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1951 Darlington 250 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Darlington circuit. Full information

1951 Darlington 250

1951 Darlington 250 is 446th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Darlington circuit. Johnny Mcdowell won the pole position, Walt Faulkner won this race. Tony Bettenhausen and Cecil Green also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (402 km).

Previous race: 1951 Langhorne 100
Next race: 1951 Springfield 100
Race Start: 4th July 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Darlington 250

4th victory for the JC Agajanian team
2nd victory for the Walt Faulkner
3rd podium for the Walt Faulkner
14th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
4th podium for the Cecil Green

1951 Darlington 250 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	500	2h 23m 14.400s	JC Agajanian
2	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	400	2h 24m 26.500s+1m 12.100s	Murrell Belanger
3	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1950, #4	350		MA Walker
4	Bill Mackey	Meyer ? 1951, #33	300		Howard Iddings
5	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #9	250		Jack B Hinkle
6	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	200		Bob Weinberg
7	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	150		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
8	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 1000, #83	125		Jim Robbins
9	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ?? 1938, #8	100		Carl Marchese
10	Walt Brown, Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #44	58		Federal Engineering
11	Cliff Griffith, Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #23	12		Dr Ludson D Morris
12	Andy Linden, Roy Sherman	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #57	13		George H Leitenberger
13	Paul Russo, Johnny Tolan	Russo-Nichels D, #7	0		Paul F Russo
14	Kenny Eaton	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #19	0		Jack B Hinkle
15	Gene Force, Joe James	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #69	0		Brown Motor Co
16	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	0		Hart Fullerton
17	Gordon Reid	Stevens ? 1951, #71	0		Karl Hall
18	Dick Fraizer	Stevens ? 1951, #66	0		Lee S Glessner
19	Rex Easton	Hillegass ? 1951, #39	0		Evelyn Shaheen
20	Neal Carter	Bardazon ?? 1950, #53	0		WJ Lutes
21	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	0		H Allen Chapman
22	Ray Knepper	Silnes ? 1951, #78	0		Tomshie
23	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #37	0		Milt Marion
24	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #76	0		Parks Motor Co
25	George Connor	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #98	0		Tom Sarafoff
26	Bill Vukovich	Trevis ? 1951, #81	0		Pete Salemi
27	Carl Scarborough, Joe James	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		Lee Elkins

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Darlington 250 on the Darlington circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Hart Fullerton
2	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1950, #4	MA Walker
3	Walt Brown, Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #44	Federal Engineering
4	Bill Vukovich	Trevis ? 1951, #81	Pete Salemi
5	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #76	Parks Motor Co
6	Joe James	Watson ?? 1950, #26	Bob Estes
7	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	JC Agajanian
8	George Connor	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #98	Tom Sarafoff
9	Kenny Eaton	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #19	Jack B Hinkle
10	Cliff Griffith, Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #23	Dr Ludson D Morris
11	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
12	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
13	Ray Knepper	Silnes ? 1951, #78	Tomshie
14	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #9	Jack B Hinkle
15	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
16	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	H Allen Chapman
17	Neal Carter	Bardazon ?? 1950, #53	WJ Lutes
18	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 1000, #83	Jim Robbins
19	Bill Mackey	Meyer ? 1951, #33	Howard Iddings
20	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #37	Milt Marion
21	Paul Russo, Johnny Tolan	Russo-Nichels D, #7	Paul F Russo
22	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ?? 1938, #8	Carl Marchese
23	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	Bob Weinberg
24	Dick Fraizer	Stevens ? 1951, #66	Lee S Glessner
25	Gordon Reid	Stevens ? 1951, #71	Karl Hall
26	Gene Force, Joe James	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #69	Brown Motor Co
27	Andy Linden, Roy Sherman, Rex Easton	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #57	George H Leitenberger