Indianapolis (1951)

Date: 30 May 1951

Location: Indianapolis, United States of America

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 United States of America Lee Wallard 9 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
2 United States of America Mike Nazaruk 6 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
3 United States of America Jack McGrath 2 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
3 United States of America Manny Ayulo 2 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
4 United States of America Andy Linden 3 200 Sherman Offenhauser Firestone
5 United States of America Bobby Ball 2 200 Schroeder Offenhauser Firestone
6 United States of America Henry Banks 0 200 Moore Offenhauser Firestone
7 United States of America Carl Forberg 0 193 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
8 United States of America Duane Carter 0 180 Deidt Offenhauser Firestone
9 United States of America Tony Bettenhausen 0 178 Deidt Offenhauser Firestone
10 United States of America Duke Nalon 0 151 Kurtis Kraft Novi Firestone
11 United States of America Gene Force 0 142 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
12 United States of America Sam Hanks 0 135 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
13 United States of America Bill Schindler 0 129 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
14 United States of America Mauri Rose 0 126 Deidt Offenhauser Firestone
15 United States of America Walt Faulkner 0 123 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
16 United States of America Jimmy Davies 0 110 Pawl Offenhauser Firestone
17 United States of America Fred Agabashian 0 109 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
18 United States of America Carl Scarborough 0 100 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
19 United States of America Bill Mackey 0 97 Hall Offenhauser Firestone
20 United States of America Chuck Stevenson 0 93 Marchese Offenhauser Firestone
21 United States of America Johnnie Parsons 0 87 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
22 United States of America Cecil Green 0 80 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
23 United States of America Troy Ruttman 0 78 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
24 United States of America Duke Dinsmore 0 73 Schroeder Offenhauser Firestone
25 United States of America Chet Miller 0 56 Kurtis Kraft Novi Firestone
26 United States of America Walt Brown 0 55 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
27 United States of America Rodger Ward 0 34 Bromme Offenhauser Firestone
28 United States of America Cliff Griffith 0 30 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
29 United States of America Bill Vukovich 0 29 Trevis Offenhauser Firestone
30 United States of America George Connor 0 29 Lesovsky Offenhauser Firestone
31 United States of America Mack Hellings 0 18 Deidt Offenhauser Firestone
32 United States of America Johnny McDowell 0 15 Maserati Offenhauser Firestone
33 United States of America Joe James 0 8 Watson Offenhauser Firestone
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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1951 Indianapolis 500 (1951)

Date: 1951-05-30 · Circuit: Indianapolis (United States of America)

Podium
  1. Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft 9 pts
  2. Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft 6 pts
  3. John James McGrath Kurtis Kraft 2 pts
  4. Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo Kurtis Kraft 2 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft 2 +1 3:57:38.050 9
2 Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft 7 +5 3:59:25.293 6
3 John James McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 0 4:00:29.440 2
3 Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo Kurtis Kraft 2
4 Andy Linden Sherman 31 +27 4:02:18.170 3
5 Robert K. Ball Schroeder 29 +24 4:02:30.280 2
6 Henry Banks Moore 17 +11 4:03:18.070
7 Carl Forberg Kurtis Kraft 24 +17
8 Duane Carter Deidt 4 -4
9 Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen Deidt 9 0 Spun off
10 Dennis Nalon Kurtis Kraft 1 -9 Retirement
11 Gene Force Kurtis Kraft 22 +11 Engine
12 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 12 0 Engine
13 Bill Schindler Kurtis Kraft 16 +3 Engine
14 Maurice Rose Deidt 5 -9 Accident
15 Walt Faulkner Kuzma 14 -1 Engine
16 James Richard Davies Pawl 27 +11 Axle
17 Levon Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 11 -6 Clutch
18 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 15 -3 Fire
19 Bill Mackey Hall 33 +14 Clutch
20 Charles Stevenson Marchese 19 -1 Fire
21 Johnnie Woodrow Parsons Kurtis Kraft 8 -13 Magneto
22 Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft 10 -12 Engine
23 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 6 -17 Engine
24 J. Carlyle Dinsmore Schroeder 32 +8 Overheating
25 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 28 +3 Ignition
26 Walt Brown Kurtis Kraft 13 -13 Magneto
27 Rodger M. Ward Bromme 25 -2 Oil pipe
28 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 18 -10 Axle
29 William John Vukovich Trevis 20 -9 Oil leak
30 George Connor Lesovsky 21 -9 Transmission
31 Ronald Hellings Deidt 23 -8 Engine
32 Johnny McDowell Maserati 26 -6 Fuel leak
33 Joe James Watson 30 -3 Transmission
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Dennis Nalon Kurtis Kraft 1
2 Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft 2
3 John James McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3
4 Duane Carter Deidt 4
5 Maurice Rose Deidt 5
6 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 6
7 Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft 7
8 Johnnie Woodrow Parsons Kurtis Kraft 8
9 Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen Deidt 9
10 Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft 10

Fastest Lap

Lee Wallard (Kurtis Kraft) – 3:57:38.050

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