The 1952-28 was a Grand National (now Monster Energy Cup) event held at Dayton Speedway on September 21, 1952. Fonty Flock had the event on his finger, but a broken gas tank while leading killed his chances. Instead, Dick Rathmann led the last 37 laps and held off Lee Petty by 5 seconds for his fifth and final win of the year. Stats
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