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1952-28

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NASCAR Grand National race number 28 of 34
Sunday, September 21, 1952 at Dayton Speedway, Dayton, OH
300 laps on a .500 mile paved track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:26:00
Average Speed: 61.643 mph
Pole Speed: 71.741 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 5 sec
Attendance: 15,000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1952 NASCAR Grand National results / 1952 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	120	Dick Rathman	Walt Chapman	'51 Hudson	300	1,500	running	37
2	12	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'51 Plymouth	300	1,000	running	2
3	13	24	Ray Duhigg	Southern Motors (J.O. Goode)	'50 Plymouth	297	700	running	0
4	7	59	Lloyd Moore	Julian Buesink	'51 Ford	295	600	running	0
5	4	92	Herb Thomas	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)	'52 Hudson	293	350	running	0
6	2	91	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	'52 Hudson	291	275	running	0
7	16		Iggy Katona	Bill Caltrider	'51 Plymouth	286	175	running	0
8	15	77	Dick Passwater	Frank Arford	'51 Oldsmobile	286	150	running	0
9	14	18	Ed Benedict	Ed Benedict	'51 Hudson	284	100	running	0
10	19		Herschel White		'50 Plymouth	283	75	running	0
11	8	58	Johnny Patterson	H.B. Ranier	'51 Hudson	280	50	running	0
12	17		Nelson Stacy		'50 Ford	277	50	running	0
13	22		Jack Harrison		'50 Ford	277	50	running	0
14	25		Bobby Dugan		'49 Ford	275	50	running	0
15	21		Mike Ernest		'50 Oldsmobile	268	50	running	0
16	1	14	Fonty Flock	Air Lift Special (Frank Christian)	'51 Oldsmobile	263	25	gas tank	261
17	9		Charles Weidler		'50 Plymouth	259	25	running	0
18	27		Tommy Thompson		'52 Buick	256	25	running	0
19	23		Ray Atkinson		'49 Ford	255	25	running	0
20	28		Don Kent		'49 Hudson	255	25	running	0
21	18	107	Bruce Atchley	Bruce Atchley	'51 Hudson	155	25	running	0
22	30		George Hufford		'50 Plymouth	148	25	running	0
23	11	118	Bucky Sager	Ed Benedict	'52 Hudson	145	25	engine	0
24	26		Al Smith		'52 Nash	125	25	wheels	0
25	6	55	Bub King	Bub King	'52 Hudson	109	25	rod out	0
26	24	167	Elton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth)	'51 Nash	94	25	a frame	0
27	20		Mel Cook		'50 Hudson	38	25	overheating	0
28	29		Buddy Cox		'49 Ford	29	25	spindle	0
29	5	4	Slick Smith	Air Lift Special (Frank Christian)	'50 Oldsmobile	20	25	engine	0
30	10	3	Ray Erickson		'51 Hudson	1	25	clutch	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fonty Flock	1	156	156
Lee Petty	157	158	2
Fonty Flock	159	263	105
Dick Rathman	264	300	37

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