1952 Martinsville Speedway

Race 5 of 34

Martinsville
200 laps
Time of race: 2:19:59
Average speed of winner: 42.862 mph
Margin of victory: 5 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-29, T. Flock 30-34, Turner 35-39, T. Flock 40-43, Turner 44-50, T. Flock 51-162, Blair 163-180, Rathmann 181-200

Race notes: First win for Dick Rathman. Finale for Shorty Gibbs.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Dick Rathman	120		'51 Hudson	Walt Chapman			200	1	20	running	1000	0
2	6	Bill Blair	2		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Hutchens			200	1	18	running	700	0
3	10	Perk Brown	22		'51 Hudson	Shelton			199	0	0	running	450	0
4	11	Lee Petty	42		'51 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		199	0	0	running	350	0
5	20	Bobby Courtwright			'50 Oldsmobile 88				197	0	0	running	200	0
6	19	Neil Cole	52		'50 Plymouth	Golabek			189	0	0	running	150	0
7	21	Clyde Minter	38		'49 Buick				175	0	0	rear end	125	0
8	2	Herb Thomas	92		'52 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		174	0	0	running	100	0
9	7	Frankie Schneider	88		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Clark-Warwick			171	0	0	spindle	75	0
10	14	Jim Paschal	60		'51 Ford	Buesink			169	0	0	heating	50	0
11	3	Tim Flock	91		'51 Hudson	Chester	Blackburn		162	3	121	spindle	25	0
12	4	Curtis Turner	41		'51 Hudson	Eanes			162	2	12	wheel	25	0
13	18	Buddy Shuman	17		'51 Ford 6	Shuman			150	0	0	running	25	0
14	12	E.C. Ramsey	94		'51 Ford	Louise Smith			142	0	0	wheel	25	0
15	5	Fonty Flock	14		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			138	0	0	accident	25	0
16	17	Jimmie Lewallen	24		'51 Plymouth	Goode			118	0	0	accident	25	0
17	13	Charles Gattalia	128	Colonial Motors	'51 Studebaker				94	0	0	spindle	25	0
18	8	Joe Eubanks	82		'50 Oldsmobile 88	Oates			74	0	0	steering	25	0
19	15	Donald Thomas	72		'51 Ford	T.D. Meeks			68	0	0	hub	25	0
20	1	Buck Baker	89		'52 Hudson Hornet	Pless		54.945	29	1	29	hubs	25	0
21	22	Dave Terrell	126		'49 Plymouth	Terrell			29	0	0	hub	25	0
22	16	Shorty Gibbs			'51 Nash				11	0	0	head gasket	25	0