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1951 Phoenix 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Phoenix circuit. Full information

1951 Phoenix 100

1951 Phoenix 100 is 456th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Phoenix circuit. Henry Banks won the pole position, Johnnie Parsons won this race. Henry Banks and Jimmy Davies also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1951 San Jose 100
Next race: 1951 Bay Meadows 150
Race Start: 4th November 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Phoenix 100

2nd victory for the Ed Walsh team
9th victory for the Johnnie Parsons
16th podium for the Johnnie Parsons
8th podium for the Henry Banks
5th podium for the Jimmy Davies

Kurtis Kraft 4000 - 1951 Phoenix 100 winner

Kurtis Kraft 4000 #3 - 1951 Phoenix 100 winner

1951 Phoenix 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	200	1h 10m 54.000s	Ed Walsh
2	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	160		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
3	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #76	140		Parks Motor Co
4	Neal Carter	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #28	120		WJ Lutes
5	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	100		John Zink
6	Walt Faulkner, Fred Agabashian	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	15.2		JC Agajanian
7	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	60		Lee Elkins
8	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	50		H Allen Chapman
9	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	40		Bob Weinberg
10	Rodger Ward	Stevens ? 1951, #71	30		Karl Hall
11	Jim Rigsby	Watson ?? 1950, #26	20		Bob Estes
12	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #44	10		Federal Engineering
13	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	0		Murrell Belanger
14	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	0		Jack B Hinkle
15	Bobby Ball	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	0		Hart Fullerton
16	Frank Armi	Wetteroth ? 1951, #38	0		Lee Elkins
17	Fred Agabashian, Mike Nazaruk	Ewing ? 1951, #14	0		Pat Clancy

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Phoenix 100 on the Phoenix circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
2	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #76	Parks Motor Co
3	Neal Carter	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #28	WJ Lutes
4	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
5	Bobby Ball	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Hart Fullerton
6	Rodger Ward	Stevens ? 1951, #71	Karl Hall
7	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Jack B Hinkle
8	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Ed Walsh
9	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	Bob Weinberg
10	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
11	Walt Faulkner, Fred Agabashian	Kuzma ? 1951, #2	JC Agajanian
12	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	John Zink
13	Jim Rigsby	Watson ?? 1950, #26	Bob Estes
14	Mike Nazaruk	Bromme ? 1951, #48	Deck Manufacturing
15	Frank Armi	Wetteroth ? 1951, #38	Lee Elkins
16	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	H Allen Chapman
17	Fred Agabashian, Johnny Mcdowell	Ewing ? 1951, #14	Pat Clancy