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

39th season of the AAA National Motor Car Championship proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 30th May to 11th November in 1951, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of AAA National Motor Car Championship!

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

Moore ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Rassey ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser Special

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Simca ? 1951

Simca

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1951

Wayne

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

unknown ? 1951

unknown

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1951

Crager

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bardazon ?? 1950

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Nichels ? 1951

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Szalai ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kuzma Indy Roadster

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Nichels ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CL

Offenhauser SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ewing ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft FD

Novi SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lesovsky ?

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Adams ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 3000

Offenhauser L4 c 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico

Sparks L6 c

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft FD

Novi SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Meyer ???

Novi L8 c 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bardazon ???

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

Gdula ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Silnes ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bromme ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CTF

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CTF

Maserati L8 c 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Scopa ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ???

Duray L4 c

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Stevens ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Silnes ???

Chevrolet ???

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Hall ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Pawl ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Trevis Indycar

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

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