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1952 Wilkes County 200


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NASCAR Grand National race number 4 of 34
Sunday, March 30, 1952 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
200 laps on a 0.625 mile dirt track (125.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:08:00
Average speed: 58.597 mph
Pole speed: 75.075 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 10000
Lead changes: 0

Glossary    1952 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1952 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
13–    Shorty Gibbs Shorty Gibbs'51 Ford7625brakes0
24–    Harold Mays Harold Mays'51 Chrysler125crash0
17–    Bobby Courtwright Bobby Courtwright'50 Oldsmobile4725battery0
10–    Otis Martin –'49 Buick13750running0
3–2   Bill Blair George Hutchens'52 Oldsmobile199450running0
16–6   Marshall Teague Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Marshall Teague)'52 Hudson5725withdrew0
2–14   Fonty Flock Air Lift   (Frank Christian)'51 Oldsmobile199700running0
7–17   Buddy Shuman Buddy Shuman'51 Ford175125shocks0
19–22   Perk Brown R.G. Shelton'51 Hudson3925crash0
22–24   Jimmie Lewallen Southern Motors   (J.O. Goode)'51 Plymouth2625tie rod0
20–41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes)'52 Hudson3525radiator0
9–42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'51 Plymouth14275handling0
6–53   Neil Cole Neil Cole'50 Plymouth–150running0
8–60   Jim Paschal Julian Buesink'50 Ford165100battery0
4–72   Donald Thomas Doug Meeks'51 Ford199350running0
11–82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates)'50 Oldsmobile12225clutch0
18–88   Frankie Schneider ROCKET   (Clark-Warwick)'51 Oldsmobile4025crash0
15 289   Buck Baker B.A. Pless'52 Hudson6825radiator0
21–91   Tim Flock Ted Chester'51 Hudson2625gasket0
1 192   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas)'52 Hudson2001000running200
23–120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman'51 Hudson2025radiator0
5–126   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell'51 Plymouth199200running0
14–128   Charles Gattilia Colonial Motors   (Charles Gattalia)'51 Studebaker6925overheating0
12–199   Leonard Tippett Leonard Tippett'51 Hudson10825rear end0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Herb Thomas1200200