Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (1)	Video Links (0)	Crew Chiefs	Page Sponsorship ($5)

1952-08

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 34
Sunday, April 27, 1952 at Central City Speedway, Macon, GA
300 laps* on a .500 mile dirt track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:50:18
Average Speed: 53.853 mph
Pole Speed: 54.429 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1952 NASCAR Grand National results / 1952 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	92	Herb Thomas	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)	'52 Hudson	198	1,270	running	12
2	17	14	Fonty Flock	Air Lift (Frank Christian)	'51 Oldsmobile	198	800	running	0
3	25	9	Ed Samples	Claude Alexander	'51 Oldsmobile	198	600	running	0
4	15	89	Buck Baker	B.A. Pless	'52 Hudson	197	500	running	0
5	20	51	Gober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)	'50 Oldsmobile	195	300	running	0
6	23	60	Jim Paschal	Julian Buesink	'51 Ford	195	200	running	0
7	8	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'51 Plymouth	194	160	running	0
8	6	72	Donald Thomas	Doug Meeks	'51 Ford	194	135	running	0
9	5	91	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	'51 Hudson	192	110	running	0
10	7	128	Charles Gattalia	Colonial Motors (Charles Gattalia)	'51 Studebaker	192	110	running	0
11	16	22	Perk Brown	R.G. Shelton	'51 Hudson	192	25	running	0
12	9		Barney Smith	Barney Smith	'52 Plymouth	191	25	running	0
13	21	18	Jimmy Florian	Jimmy Florian	'51 Ford	190	25	running	0
14	18	12	Billy Carden	Bishop Brothers	'51 Plymouth	186	25	running	0
15	27	7	Frank Mundy	Ted Chester	'51 Plymouth	186	25	running	0
16	1	23	Jack Smith	Perry Smith	'51 Studebaker	186	75	wheel	186
17	24	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'51 Oldsmobile	184	35	running	0
18	11	3	Jimmy Ayers	Jimmy Ayers	'51 Studebaker	179	35	running	0
19	14	93	Ted Chamberlain	Ted Chamberlain	'49 Plymouth	174	35	running	0
20	10		C.H. Dingler	C.H. Dingler	'50 Plymouth	160	35	running	0
21	26	24	Jimmie Lewallen	Southern Motors (J.O. Goode)	'51 Plymouth	153	25	running	0
22	22	2	Bill Blair	George Hutchens	'52 Oldsmobile	109	25	overheating	0
23	12	94	E.C. Ramsey	Louise Smith Special (Louise Smith)	'51 Ford	56	35	overheating	0
24	2	120	Dick Rathman	Walt Chapman	'51 Hudson	43	65	crash	0
25	28		J.O. Staton	Louise Smith	'51 Nash	41	25	overheating	0
26	13		Louise Smith	Louise Smith	'51 Oldsmobile	20	35	overheating	0
27	19		Hank Lee		'52 Oldsmobile	20	25	carburetor	0
28	3	4	Roscoe Thompson	Air Lift (Frank Christian)	'51 Oldsmobile	12	55	crash	0

* Race shortened to 198 laps due to rain/darkness.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jack Smith	1	186	186
Herb Thomas	187	198	12

We are part of the USA Today Sports Media Group!

Current Racing Series Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series K&N Pro Series West K&N Pro Series East Whelen Modified Tour Whelen Southern Modified Tour ARCA Racing Series IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Indy Lights Series Formula One Series Grand-Am Series X-1R Pro Cup Series	Other Results Daytona Qualifiers All Star Races Convertible Division Grand National East Series CART / CCWS NASCAR North Tour USAC Champ Car Series Indianapolis 500 Results IROC Langers Juice S-2 Series A1 Grand Prix N.A. Touring Car Championship Exhibition / Unclassified Races	People Drivers Drivers by State Compare Drivers Driver Rankings Owners Crew Chiefs	Tracks All tracks Active Drivers' Career Stats Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series IZOD IndyCar Series ARCA Re/Max Series	Miscellaneous All Races for a Year All Races on a Specific Date Message Board Random Page 'Chase' races Road Course Stats Restrictor Plate Races All Star Race Stats Links Stats By Car Number Contact Us