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1951 Indianapolis 500

1951 Indianapolis 500 is 443rd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Lee Wallard won this race. This was his 2nd victory. Mike Nazaruk and Manuel Ayulo also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1950 Darlington 200
Next race: 1951 Rex Mays 100

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Indianapolis 500

9th victory for the Kurtis Kraft team
2nd victory for the Lee Wallard
5th podium for the Lee Wallard
1st podium for the Mike Nazaruk
1st podium for the Manuel Ayulo

Lee Wallard - Winner of the 1951 Indianapolis 500

1951 Indianapolis 500

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 - 1951 Indianapolis 500 winner

1951 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Lee Wallard	9.00	3h 57m 38.050s ( 203.153 km/h )	200	Murrell Belanger
2	Mike Nazaruk	6.00	3h 59m 25.293s ( +1m 47.243s )	200	Jim Robbins
3	Manuel Ayulo	2.00	4h 00m 29.440s ( +2m 51.391s )	100	Jack Hinkle
3	Jack Mcgrath	2.00		100	Jack Hinkle
4	Andy Linden	3.00	4h 02m 18.170s ( +4m 40.120s )	200	George Leitenberger
5	Bobby Ball	2.00	4h 02m 30.280s ( +4m 52.230s )	200	Blakely Oil
6	Henry Banks	0	4h 03m 18.070s ( +5m 40.021s )	200	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins
7	Carl Forberg	0		193	Automobile Shippers/Rassey
8	Duane Carter	0		180	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering
9	Tony Bettenhausen	0	Spin	178	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering
10	Duke Nalon	0	Engine	151	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac
11	Gene Force	0	Oil pressure	142	Brown Motors
12	Sam Hanks	0	Spin	135	Peter Schmidt
13	Bill Schindler	0	Connecting rod	129	H.A. Chapman
14	Mauri Rose	0	Spin	126	Pennzoil/Howard Keck
15	Walt Faulkner	0	Camshaft	123	Agajanian Grant Piston Ring
16	Jimmy Davies	0	Gearbox	110	Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks
17	Fred Agabashian	0	Clutch	109	Granatelli-Bardahl/Grancor
18	Carl Scarborough	0	Wheel bearing	100	McNamara/Lee Elkins
19	Bill Mackey	0	Clutch	97	Karl Hall
20	Chuck Stevenson	0	Fire	93	Bardahl/Carl Marchese
21	Johnnie Parsons	0	Magneto	87	Wynn's Friction Proofing / Walsh
22	Cecil Green	0	Connecting rod	80	John Zink/M.A. Walker
23	Troy Ruttman	0	Camshaft	78	Agajanian Featherweight
24	Duke Dinsmore	0	Overheating	73	Brown Motors
25	Chet Miller	0	Ignition	56	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac
26	Walt Brown	0	Magneto	55	Federal Engineering
27	Rodger Ward	0	Oil line	34	Deck Manufacturing
28	Cliff Griffith	0	Transmission	30	Ludson Morris
29	Bill Vukovich	0	Oil leak	29	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
30	George Connor	0	Engine	29	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Marant
31	Mack Hellings	0	Engine	18	Tuffanelli-Derrico
32	Johnny Mcdowell	0	Fuel leak	15	W.J. / Maserati Race Cars
33	Joe James	0	Transmission	8	Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury
nq	Jerry Hoyt	0			Pat Clancy
nq	Jackie Holmes	0			Richard Palmer
nq	George Fonder	0			Ray Brady
nq	Manuel Ayulo	0			Coast Grain
nq	Jimmy Daywalt	0			Iddings
nq	Johnnie Tolan	0			Peter Wales Trucking
nq	Frank Armi	0			Hancock Dome
nq	George Lynch	0			Louis Rassey
nq	Bob Sweikert	0			Marion Engineering
nq	Mike Salay	0	Accident		Michael Szalai
nq	Bill Boyd	0			Ed Gdula
nq	Jackie Holmes	0			Cincinnati Race Cars
nq	Bayliss Levrett	0			Safety Seal
nq	Joe Barzda	0			Joe Barzda
nq	Bud Sennet	0			Auto Accessorie
nq	George Fonder	0			Lutes Truck Parts
nq	Frank Armi	0			Joe Scopa
nq	George Fonder	0			Ray Brady
nq	Frank Armi	0			Bardahl/Dick Page
nq	Kenny Eaton	0			Jeanie-Lee/Glessner
nq	Gordon Reid	0			Johnson / Herbert
nq	Jimmy Bryan	0			Viking Trailer
nq	Leroy Warriner	0			George Heller
nq	Doc Shanebrook	0			Elgin Piston Pin
nq	Ray Knepper	0			Bardahl/Fred Tomshe
f	Jean Achard	0	Not present		Privé
nq	Paul Russo	0			Kennedy Tank

