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1952-02

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NASCAR Grand National race number 2 of 34
Sunday, February 10, 1952 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL
49 laps* on a 4.100 mile road course (200.900 miles)

Time of race: 1:46:10
Average speed: 85.612 mph
Pole speed: 110.97 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 mn 21 sc
Attendance: 20000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1952 NASCAR Grand National results / 1952 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
6	14	2	Bill Blair	George Hutchens	'52 Oldsmobile	36	260	running	0
40	57	3	Jimmy Ayers	Jimmy Ayers	'51 Studebaker	23	25	running	0
47	13	4	Mike Klapak	Fabulous Hudson Hornet (Marshall Teague)	'51 Hudson	–		rear end	0
1	11	6	Marshall Teague	Fabulous Hudson Hornet (Marshall Teague)	'52 Hudson	37	1500	running	36
56	60	7	Gordon Bishop	Gray Ghost (Gordon Bishop)	'51 Oldsmobile	–		–	0
27	8	9	Ed Samples	Claude Alexander	'51 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
52	44	11	Fireball Roberts	Saverance Motors (Ed Saverance)	'51 Ford	–		rear end	0
48	50	12	Billy Carden	Buckshot Morris	'51 Oldsmobile	–		clutch	0
4	6	14	Fonty Flock	The Golden Rocket (Frank Christian)	'51 Oldsmobile	36	550	running	0
30	55	16	Bill Snowden	Bill Snowden	'51 Cadillac	–	25	running	0
39	36	17	Buddy Shuman	Buddy Shuman	'51 Ford	24	25	tie rod	0
42	52	18	Jimmy Florian	Jimmy Florian	'51 Oldsmobile	–		–	0
61	54	19	Smokey Purser	Halifax Motors Olds (Smokey Purser)	'50 Oldsmobile	1		driver injury	0
57	17	22	Leon Sales	Hudson (R.G. Shelton)	'51 Hudson	3		crash	0
19	51	23	Al Keller	Perry Smith	'51 Studebaker	–	50	radiator	0
16	56	24	Jimmie Lewallen	J.O. Goode	'51 Plymouth	–	50	running	0
23	23	30	Ray Duhigg	Hubert Hamilton	'50 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
32	37	32	Thomas Lechlider	Thomas Lechlider	'50 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
59	46	34	L.C. Rigsby	Bill Caltrider	'49 Plymouth	–		–	0
34	12	39	Jim Mayes	Grayville Motor Co. (Lloyd Schoenheit)	'51 Chrysler	–	25	–	0
7	3	40	Tommy Thompson	San Juan Motors (Tommy Thompson)	'51 Chrysler	36	250	crash	0
41	21	41	Curtis Turner	Eanes Motor Co. (John Eanes)	'52 Oldsmobile	23		stuck	0
9	31	42	Lee Petty	Petty Special (Petty Enterprises)	'50 Lincoln	35	175	running	0
26	9	44	Pepper Cunningham	Marshall Teague	'51 Hudson	–	25	–	0
53	53	47	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'51 Lincoln	–		–	0
5	7	51	Gober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)	'51 Oldsmobile	36	450	running	0
58	38	52	Joe Guide	Hudson Guide Motors (Sally Guide)	'51 Hudson	–		–	0
22	42	54	Paul Pettit	Paul Pettit	'51 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
8	32	57	Tommy Moon	C.D. Wilson	'51 Hudson	35	175	running	0
10	2	59	Lloyd Moore	Julian Buesink	'52 Chrysler	34	150	running	0
49	43	66	George Fleming	Elmer Pooler	'51 Hudson	–		–	0
14	34	72	Donald Thomas	Doug Meeks	'51 Ford	–	50	running	0
12	18	75	Larry Shurter	Larry Shurter	'50 Oldsmobile	–	50	running	0
31	49	77	Jack Smith	Harold Mays	'51 Chrysler	28	25	quit	0
29	22	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'50 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
44	39	83	Bill Miller	Dantone Racing Stable (B.J. Dantone)	'51 Ford	–		transmission	0
28	20	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'50 Oldsmobile	–	25	stuck	0
11	35	88	Frankie Schneider	ROCKET (Clark-Warwick)	'50 Oldsmobile	–	50	running	0
21	58	89	Ray Janelle	Ray Janelle	'51 Chrysler	–	25	–	0
38	10	90	Doug Yates	Doug Yates	'52 Chrysler	24	25	wheel	0
55	48	91	Tim Flock	Blackburn Auto Service (Ted Chester)	'51 Hudson	–		con rod	0
2	4	92	Herb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet (Marshall Teague)	'52 Hudson	37	1000	running	1
18	59	94-A	E.C. Ramsey	Louise Smith	'50 Nash	–	50	running	0
45	29	96	J.E. Hardie	J.E. Hardie	'52 Studebaker	–		oil pressure	0
17	16	97	Dick Meyer	Dick Meyer	'50 Lincoln	–	50	transmission	0
3	1	99	Pat Kirkwood	San Juan Motors (Pat Kirkwood)	'51 Chrysler	37	600	running	0
36	61	100	Bob Apperson	Bob Apperson	'51 Chrysler	–	25	–	0
46	19	103	George Gallup	George Gallup	'50 Oldsmobile	–		–	0
51	25	105	Joie Ray	Grady Quinn	'52 Henry J	11		crash	0
15	27	107	Bruce Atchley	Bruce Atchley	'51 Hudson	–	50	running	0
33	33	111	Jack Goodwin	Jack Goodwin	'51 Lincoln	–	25	–	0
60	41	120	Dick Rathmann	Walt Chapman	'51 Hudson	–		fuel pump	0
24	30	142	Don Oldenberg	Hank Salat	'51 Packard	–	25	running	0
20	45	154	Leo Caldwell	Bud Barry	'50 Mercury	–	50	running	0
50	47	181	Mooney Williamson	Tom Lucas	'51 Hudson	–		con rod	0
35	24	187	Red Duvall	Warren Bracken (Hank Salat)	'50 Packard	–	25	–	0
54	28	188	Johnny Thompson	Hans Winter	'50 Oldsmobile	–		transmission	0
13	15	199	Leonard Tippett	Leonard Tippett	'51 Hudson	–	50	running	0
37	5	250	Buck McCardell	Mason-Dixon Speedway (H.R. Robertson)	'52 Chrysler	–	25	wheel	0
25	26	281	Roscoe Thompson	Thompson (Ted Chester)	'51 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
43	40	282	Tom Gifford	Tom Gifford	'51 Studebaker	–		–	0

* Race shortened to 37 laps due to incoming tide.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Herb Thomas	1	1	1
Marshall Teague	2	37	36