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1951 Detroit 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit. Full information

1951 Detroit 100

1951 Detroit 100 is 453rd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit. Johnny Mcdowell won the pole position, Paul Russo won this race. Walt Faulkner and Mike Nazaruk also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1951 Syracuse 100
Next race: 1951 Denver 100
Race Start: 9th September 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Detroit 100

2nd victory for the Paul F Russo team
2nd victory for the Paul Russo
10th podium for the Paul Russo
7th podium for the Walt Faulkner
2nd podium for the Mike Nazaruk

1951 Detroit 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	200	1h 11m 44.210s	Paul F Russo
2	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	160		JC Agajanian
3	Mike Nazaruk	Bromme ? 1951, #48	140		Deck Manufacturing
4	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	120		Murrell Belanger
5	Sam Hanks	Hillegass ? 1951, #39	100		Evelyn Shaheen
6	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	80		Bob Weinberg
7	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	60		John Zink
8	Duane Carter	Ewing ? 1951, #14	50		Pat Clancy
9	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	40		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
10	Johnny Tolan	Pawl ? 1951, #76	30		Parks Motor Co
11	Eddie Johnson	Trevis ? 1951, #81	20		Pete Salemi
12	Buster Warke	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #83	10		Buster Warke
13	Neal Carter	Gdula ? 1951, #42	0		WJ Lutes
14	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		Lee Elkins
15	Joe James	Watson ?? 1950, #26	0		Bob Estes
16	Johnny Fedricks	Rassey ? 1951, #36	0		Rassey
17	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	0		Hart Fullerton
18	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #69	0		Brown Motor Co

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Detroit 100 on the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Hart Fullerton
2	Joe James	Watson ?? 1950, #26	Bob Estes
3	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	Paul F Russo
4	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
5	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #69	Brown Motor Co
6	Mike Nazaruk	Bromme ? 1951, #48	Deck Manufacturing
7	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	JC Agajanian
8	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
9	Neal Carter	Gdula ? 1951, #42	WJ Lutes
10	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
11	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	Bob Weinberg
12	Eddie Johnson	Trevis ? 1951, #81	Pete Salemi
13	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	John Zink
14	Duane Carter	Ewing ? 1951, #14	Pat Clancy
15	Johnny Fedricks	Rassey ? 1951, #36	Rassey
16	Sam Hanks	Hillegass ? 1951, #39	Evelyn Shaheen
17	Buster Warke	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #83	Buster Warke
18	Johnny Tolan	Pawl ? 1951, #76	Parks Motor Co