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NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
October 19, 1952
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| 56 |
2
| 4
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 200
| 700
| running
| 42 |
3
| 11
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1952 Plymouth
| 199
| 450
| running
| 0 |
4
| 5
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1952 Hudson
| 195
| 350
| running
| 0 |
5
| 6
| Johnny Patterson
| 58
| H.B. Ranier
| 1952 Hudson
| 194
| 200
| running
| 0 |
6
| 12
| Bill Blair
| 2
| George Hutchens
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 193
| 150
| running
| 0 |
7
| 22
| Julian Petty
|
| Julian Petty
| 1951 Plymouth
| 193
| 125
| running
| 0 |
8
| 14
| Clyde Minter
|
| Paul Nunn
| 1952 Packard
| 192
| 100
| running
| 0 |
9
| 16
| Cotton Owens
|
|
| 1951 Ford
| 192
| 75
| running
| 0 |
10
| 8
| Ralph Liguori
|
|
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 191
| 50
| running
| 0 |
11
| 28
| Ted Chamberlain
| 93
| Ted Chamberlain
| 1950 Plymouth
| 188
| 25
| running
| 0 |
12
| 23
| Ewell Weddle
|
| Ewell Weddle
| 1952 Plymouth
| 188
| 25
| running
| 0 |
13
| 10
| Jim Paschal
| 12
| Buckshot Morris
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 182
| 25
| running
| 0 |
14
| 29
| Coleman Grant
|
|
| 1951 Plymouth
| 179
| 25
| running
| 0 |
15
| 26
| Coleman Lawrence
| 71
| Coleman Lawrence
| 1950 Plymouth
| 175
| 25
| running
| 0 |
16
| 7
| Dick Rathmann
| 120
| Walt Chapman
| 1952 Hudson
| 173
| 25
| axle
| 102 |
17
| 21
| Clyde Pittinger
|
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 163
| 25
| running
| 0 |
18
| 13
| Donald Thomas
| 9
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 155
| 25
| water pump
| 0 |
19
| 25
| Gene Comstock
| 8
| Gene Comstock
| 1952 Hudson
| 152
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
20
| 24
| Bob Welborn
|
| Julian Petty
| 1951 Plymouth
| 137
| 25
| steering
| 0 |
21
| 20
| Bub King
| 55
| Bub King
| 1952 Hudson
| 120
| 25
| running
| 0 |
22
| 1
| Perk Brown
| 22
| R.G. Shelton
| 1952 Hudson
| 96
| 25
| springs
| 0 |
23
| 15
| Fred Dove
| 19
| Fred Dove
| 1949 Buick
| 83
| 25
| overheating
| 0 |
24
| 3
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1952 Hudson
| 80
| 25
| rear end
| 0 |
25
| 9
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 32
| R.G. Shelton
| 1952 Hudson
| 78
| 25
| hub
| 0 |
26
| 18
| Elton Hildreth
| 167
| Elton Hildreth
| 1951 Nash
| 74
| 25
| brakes
| 0 |
27
| 19
| Buddy Shuman
| 89
| B.A. Pless
| 1952 Hudson
| 37
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
28
| 17
| Lucky Sawyer
| 96
|
| 1951 Plymouth
| 37
| 25
| radiator
| 0 |
29
| 27
| Jack Holloway
|
| Jack Holloway
| 1950 Plymouth
| 12
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:06:10
Average Speed: 47.556 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.53 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,675
Attendance: 7,200