Series Event Archive

Race #4 — Darlington Raceway

July 4, 1951 • Winner: Walt Faulkner

Full-field race results and preserved archive material from the 1951 AAA Champ Car Series event at Darlington Raceway.

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#4Season Race
44Feature Starters
200Winner Laps
Walt FaulknerFeature Winner
2Winning Car
Feature Results
FinStartNo.DriverMakeLapsStatus
172Walt FaulknerKuzma / Offy2002:23:14.4 104.239
21299Tony BettenhausenKurtis / Offy2002:24:26.5 103.848
324Cecil GreenKurtis / Offy200Finished
41933Bill MackeyMeyer / Offy200Finished
5149Jack McGrathKurtis 3000 / Offy200Finished
62331Manny AyuloLesovsky / Offy200Finished
7151Henry BanksMoore / Offy200Finished
81883Mike NazarukKurtis / Offy199Flagged
9228Chuck StevensonMarchese / Offy196Flagged
10344Walt BrownKurtis 3000 / Offy195Flagged
111023Cliff GriffithKurtis 2000 / Offy193Flagged
122757Andy LindenSilnes/Sherman / Offy188Flagged
13217Paul RussoRusso/Nichels / Offy185Flagged
14919Kenny EatonKurtis 4000 / Offy181Flagged
152669Gene ForceKurtis 2000 / Offy177Flagged
16179Johnny McDowellKurtis 4000 / Offy SC170Flagged
172571Gordon ReidStevens / Offy167Magneto
182466Dick FraizerStevens / Offy152Broken fuel pressure gauge
192839Rex EastonHill / Offy149Magneto
201753Neal CarterBardazon / Offy120Broken universal joint
211610Bill SchindlerKurtis 2000 / Offy117Magneto
221378Ray KnepperSilnes / Offy97Broken piston
232037Johnnie ParsonsKurtis 2000 / Offy85Broken rear end
24576Jimmy DaviesPawl / Offy75Broken crankshaft
25898George ConnorKurtis 2000 / Offy45Broken piston
26481Bill VukovichTrevis / Offy25Broken connecting rod
271173Carl ScarboroughKurtis/Wetteroth / Offy17Broken oil line
28626Joe JamesWatson / Offy6Broken flywheel, rear
—--69Joe JamesKurtis 2000 / Offy70Relieved Force 83-152
—--44Bill VukovichKurtis 3000 / OffyXRelieved W. Brown
—--7Johnnie TolanRusso/Nichels / OffyXRelieved P. Russo
—--23Rodger WardKurtis 2000 / Offy41Relieved Griffith 153-193
—--57Roy ShermanSilnes/Sherman / OffyXRelieved Linden
—--63Fred AgabashianSchroeder / Offy--Did not qualify
—--3Johnnie ParsonsKurtis 3000 / Offy--DNS, too slow
—--34Johnnie TolanKurtis 2000 / Offy--Did not qualify
—--48Rodger WardBromme / Offy--DNS, too slow
—--35Rodger WardBardazon / Offy--Wrecked qualifying
—--14Duane CarterEwing / Offy--Unable to start
—--6Duke DinsmoreSchroeder D / Offy--Did not qualify
—--59Fred AgabashianKurtis 3000 / Offy--DNS, too slow
—--49Joe Barzda—--Engine, practice
—--68Carl ForbergKurtis 3000 / Offy--DNS, too slow
—--77Doc ShanebrookStevens / Offy--DNS, too slow
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