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
0	Manuel Ayulo	0	Jack Hinkle
0	Jack Mcgrath	0	Jack Hinkle
0	Bill Schindler	0	H.A. Chapman
0	Johnny Mcdowell	0	W.J. / Maserati Race Cars
0	Jerry Hoyt	0	Pat Clancy
0	Mauri Rose	0	Pennzoil/Howard Keck
0	Duke Nalon	0	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac
0	Mack Hellings	0	Tuffanelli-Derrico
0	George Connor	0	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Marant
0	Cliff Griffith	0	Ludson Morris
0	Jackie Holmes	0	Richard Palmer
0	Sam Hanks	0	Peter Schmidt
0	Joe James	0	Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury
0	Duane Carter	0	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering
0	George Fonder	0	Ray Brady
0	Manuel Ayulo	0	Coast Grain
0	Chet Miller	0	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac
0	Jimmy Daywalt	0	Iddings
0	Johnnie Tolan	0	Peter Wales Trucking
0	Frank Armi	0	Hancock Dome
0	George Lynch	0	Louis Rassey
0	Bob Sweikert	0	Marion Engineering
0	Mike Salay	0	Michael Szalai
0	Bill Boyd	0	Ed Gdula
0	Walt Brown	0	Federal Engineering
0	Jackie Holmes	0	Cincinnati Race Cars
0	Bayliss Levrett	0	Safety Seal
0	Rodger Ward	0	Deck Manufacturing
0	Joe Barzda	0	Joe Barzda
0	Bud Sennet	0	Auto Accessorie
0	Bobby Ball	0	Blakely Oil
0	George Fonder	0	Lutes Truck Parts
0	Andy Linden	0	George Leitenberger
0	Frank Armi	0	Joe Scopa
0	Fred Agabashian	0	Granatelli-Bardahl/Grancor
0	George Fonder	0	Ray Brady
0	Frank Armi	0	Bardahl/Dick Page
0	Kenny Eaton	0	Jeanie-Lee/Glessner
0	Gordon Reid	0	Johnson / Herbert
0	Carl Forberg	0	Automobile Shippers/Rassey
0	Gene Force	0	Brown Motors
0	Bill Mackey	0	Karl Hall
0	Jimmy Bryan	0	Viking Trailer
0	Carl Scarborough	0	McNamara/Lee Elkins
0	Leroy Warriner	0	George Heller
0	Jimmy Davies	0	Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks
0	Doc Shanebrook	0	Elgin Piston Pin
0	Ray Knepper	0	Bardahl/Fred Tomshe
0	Bill Vukovich	0	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
0	Mike Nazaruk	0	Jim Robbins
0	Troy Ruttman	0	Agajanian Featherweight
0	Lee Wallard	0	Murrell Belanger
0	Jean Achard	0	Privé
0	Henry Banks	0	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins
0	Walt Faulkner	0	Agajanian Grant Piston Ring
0	Johnnie Parsons	0	Wynn's Friction Proofing / Walsh
0	Cecil Green	0	John Zink/M.A. Walker
0	Tony Bettenhausen	0	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering
0	Duke Dinsmore	0	Brown Motors
0	Paul Russo	0	Kennedy Tank
0	Chuck Stevenson	0	Bardahl/Carl Marchese