Race: 99 Miles at Central City Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 8 of 34
Date: April 27, 1952
Track: Central City Speedway
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99 Miles at Central City Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Herb Thomas | Car | No. 92 Hudson |
| Team / Owner | Herb Thomas Racing | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Jack Smith | Most Laps Led | Jack Smith (186) |
| Race Distance | 99 miles (198 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 28 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Season Race | 8 of 34 |
99 Miles at Central City Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 198 | 12 | running |
| 2 | 17 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 198 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 25 | 9 | Ed Samples | Claude Alexander (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 198 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 15 | 89 | Buck Baker | B.A. Pless (Owner) | Hudson | 197 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 20 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | 195 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 23 | 60 | Jim Paschal | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 194 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 6 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 5 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 192 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 7 | 128 | Charles Gattalia | Charles Gattalia (Owner) | Studebaker | 192 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 16 | 22 | Perk Brown | R.G. Shelton (Owner) | Hudson | 192 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 9 | — | Barney Smith | Barney Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 191 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 21 | 18 | Jimmy Florian | Jimmy Florian (Owner) | Ford | 190 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 18 | 12 | Billy Carden | — | Plymouth | 186 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 27 | 7 | Frank Mundy | Ted Chester (Owner) | Plymouth | 186 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 1 | 23 | Jack Smith | Perry Smith (Owner) | Studebaker | 186 | 186 | wheel |
| 17 | 24 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 184 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Jimmy Ayers | Jimmy Ayers (Owner) | Studebaker | 179 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 14 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Plymouth | 174 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 10 | — | C.H. Dingler | C.H. Dingler (Owner) | Plymouth | 160 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 26 | 24 | Jimmie Lewallen | J.O. Goode (Owner) | Plymouth | 153 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 22 | 2 | Bill Blair | George Hutchens (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 109 | 0 | overheating |
| 23 | 12 | 94 | E.C. Ramsey | Louise Smith (Owner) | Ford | 56 | 0 | overheating |
| 24 | 2 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 43 | 0 | accident |
| 25 | 28 | — | J.O. Staton | Louise Smith (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 41 | 0 | overheating |
| 26 | 13 | — | Louise Smith | Louise Smith (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 20 | 0 | overheating |
| 27 | 19 | — | Hank Lee | — | Oldsmobile | 20 | 0 | carburetor |
| 28 | 3 | 4 | Roscoe Thompson | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 12 | 0 | accident |
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