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1951 Du Quoin 200 Race 2 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Du Quoin circuit. Full information

1951 Du Quoin 200

1951 Du Quoin 200 is 450th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Du Quoin circuit. Tony Bettenhausen won the pole position and this race. Walt Faulkner and Sam Hanks also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 101 laps (163 km).

Previous race: 1951 Du Quoin 100
Next race: 1951 Syracuse 100
Race Start: 3rd September 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Du Quoin 200

10th victory for the Murrell Belanger team
14th victory for the Tony Bettenhausen
17th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
5th podium for the Walt Faulkner
2nd podium for the Sam Hanks

Kurtis Kraft 4000 - 1951 Du Quoin 200 winner

Kurtis Kraft 4000 #9 - 1951 Du Quoin 200 winner

1951 Du Quoin 200 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	202	1h 9m 19.000s	Murrell Belanger
2	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #63	161.59999999999999		JC Agajanian
3	Sam Hanks	Hillegass ? 1951, #44	141.40000000000001		Evelyn Shaheen
4	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ? 1951, #67	121.2		Carl Marchese
5	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #7	101		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
6	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #6	80.8		Bob Weinberg
7	Andy Linden	Silnes ? 1951, #58	60.6		George H Leitenberger
8	Harry King	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #1	50.5		M Peter Wales
9	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #66	40.4		Tom Sarafoff
10	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #88	30.3		Brown Motor Co
11	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #23	20.2		Jack B Hinkle
12	Jim Rigsby	Meyer ? 1951, #12	10.1		Howard Iddings
13	Gordon Reid	Wetteroth ? 1951, #0	0		Lee Elkins
14	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	0		Bob Estes
15	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #0	0		Hart Fullerton
16	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #61	0		Ed Walsh
17	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #0	0		Parks Motor Co
18	Joe Garson	Stevens ? 1951, #56	0		Elgin Piston Pin

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Du Quoin 200 on the Du Quoin circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Murrell Belanger
2	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma ? 1951, #63	JC Agajanian
4	Gordon Reid, Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #0	Parks Motor Co
5	Andy Linden	Silnes ? 1951, #58	George H Leitenberger
6	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #66	Tom Sarafoff
7	Joe Garson	Stevens ? 1951, #56	Elgin Piston Pin
8	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ? 1951, #67	Carl Marchese
9	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #7	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
10	Sam Hanks	Hillegass ? 1951, #44	Evelyn Shaheen
11	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #88	Brown Motor Co
12	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #0	Hart Fullerton
13	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Bob Estes
14	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #6	Bob Weinberg
15	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #61	Ed Walsh
16	Harry King	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #1	M Peter Wales
17	Jim Rigsby	Meyer ? 1951, #12	Howard Iddings
18	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #23	Jack B Hinkle