| 1952 Wilkes 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 32 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,625 | Race Date: | Oct 26, 1952 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 51Min 52Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 67.044 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 12 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Car No.: | #9 Hudson | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Thomas Racing | Team: | Thomas Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Packard: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 492 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 76.013 MPH | |||||
| Official 1952 Wilkes 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 9 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 192 |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Air Lift | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | 92 | Donald Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 91 | Tim Flock | Blackburn Auto Service | Running | Hudson | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | Jimmie Lewallen | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 193 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 22 | Perk Brown | Friendly Motors | Running | Hudson | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 19 | Fred Dove | Sam Nunn (Car Owner) | Running | Packard | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Car Owner) | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | J.C. White | J.C. White | Running |  | 0 | 164 | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 24 | Bob Welborn | Southern Motors | | 0 | 161 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | | 0 | 148 | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Ewell Weddle | Weddle Racing | | 0 | 146 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 24 | Coleman Grant | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 10 | 89 | Buck Baker | B.A. Pless (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 143 | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Oil Pressure | Nash | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 12 | Jim Paschal | Buckshot Morris (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Steering | Hudson | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | FRS Racing | | 0 | 88 | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | 16 | George Bush | AJ Lorenzo (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 66 | 0 | |
| 23 | 5 | 77 | Dick Passwater | Frank Arford (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | Charles Barry | O.C. Francis (Car Owner) | | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 21 | Paul Richardson | Accident | | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Bill Blair | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 27 | 25 | 94 | J.O. Staton | Smith Auto Parts | Overheating | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
