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Race #1 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway

May 30, 1951 • Winner: Lee Wallard

Full-field race results and preserved archive material from the 1951 AAA Champ Car Series event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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#1Season Race

73Feature Starters

200Winner Laps

Lee WallardFeature Winner

99Winning Car

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Feature Results

FinStartNo.DriverMakeLapsStatus

1299Lee WallardKurtis / Offy2003:57:38.05 126.244

2783Mike NazarukKurtis / Offy2003:59:25.31 125.302

339Jack McGrathKurtis 3000 / Offy2004:00:29.42 124.745

43157Andy LindenSilnes/Sherman / Offy2004:02:18.06 123.812

52952Bobby BallSchroeder / Offy2004:02:30.27 123.709

6171Henry BanksMoore / Offy2004:03:18.02 123.304

72468Carl ForbergKurtis 3000 / Offy193Flagged

8427Duane CarterDeidt FD / Offy180Flagged

995Tony BettenhausenDeidt FD / Offy178Spun out NW

10118Duke NalonKurtis FD / Novi SC151Stalled

112269Gene ForceKurtis 2000 / Offy142Lost oil pressure

121225Sam HanksKurtis 3000 / Offy135Spun out NE

131610Bill SchindlerKurtis 2000 / Offy129Broken connecting rod

14516Mauri RoseDeidt FD / Offy126Wheel collapsed, spun

15142Walt FaulknerKuzma / Offy123Broken crankshaft

162776Jimmy DaviesPawl / Offy110Broken rear end

171159Fred AgabashianKurtis 3000 / Offy109Clutch

181573Carl ScarboroughKurtis/Wetteroth / Offy100Broken axle

193371Bill MackeyStevens / Offy97Broken clutch shaft

20198Chuck StevensonMarchese / Offy93Fire

2183Johnnie ParsonsKurtis 3000 / Offy87Magneto

22104Cecil GreenKurtis 3000 / Offy80Broken connecting rod

23698Troy RuttmanKurtis 2000 / Offy78Burned bearing

24326Duke DinsmoreSchroeder / Offy73Overheated

252832Chet MillerKurtis FD / Novi SC56Ignition

261344Walt BrownKurtis 3000 / Offy55Magneto

272548Rodger WardBromme / Offy34Broken oil line

281823Cliff GriffithKurtis 2000 / Offy30Broken rear axle

292081Bill VukovichTrevis / Offy29Broken oil tank

302122George ConnorLesovsky / Offy29Broken universal joint

312319Mack HellingsDeidt / Offy18Broken piston

322612Johnny McDowellMaserati / Offy15Broken fuel tank

333026Joe JamesWatson / Offy8Broken drive shaft

—--9Manny AyuloKurtis 3000 / Offy100Relieved McGrath 101-200

—--79Bill CantrellKurtis 4000 / Offy SC--Did not qualify

—--35Frank ArmiBardazon / Offy--Did not qualify

—--58Frank ArmiScopa / Offy--Did not qualify

—--47Jimmy DaywaltOffy SC--Did not qualify

—--31Manny AyuloLesovsky / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--29George FonderSparks SC--Did not qualify

—--63George FonderSchroeder / Offy--Did not qualify

—--45Jackie HolmesAdams / Offy--Did not qualify

—--42Bill BoydGdula / Offy--Wrecked practice, SW

—--62Bill CantrellKoehnle / Wayne--Did not qualify

—--64Frank ArmiKurtis / Duray--DNS, too slow

—--72Jimmy BryanLesovsky / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--33Jimmy DaywaltMeyer / Offy--Wrecked practice, NW

—--49Joe BarzdaMaserati / Offy--Spun qualifying

—--66Kenny EatonStevens / Offy--Did not qualify

—--53George FonderSchroeder / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--56Myron FohrHill / Offy--Did not qualify

—--24Jackie HolmesAdams / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--14Jerry HoytEwing / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--61Norm HouserMiller / Offy--Did not qualify

—--89Danny KladisMiller 4RE / Miller--Did not qualify

—--78Ray KnepperSilnes / Offy--Did not qualify

—--46Bayliss LevrettSilnes / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--36George LynchRassey / Offy--Did not qualify

—--64Dick PageKurtis / Offy--Did not qualify

—--88Joel ThorneAdams / Sparks--Did not qualify

—--34Johnnie TolanKurtis 2000 / Offy--Did not qualify

—--75Leroy WarrinerKurtis / Offy--Did not qualify

—--67Gordon ReidSilnes / Chevy--Did not qualify

—--7Paul RussoRusso/Nichels / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--14Roscoe RannEwing / Offy--Did not qualify

—--82Bob ScottWeidel / Mercury--Did not qualify

—--37Bob SweikertKurtis 2000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--51Bud SennettMaserati / Maserati--Wrecked qualifying, SW

—--77Doc ShanebrookStevens / Offy--Did not qualify

—--41Mike SalaySalay D / Offy--Wrecked practice, SW

—--57Roy ShermanSilnes/Sherman / Offy--Did not qualify

—--33Mark LightMeyer / Offy--Did not qualify

—--45Potsy GoacherAdams / Offy--Did not qualify

Source Attribution

Series framework and final standings: The Third Turn. Supplemental full-field race-result detail: ChampCarStats.com where individual The Third Turn race pages were login-gated.

Source: The Third Turn event page

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