| 1952 Langhorne 150 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,745 | Race Date: | May 4, 1952 | Langhorne Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 13Min | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 67.669 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann | Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #120 Hudson | Car No.: | #120 Hudson | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Walt Chapman | Team: | Thomas Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Lincoln: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | All 150 Laps | Pole Speed: | 76.045 MPH | |||||
| Official 1952 Langhorne 150 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 150 | 150 |
| 2 | 5 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 4 | 22 | 421 | Jack Reynolds | Wiss Brothers Racing | Running | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Air Lift | Running |  | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 89 | Buck Baker | B.A. Pless (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 7 | 32 | Tom Dawson | Running | Lincoln | 0 | 134 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 24 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Bud Farrell | William Gundaker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 132 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Bill Blair | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 11 | 37 | 12 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 53 | Neil Cole | Neil Cole (Car Owner) | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | Eddie Adams | Running | | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 28 | 34 | Ted Chamberlain | Bill Caltrider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | Bill James | Running | | 0 | 117 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 23 | Don Price | Running | | 0 | 116 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 14 | 128 | Charles Gattalia | Colonial Motors | Engine | Studebaker | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | Red Tomlinson | Engine | | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 4 | 99 | Pat Kirkwood | Pat Kirkwood (Car Owner) | Engine | Chrysler | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 22 | Perk Brown | R.G. Shelton (Car Owner) | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | Hank Lee | Rear Gear | | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 9 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Car Owner) | Water Pump | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | Louise Smith | Louise Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 84 | 0 | |
| 25 | 27 | Larry Mann | Larry Mann (Car Owner) | Engine | Nash | 0 | 78 | 0 | |
| 26 | 36 | 75 | Larry Shurter | Larry Shurter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 47 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 103 | George Gallup | George Gallup (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | John DuBoise | Radiator | | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 35 | 7 | Frank Mundy | Gray Ghost | Rear Gear | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | Paul Pettit | Paul Pettit (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 32 | 12 | Ed Benedict | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Buck McCardell | Buck McCardell (Car Owner) | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 34 | 18 | Russ Hepler | Russ Hepler | Overheating | | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 35 | 20 | 94 | J.O. Staton | Louise Smith (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | Wimpy Ervin | Wimpy Ervin (Car Owner) | Carburetor | Henry J | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 37 | 15 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Eanes Motor Company | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 5 | 0 |
