148
| 25
| spindle
| 0 |
14
| 17
| Ewell Weddle
|
| Ewell Weddle
| 1951 Plymouth
| 146
| 25
| wheel
| 0 |
15
| 24
| Coleman Grant
|
|
| 1951 Plymouth
| 146
| 25
| running
| 0 |
16
| 10
| Buck Baker
| 89
| B.A. Pless
| 1951 Hudson
| 143
| 25
| spindle
| 0 |
17
| 18
| Elton Hildreth
| 167
| Elton Hildreth
| 1951 Nash
| 126
| 25
| hub
| 0 |
18
| 13
| Jim Paschal
| 12
| Buckshot Morris
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 122
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
19
| 11
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1952 Hudson
| 114
| 25
| steering
| 0 |
20
| 26
| Ted Chamberlain
| 93
| Ted Chamberlain
| 1950 Plymouth
| 88
| 25
| arm
| 0 |
21
| 23
| George Bush
|
|
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 67
| 25
| gears
| 0 |
22
| 7
| Ralph Liguori
|
|
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 66
| 25
| fuel pump
| 0 |
23
| 5
| Dick Passwater
| 77
| Frank Arford
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 62
| 25
| fuel pump
| 0 |
24
| 16
| Charles Barry
|
| O.C. Francis
| 1951 Plymouth
| 44
| 25
| wheel
| 0 |
25
| 21
| Paul Richardson
|
|
| 1951 Oldsmobile
| 39
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
26
| 9
| Bill Blair
| 2
| George Hutchens
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 15
| 25
| spindle
| 0 |
27
| 25
| J.O. Staton
| 94
| Louise Smith
| 1951 Ford
| 10
| 25
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:51:52
Average Speed: 67.044 MPH
Pole Speed: 29.6 seconds
3 cautions for 12 laps
Race Purse: $ 3,625
Attendance: 6,200