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

1951 Springfield 100

1951 Springfield 100 is 447th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Springfield circuit. Paul Russo won the pole position, Tony Bettenhausen won this race. Jack Mcgrath and Bill Schindler also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1951 Darlington 250
Next race: 1951 Milwaukee 200
Race Start: 18th August 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Springfield 100

8th victory for the Murrell Belanger team
12th victory for the Tony Bettenhausen
15th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
4th podium for the Jack Mcgrath
5th podium for the Bill Schindler

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 - 1951 Springfield 100 winner

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 #99 - 1951 Springfield 100 winner

1951 Springfield 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	200	1h 6m 37.590s	Murrell Belanger
2	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	160		Jack B Hinkle
3	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	140		H Allen Chapman
4	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	120		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
5	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ?? 1938, #8	100		Carl Marchese
6	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	80		John Zink
7	Gordon Reid	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	60		Lee Elkins
8	Joe Garson	Stevens ? 1951, #77	50		Elgin Piston Pin
9	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	40		Hart Fullerton
10	Jim Rigsby	Meyer ? 1951, #33	30		Howard Iddings
11	Duane Carter	Ewing ? 1951, #14	20		Pat Clancy
12	Joe James	Watson ?? 1950, #26	10		Bob Estes
13	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #69	0		Brown Motor Co
14	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	0		Paul F Russo
15	Bill Vukovich	Trevis ? 1951, #81	0		Pete Salemi
16	Neal Carter	Bardazon ?? 1950, #53	0		WJ Lutes
17	Manuel Ayulo, Jimmy Davies	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	0		Bob Weinberg

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Springfield 100 on the Springfield circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels D, #7	Paul F Russo
2	Duane Carter	Ewing ? 1951, #14	Pat Clancy
3	Neal Carter	Bardazon ?? 1950, #53	WJ Lutes
4	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Jack B Hinkle
5	Joe Garson	Stevens ? 1951, #77	Elgin Piston Pin
6	Bill Vukovich	Trevis ? 1951, #81	Pete Salemi
7	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10	H Allen Chapman
8	Henry Banks	Moore ? 1951, #1	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
9	Jimmy Davies	Pawl ? 1951, #76	Parks Motor Co
10	Manuel Ayulo	Lesovsky ? 1951, #31	Bob Weinberg
11	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #69	Brown Motor Co
12	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4	John Zink
13	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese ?? 1938, #8	Carl Marchese
14	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
15	Johnny Mcdowell	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Hart Fullerton
16	Joe James	Watson ?? 1950, #26	Bob Estes
17	Gordon Reid, Jim Rigsby	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins