Race: 250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 27 of 34
Date: September 14, 1952
Track: Langhorne Speedway
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250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Plymouth |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 24th |
| Started First | Herb Thomas | Most Laps Led | Bill Blair (89) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (250 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Season Race | 27 of 34 |
250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 250 | 41 | running |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | Bill Blair | George Hutchens (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 250 | 89 | running |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 248 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 12 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 247 | 9 | running |
| 5 | 8 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 246 | 61 | running |
| 6 | 13 | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 246 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 23 | — | Neil Cole | John Golabek (Owner) | Plymouth | 245 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 2 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | J.O. Goode (Owner) | Plymouth | 241 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 6 | — | Jack Reynolds | — | Dodge | 241 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 29 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 237 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 26 | — | Iggy Katona | Bill Caltrider (Owner) | Plymouth | 236 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 14 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | 235 | 0 | accident |
| 13 | 5 | — | Erwin Blatt | Erwin Blatt (Owner) | Mercury | 229 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 18 | 60 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Hudson | 228 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 31 | — | Bud Farrell | William Gundaker (Owner) | Plymouth | 228 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 27 | — | Bill Barker | — | Oldsmobile | 226 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 36 | — | Walt Regan | — | Hudson | 225 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 41 | — | Bill Deakin | — | Plymouth | 225 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 30 | — | Pappy Hough | Pappy Hough (Owner) | Plymouth | 221 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 43 | 103 | George Gallup | George Gallup (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 213 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 25 | — | Jack Fisher | Jack Fisher (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 212 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 37 | 43 | Larry Mann | Larry Mann (Owner) | Hudson | 211 | 0 | accident |
| 23 | 32 | — | Eddie Van Horn | — | Ford | 208 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 40 | — | Wimpy Ervin | — | Kaiser | 206 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 34 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Plymouth | 204 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 2 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 204 | 50 | engine |
| 27 | 28 | 96 | Lucky Sawyer | — | Ford | 200 | 0 | running |
| 28 | 33 | — | Red Tomlinson | — | Plymouth | 200 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 21 | — | Ray Erickson | — | Hudson | 183 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 44 | — | Tony Bonadies | — | Oldsmobile | 173 | 0 | running |
| 31 | 38 | — | Gene Darragh | Gene Darragh (Owner) | Hudson | 171 | 0 | accident |
| 32 | 19 | 118 | Bucky Sager | Ed Benedict (Owner) | Hudson | 162 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 20 | — | Felix Wilkes | Felix Wilkes (Owner) | Hudson | 141 | 0 | accident |
| 34 | 9 | — | George Bush | — | Oldsmobile | 127 | 0 | running |
| 35 | 15 | — | Nelson Applegate | — | Hudson | 125 | 0 | accident |
| 36 | 35 | — | Chuck Garrett | — | Oldsmobile | 109 | 0 | accident |
| 37 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 61 | 0 | accident |
| 38 | 17 | 19 | Fred Dove | Paul Nunn (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | 53 | 0 | overheating |
| 39 | 42 | 66 | Donald Thomas | Elmer Pooler (Owner) | Plymouth | 43 | 0 | clutch |
| 40 | 16 | — | Charles Weidler | — | Hudson | 41 | 0 | overheating |
| 41 | 39 | — | Lawrence Jacquelin | — | Studebaker | 34 | 0 | overheating |
| 42 | 22 | — | Mike Magill | — | Hudson | 28 | 0 | spindle |
| 43 | 11 | — | Jimmie Lewallen | John Eanes (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 27 | 0 | rear end |
| 44 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 26 | 0 | overheating |
Season Navigation
1952 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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