The 1951 Indianapolis 500 an automobile race which was held on Wednesday, May 30, 1951 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the opening race of the 1951 AAA National Championship Trail [1] and the second race of the 1951 World Championship of Drivers.
Classification[]
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Constructor | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Time/Retired | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 99 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.03 | 5 | 200 | 159 | 3:57:38.05 | 9 |
2 | 7 | 83 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 132.18 | 26 | 200 | 0 | + 1:47.24 | 6 |
3 | 3 | 9 | Jack McGrath Manny Ayulo |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 134.3 | 8 | 200 | 11 | + 2:51.39 | 2 2 |
4 | 31 | 57 | Andy Linden | Sherman-Offenhauser | 132.22 | 25 | 200 | 0 | + 4:40.12 | 3 |
5 | 29 | 52 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 134.09 | 9 | 200 | 0 | + 4:52.23 | 2 |
6 | 17 | 1 | Henry Banks | Moore-Offenhauser | 133.89 | 12 | 200 | 0 | + 5:40.02 | |
7 | 24 | 68 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 132.89 | 22 | 193 | 0 | + 7 Laps | |
8 | 4 | 27 | Duane Carter | Deidt-Offenhauser | 133.74 | 15 | 180 | 0 | + 20 Laps | |
9 | 9 | 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt-Offenhauser | 131.95 | 29 | 178 | 0 | Spun Off | |
10 | 1 | 18 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 136.49 | 2 | 151 | 0 | Retirement | |
11 | 22 | 69 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 133.1 | 20 | 142 | 0 | Engine | |
12 | 12 | 25 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 132.99 | 21 | 135 | 0 | Engine | |
13 | 16 | 10 | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 134.03 | 11 | 129 | 0 | Engine | |
14 | 5 | 16 | Mauri Rose | Deidt-Offenhauser | 133.42 | 18 | 126 | 0 | Accident | |
15 | 14 | 2 | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 136.87 | 1 | 123 | 0 | Engine | |
16 | 27 | 76 | Jimmy Davies | Pawl-Offenhauser | 133.51 | 17 | 110 | 25 | Axle | |
17 | 11 | 59 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.02 | 6 | 109 | 0 | Clutch | |
18 | 15 | 73 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.61 | 4 | 93 | 0 | Fire | |
19 | 33 | 71 | Bill Mackey | Hall-Offenhauser | 131.47 | 32 | 97 | 0 | Clutch | |
20 | 19 | 8 | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese-Offenhauser | 133.76 | 14 | 93 | 0 | Fire | |
21 | 8 | 3 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 132.15 | 27 | 87 | 0 | Magneto | |
22 | 10 | 4 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 131.89 | 31 | 80 | 5 | Engine | |
23 | 6 | 98 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 132.31 | 24 | 78 | 0 | Engine | |
24 | 32 | 6 | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 131.97 | 28 | 73 | 0 | Overheating | |
25 | 28 | 32 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 135.79 | 3 | 56 | 0 | Ignition | |
26 | 13 | 44 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 131.9 | 30 | 55 | 0 | Magneto | |
27 | 25 | 48 | Rodger Ward | Bromme-Offenhauser | 134.86 | 7 | 34 | 0 | Oil Pipe | |
28 | 18 | 23 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 133.83 | 13 | 30 | 0 | Axle | |
29 | 20 | 81 | Bill Vukovich | Trevis-Offenhauser | 133.72 | 16 | 29 | 0 | Oil leak | |
30 | 21 | 22 | George Connor | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 133.35 | 19 | 29 | 0 | Transmission | |
31 | 23 | 19 | Mack Hellings | Deidt-Offenhauser | 123.92 | 33 | 18 | 0 | Engine | |
32 | 26 | 12 | Johnny McDowell | Maserati-Offenhauser | 132.47 | 23 | 15 | 0 | Fuel leak | |
33 | 30 | 26 | Joe James | Watson-Offenhauser | 134.09 | 10 | 8 | 0 | Transmission |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Duke Nalon - 4:23.74
- Fastest Lead Lap: - Lee Wallard 1:07.26[2]
- Ayulo (100 laps) and McGrath (100) shared the same car. Points for 3rd position were shared between the drivers.
Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]
Pos | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
2 | Lee Wallard | 9 |
3 | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
4 | Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
5 | Nino Farina | 4 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.
References[]
- ↑ 1951 AAA National Championship Trail Retrieved from www.champcarstats.com on 30 June 2010
- ↑ Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 29.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/573/. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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