| 1952 Martainsville 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,500 | Race Date: | Apr 6, 1952 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 19Min 59Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 42.862 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | 4 | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #120 Hudson | Car No.: | #89 Hudson | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Walt Chapman | Team: | B.A. Pless | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 20 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 54.945 MPH | |||||
| Official 1952 Martainsville 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 20 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Bill Blair | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | 22 | Perk Brown | R.G. Shelton (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | Bobby Courtwright | Bobby Courtwright (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 | |
| 6 | 19 | 53 | Neil Cole | Neil Cole (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 38 | Clyde Minter | Clyde Minter (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 88 | Frankie Schneider | Clark-Warwick | | 0 | 171 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | 60 | Jim Paschal | Julian Buesink (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 162 | 121 | |
| 12 | 4 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Eanes Motor Company | Hudson | 0 | 162 | 12 | |
| 13 | 18 | 17 | Buddy Shuman | Buddy Shuman (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 94 | E.C. Ramsey | Louise Smith Special | | 0 | 142 | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 24 | Jimmie Lewallen | Southern Motors | Accident | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 128 | Charles Gattalia | Colonial Motors | Studebaker | 0 | 94 | 0 | |
| 18 | 8 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Steering | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 89 | Buck Baker | B.A. Pless (Car Owner) | Hub | Hudson | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 21 | 22 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | Shorty Gibbs | Shorty Gibbs (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | Nash | 0 | 11 | 0 |
