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1951 Du Quoin 100 Race 1 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Du Quoin circuit. Full information

1951 Du Quoin 100

1951 Du Quoin 100 is 449th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Du Quoin circuit. Johnnie Parsons won the pole position, Tony Bettenhausen won this race. Johnnie Parsons and Paul Russo also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1951 Milwaukee 200
Next race: 1951 Du Quoin 200
Race Start: 1st September 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Du Quoin 100

9th victory for the Murrell Belanger team
13th victory for the Tony Bettenhausen
16th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
15th podium for the Johnnie Parsons
9th podium for the Paul Russo

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 - 1951 Du Quoin 100 winner

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 #99 - 1951 Du Quoin 100 winner

1951 Du Quoin 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	200	1h 7m 56.480s	Murrell Belanger
2	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #3	160		Ed Walsh
3	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	140		Paul F Russo
4	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	120		JC Agajanian
5	Sam Hanks	Hillegass ? 1951, #39	100		Evelyn Shaheen
6	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	80		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
7	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	60		John Zink
8	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #98	50		Tom Sarafoff
9	Andy Linden	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #57	40		George H Leitenberger
10	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ?? 1938, #8	30		Carl Marchese
11	Joe Garson	Stevens ? 1951, #77	20		Elgin Piston Pin
12	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	10		H Allen Chapman
13	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #76	0		Parks Motor Co
14	Jim Rigsby	Meyer ? 1951, #33	0		Howard Iddings
15	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	0		Hart Fullerton
16	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	0		Jack B Hinkle
17	Duane Carter, Gordon Reid	Ewing ? 1951, #14	0		Pat Clancy

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Du Quoin 100 on the Du Quoin circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #3	Ed Walsh
2	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	Paul F Russo
3	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Jack B Hinkle
4	Duane Carter	Ewing ? 1951, #14	Pat Clancy
5	Andy Linden	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #57	George H Leitenberger
6	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
7	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	JC Agajanian
8	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
9	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #76	Parks Motor Co
10	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	H Allen Chapman
11	Sam Hanks	Hillegass ? 1951, #39	Evelyn Shaheen
12	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ?? 1938, #8	Carl Marchese
13	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #98	Tom Sarafoff
14	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Hart Fullerton
15	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	John Zink
16	Joe Garson	Stevens ? 1951, #77	Elgin Piston Pin
17	Henry Banks, Jim Rigsby	Moore ? 1951, #1	Lindsey Hopkins Racing