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1951 Denver 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Centennial Park circuit. Full information

1951 Denver 100

1951 Denver 100 is 454th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Centennial Park circuit. Tony Bettenhausen won the pole position and this race. Henry Banks and Jack Mcgrath also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1951 Detroit 100
Next race: 1951 San Jose 100
Race Start: 23rd September 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Denver 100

12th victory for the Murrell Belanger team
16th victory for the Tony Bettenhausen
19th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
6th podium for the Henry Banks
6th podium for the Jack Mcgrath

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 - 1951 Denver 100 winner

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 #99 - 1951 Denver 100 winner

1951 Denver 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	200	1h 9m 15.000s	Murrell Belanger
2	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	160		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
3	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	140		Jack B Hinkle
4	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	120		John Zink
5	Bobby Ball	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #52	100		John L McDaniel
6	Fred Agabashian	Ewing ? 1951, #14	80		Pat Clancy
7	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	60		Bob Weinberg
8	Rodger Ward	Stevens ? 1951, #71	50		Karl Hall
9	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #44	40		Federal Engineering
10	Sam Hanks	Gdula ? 1951, #42	30		Edward I Gdula
11	Bill Vukovich	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #57	20		George H Leitenberger
12	Jim Rigsby	Watson ?? 1950, #26	10		Bob Estes
13	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	0		Paul F Russo
14	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	0		Ed Walsh
15	Mike Nazaruk	Bromme ? 1951, #48	0		Deck Manufacturing
16	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		Lee Elkins
17	Frank Armi, Walt Faulkner	Wetteroth ? 1951, #38	0		Lee Elkins

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Denver 100 on the Centennial Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
2	Jim Rigsby	Watson ?? 1950, #26	Bob Estes
3	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	JC Agajanian
4	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	Paul F Russo
5	Mike Nazaruk	Bromme ? 1951, #48	Deck Manufacturing
6	Frank Armi	Wetteroth ? 1951, #38	Lee Elkins
7	Bill Vukovich	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #57	George H Leitenberger
8	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #44	Federal Engineering
9	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
10	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Ed Walsh
11	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	John Zink
12	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Jack B Hinkle
13	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
14	Rodger Ward	Stevens ? 1951, #71	Karl Hall
15	Bobby Ball	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #52	John L McDaniel
16	Fred Agabashian	Ewing ? 1951, #14	Pat Clancy
17	Manuel Ayulo, Sam Hanks	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	Bob Weinberg