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1951 Indianapolis 500 · F1 Stats
1951
· Round 2 · 30 May 1951
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
, Indianapolis, USA
← Swiss Grand Prix
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Race result
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Engine
Grid
Laps
Time / status
Pts
1
99
Lee Wallard
Kurtis Kraft
2
200
3:57:38.050
9
2
83
Mike Nazaruk
Kurtis Kraft
7
200
+107.240s
6
3
9
Manny Ayulo
Kurtis Kraft
3
200
+171.390s
2
3
9
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft
3
200
+171.390s
2
4
57
Andy Linden
Sherman
31
200
+280.120s
3
5
52
Bobby Ball
Schroeder
29
200
+292.230s
2
6
1
Henry Banks
Moore
17
200
+340.020s
7
68
Carl Forberg
Kurtis Kraft
24
193
+7 Laps
8
27
Duane Carter
Deidt
4
180
+20 Laps
R
5
Tony Bettenhausen
Deidt
9
178
Spun off
R
18
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft
1
151
Retired
R
69
Gene Force
Kurtis Kraft
22
142
Engine
R
25
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
12
135
Engine
R
10
Bill Schindler
Kurtis Kraft
16
129
Engine
R
16
Mauri Rose
Deidt
5
126
Accident
R
2
Walt Faulkner
Kuzma
14
123
Engine
R
76
Jimmy Davies
Pawl
27
110
Axle
R
59
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
11
109
Clutch
R
73
Carl Scarborough
Kurtis Kraft
15
93
Heat shield fire
R
71
Bill Mackey
Hall
33
97
Clutch
R
8
Chuck Stevenson
Marchese
19
93
Heat shield fire
R
3
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
8
87
Magneto
R
4
Cecil Green
Kurtis Kraft
10
80
Engine
R
98
Troy Ruttman
Kurtis Kraft
6
78
Engine
R
6
Duke Dinsmore
Schroeder
32
73
Overheating
R
32
Chet Miller
Kurtis Kraft
28
56
Ignition
R
44
Walt Brown
Kurtis Kraft
13
55
Magneto
R
48
Rodger Ward
Bromme
25
34
Oil pipe
R
23
Cliff Griffith
Kurtis Kraft
18
30
Axle
R
81
Bill Vukovich
Trevis
20
29
Oil leak
R
22
George Connor
Lesovsky
21
29
Transmission
R
19
Mack Hellings
Deidt
23
18
Engine
R
12
Johnny McDowell
Maserati
26
15
Fuel leak
R
26
Joe James
Watson
30
8
Transmission
Grid → finish