1951 Indianapolis 500
| Date | Wednesday, 30 May 1951 |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
| Round | 2 of 8 |
| Race numbers | 9th World Championship race |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 57m 38.050s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +5 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | +1m 47.243s | 6 |
| 3 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 |
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| 4 | +27 | Andy Linden | Sherman-Offenhauser | 200 | 3 | |
| 5 | +24 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
| 6 | +11 | Henry Banks | Moore-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 7 | +17 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 193 | +7 laps | |
| 8 | -4 | Duane Carter | Deidt-Offenhauser | 180 | +20 laps | |
| 9 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt-Offenhauser | 178 | DNF | ||
| 10 | -9 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 151 | DNF | |
| 11 | +11 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 142 | DNF | |
| 12 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135 | DNF | ||
| 13 | +3 | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 129 | DNF | |
| 14 | -9 | Mauri Rose | Deidt-Offenhauser | 126 | DNF | |
| 15 | -1 | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 123 | DNF | |
| 16 | +11 | Jimmy Davies | Pawl-Offenhauser | 110 | DNF | |
| 17 | -6 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 109 | DNF | |
| 18 | -3 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 100 | DNF | |
| 19 | +14 | Bill Mackey | Hall-Offenhauser | 97 | DNF | |
| 20 | -1 | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese-Offenhauser | 93 | DNF | |
| 21 | -13 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 87 | DNF | |
| 22 | -12 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 80 | DNF | |
| 23 | -17 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 78 | DNF | |
| 24 | +8 | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 73 | DNF | |
| 25 | +3 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 56 | DNF | |
| 26 | -13 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 55 | DNF | |
| 27 | -2 | Rodger Ward | Bromme-Offenhauser | 34 | DNF | |
| 28 | -10 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 30 | DNF | |
| 29 | -9 | Bill Vukovich | Trevis-Offenhauser | 29 | DNF | |
| 30 | -9 | George Connor | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 29 | DNF | |
| 31 | -8 | Mack Hellings | Deidt-Offenhauser | 18 | DNF | |
| 32 | -6 | Johnny McDowell | Maserati-Offenhauser | 15 | DNF | |
| 33 | -3 | Joe James | Watson-Offenhauser | 8 | DNF | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| = | Lee Wallard | 9 |
| 3 |  Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| = | Mike Nazaruk | 6 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Farina | 4 |
| 6 | Consalvo Sanesi | 3 |
| = | Andy Linden | 3 |
| 8 | Manuel Ayulo | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| 10 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | 2 |
| = | Bobby Ball | 2 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Manuel Ayulo
- Bobby Ball
- Carl Forberg (only start)
- Gene Force
- Cliff Griffith
- Joe James
- Andy Linden
- Bill Mackey
- Chet Miller
- Duke Nalon
- Mike Nazaruk
- Carl Scarborough
- Chuck Stevenson
- Bill Vukovich
- Rodger Ward
- Bromme
- Hall (only start)
- Kuzma
- Pawl
- Schroeder
- Sherman
- Trevis
- Last start
- Walt Brown
- Cecil Green
- Mack Hellings
- Mauri Rose
- Lee Wallard
- Marchese
- Wins
- 1st and only for Lee Wallard (4th different winner, 2nd American driver)
- 2nd for Kurtis Kraft
- Race 1-2
- 1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 1st and only for Lee Wallard (14th different podium finisher, 4th American driver)
- 1st and only for Mike Nazaruk (15th different podium finisher, 5th American driver)
- 1st and only for Manuel Ayulo (16th different podium finisher, 6th American driver)
- 1st for Jack McGrath (17th different podium finisher, 7th American driver)
- 2nd, 3rd & 4th for Kurtis Kraft
- Poles
- 1st and only for Duke Nalon (4th different polesitter, 2nd American driver)
- 2nd for Kurtis Kraft
- Qualifying 1-2
- 2nd for Kurtis Kraft
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Lee Wallard (4th different fastest lap setter, 2nd American driver)
- 2nd for Kurtis Kraft
- Front row starts
- 1st and only for Duke Nalon & Lee Wallard (12th & 13th different front row starters, 4th & 5th American drivers)
- 1st for Jack McGrath (14th different front row starter, 6th American driver)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Mike Nazaruk, Jack McGrath & Andy Linden
- 1st and only for Lee Wallard, Manuel Ayulo & Bobby Ball (26th-31st different point scorers, 7th-12th American drivers)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Lee Wallard (4th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd American driver)