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AAA National Motor Car Championship in the 1951 season. Full information

39th season of AAA National Motor Car Championship, started 30th May and ended at 11th November 1951

Beginners of the season: Gene Force , Rex Easton , Frank Armi , Mike Nazaruk , Buzz Barton , Carl Scarborough , Gordon Reid , Wayne England , Roy Sherman , Joe Garson , Harry King , Herb Byers , Walt Moffatt , Roger Barlow

List of races and tracks in the 1951 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
Indianapolis 500 1951 Indianapolis 500 Lee Wallard
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Indianapolis 30th May 1951
Rex Mays 100 1951 Rex Mays 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Milwaukee 10th June 1951
Langhorne 100 1951 Langhorne 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Langhorne 24th June 1951
Darlington 250 1951 Darlington 250 Walt Faulkner
Kuzma ? 1951, #2
Darlington 4th July 1951
Springfield 100 1951 Springfield 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Springfield 18th August 1951
Milwaukee 200 1951 Milwaukee 200 Walt Faulkner
Kuzma ? 1951, #2
Milwaukee 26th August 1951
Du Quoin 100 1951 Du Quoin 100 Race 1 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Du Quoin 1st September 1951
Pikes Peak 1951 Pikes Peak Al Rogers
Coniff ? 1951, #99
Pikes Peak 3rd September 1951
Du Quoin 200 1951 Du Quoin 200 Race 2 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9
Du Quoin 3rd September 1951
Syracuse 100 1951 Syracuse 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Syracuse 8th September 1951
Detroit 100 1951 Detroit 100 Paul Russo
Russo-Nichels D, #7
Michigan Fairgrounds 9th September 1951
Denver 100 1951 Denver 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Centennial Park 23rd September 1951
San Jose 100 1951 San Jose 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Santa Clara Speedway 21st October 1951
Phoenix 100 1951 Phoenix 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3
Phoenix 4th November 1951
Bay Meadows 150 1951 Bay Meadows 150 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3
Bay Meadows 11th November 1951

Drivers championship 1951

Tony Bettenhausen

United States

Champion

Points: 2556 Wins: 8 Poles: 4

Henry Banks

United States

2nd place

Points: 1856 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Walt Faulkner

United States

3rd place

Points: 1512 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

List of all drivers for the 1951 season

Name Points
Tony Bettenhausen 2556
Henry Banks 1856
Walt Faulkner 1512
Jack Mcgrath 1460
Mike Nazaruk 1143
Johnnie Parsons 1012
Lee Wallard 1000
Manuel Ayulo 996
Andy Linden 910
Paul Russo 700
Bill Schindler 693
Cecil Green 650
Bobby Ball 620
Chuck Stevenson 537
Duane Carter 505
Sam Hanks 421
Jimmy Davies 315
Gene Force 310
Cliff Griffith 308
Bill Mackey 300
Neal Carter 300
Carl Forberg 300
Bill Vukovich 291
Joe James 283
Fred Agabashian 278
Jim Rigsby 233
Johnny Mcdowell 230
Gordon Reid 204
Al Rogers 200
Rodger Ward 192
Johnny Mauro 160
Duke Nalon 150
Louis Unser 140
Pete Woods 120
Harry King 117
Eddie Johnson 100
Ray Knepper 100
Herb Byers 100
Troy Ruttman 80
Charles Bryant 80
Joe Garson 70
Bob Finney 60
Shelby Hill 50
Johnny Tolan 40
Mack Hellings 40
Jimmy Good 30
Roy Sherman 28
Delmar Desch 20
George Connor 20
Buzz Barton 20
Walt Brown 17
Frank Armi 10
Buster Warke 10
Hugh Thomas 10
Johnny Fedricks 0
Tommy Hinnershitz 0
Chet Miller 0
Duke Dinsmore 0
Rex Easton 0
Dick Fraizer 0
Roger Barlow 0
Wayne England 0
Jimmy Jackson 0
Walt Moffatt 0
Glenn Harrison 0
Wayne Sankey 0
Carl Scarborough 0
Mauri Rose 0
Kenny Eaton 0

List of all cars in the 1951 season

Kurtis Kraft 4000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 2482.4 Wins: 3 Poles: 7

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 1923 Wins: 8 Poles: 3

Kuzma ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 1543.8 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

Moore ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 1464.6 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 940.5 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 3000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 939 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Kurtis Kraft ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 813.8 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Russo-Nichels D

Offenhauser

Points: 700 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Lesovsky ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 647.5 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 571.2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Meyer ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 460.5 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Marchese ?? 1938

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 416.8 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ewing ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 415 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1950

Offenhauser

Points: 350 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Pawl ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 345 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Hillegass ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 341.4 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Silnes ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 330.6 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Stevens ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 270 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bromme ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 240 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 1000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 221 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Coniff ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 200 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 151.4 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 3000

Offenhauser

Points: 140 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

McDowell ? 1951

McDowell

Points: 130 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Marchese ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 121.2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ford Special

Ford

Points: 120 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser

Points: 120 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Silnes ? 1951

Wayne

Points: 120 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet Special

Chevrolet

Points: 100 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Watson ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 90 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Watson ?? 1950

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 80 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Gdula ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 30 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft Midget

Offenhauser L4 1.75

Points: 20.1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Trevis ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 20 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wetteroth ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Schroeder ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Silnes ???

Chevrolet ???

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Meyer ???

Novi L8 c 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Nichels ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

unknown ? 1951

unknown

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bromme ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lesovsky ?

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Stevens ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Rassey ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft FD

Novi SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Trevis Indycar

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1951

Crager

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Silnes ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bardazon ?? 1950

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft FD

Novi SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ???

Duray L4 c

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico

Sparks L6 c

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Pawl ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Gdula ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ewing ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Scopa ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Szalai ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CL

Offenhauser SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser Special

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 3000

Offenhauser L4 c 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kuzma Indy Roadster

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Rassey ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Talbot Lago T26C

Talbot 23CV L6 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Simca ? 1951

Simca

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CTF

Maserati L8 c 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Adams ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Hall ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Moore ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Nichels ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bardazon ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1951

Wayne

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CTF

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0