1951 Indianapolis 500
Date | Wednesday, 30 May 1951 |
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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 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 57m 38.050s | 9 FL |
2 | +5 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | +1m 47.243s | 6 |
3 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 |
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4 | +27 | ![]() | Sherman-Offenhauser | 200 | 3 | |
5 | +24 | ![]() | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
6 | +11 | ![]() | Moore-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
7 | +17 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 193 | +7 laps | |
8 | -4 | ![]() | Deidt-Offenhauser | 180 | +20 laps | |
9 | ![]() | Deidt-Offenhauser | 178 | DNF | ||
10 | -9 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 151 | DNF | |
11 | +11 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 142 | DNF | |
12 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135 | DNF | ||
13 | +3 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 129 | DNF | |
14 | -9 | ![]() | Deidt-Offenhauser | 126 | DNF | |
15 | -1 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 123 | DNF | |
16 | +11 | ![]() | Pawl-Offenhauser | 110 | DNF | |
17 | -6 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 109 | DNF | |
18 | -3 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 100 | DNF | |
19 | +14 | ![]() | Hall-Offenhauser | 97 | DNF | |
20 | -1 | ![]() | Marchese-Offenhauser | 93 | DNF | |
21 | -13 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 87 | DNF | |
22 | -12 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 80 | DNF | |
23 | -17 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 78 | DNF | |
24 | +8 | ![]() | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 73 | DNF | |
25 | +3 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 56 | DNF | |
26 | -13 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 55 | DNF | |
27 | -2 | ![]() | Bromme-Offenhauser | 34 | DNF | |
28 | -10 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 30 | DNF | |
29 | -9 | ![]() | Trevis-Offenhauser | 29 | DNF | |
30 | -9 | ![]() | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 29 | DNF | |
31 | -8 | ![]() | Deidt-Offenhauser | 18 | DNF | |
32 | -6 | ![]() | Maserati-Offenhauser | 15 | DNF | |
33 | -3 | ![]() | Watson-Offenhauser | 8 | DNF |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1951 Indianapolis 500.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 9 |
= | ![]() | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 6 |
= | ![]() | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
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)