1951 Indianapolis 500
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The 1951 Indianapolis 500 was held on Wednesday, May 30, 1951 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | 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 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Duke Nalon - 4'23.74
- Fastest Lap: Lee Wallard 1'07.26
- Ayulo (100 laps) and McGrath (100) shared the same car. Points for 3rd position were shared between the drivers.
| Previous race: 1951 Swiss Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship, 1951 season |
Next race: 1951 Belgian Grand Prix |
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| Previous race: 1950 Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis 500 | Next race: 1952 Indianapolis 500 |
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