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NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
May 10, 1952
80 laps on 1.25 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1951 Hudson	80	1,000	running	20
2	3	Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1951 Hudson	80	700	running	5
3	2	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	78	450	running	0
4	9	Jimmie Lewallen	2	George Hutchens	1952 Oldsmobile	78	350	running	0
5	6	Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1952 Hudson	78	200	running	0
6	24	Donald Thomas	72	Doug Meeks	1951 Ford	78	150	running	0
7	13	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1951 Plymouth	76	125	running	0
8	1	Fireball Roberts	11	Ed Saverance	1951 Ford	76	100	running	15
9	8	Jim Paschal	41	John Eanes	1952 Hudson	75	75	running	0
10	12	Frank Mundy	7	Ted Chester	1950 Oldsmobile	75	50	running	0
11	11	Gober Sosebee	51	Sam Knox	1951 Chrysler	74	25	running	0
12	10	Weldon Adams	77	Weldon Adams	1951 Chrysler	74	25	running	0
13	14	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1952 Hudson	72	25	running	12
14	19	J.E. Hardie	96	J.E. Hardie	1952 Studebaker	69	25	running	0
15	3	Buck Baker	89	B.A. Pless	1952 Hudson	66	25	radiator	28
16	15	Charles Gattalia	128	Charles Gattalia	1951 Studebaker	62	25	overheating	0
17	17	Jack Smith	8		1951 Studebaker	32	25	overheating	0
18	7	Perk Brown	22	R.G. Shelton	1951 Hudson	30	25	overheating	0
19	18	Speedy Thompson	21	Bruce Root	1951 Ford	26	25	fuel line	0
20	23	Bill Widenhouse	17	Buddy Shuman	1951 Ford	19	25	engine	0
21	16	Ed Samples	9	Claude Alexander	1951 Oldsmobile	17	25	handling	0
22	2	Roscoe Thompson	81	Ted Chester	1951 Oldsmobile	13	25	engine	0
23	21	Leonard Tippett	99	Leonard Tippett	1951 Hudson	13	25	engine	0
24	20	J.O. Staton	94	Louise Smith	1951 Nash	10	25	tire	0

Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 01:11:35
Average Speed: 83.318 MPH
Race Purse: $ 3,550