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
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 #99 - 1951 Springfield 100 winner
Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
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1 | Paul Russo | Russo-Nichels D, #7 | 0 | Paul F Russo |
2 | Duane Carter | Ewing ? 1951, #14 | 0 | Pat Clancy |
3 | Neal Carter | Bardazon ?? 1950, #53 | 0 | WJ Lutes |
4 | Jack Mcgrath | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9 | 0 | Jack B Hinkle |
5 | Joe Garson | Stevens ? 1951, #77 | 0 | Elgin Piston Pin |
6 | Bill Vukovich | Trevis ? 1951, #81 | 0 | Pete Salemi |
7 | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft 2000, #10 | 0 | H Allen Chapman |
8 | Henry Banks | Moore ? 1951, #1 | 0 | Lindsey Hopkins Racing |
9 | Jimmy Davies | Pawl ? 1951, #76 | 0 | Parks Motor Co |
10 | Manuel Ayulo | Lesovsky ? 1951, #31 | 0 | Bob Weinberg |
11 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft 2000, #69 | 0 | Brown Motor Co |
12 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft ? 1951, #4 | 0 | John Zink |
13 | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese ?? 1938, #8 | 0 | Carl Marchese |
14 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99 | 0 | Murrell Belanger |
15 | Johnny Mcdowell | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79 | 0 | Hart Fullerton |
16 | Joe James | Watson ?? 1950, #26 | 0 | Bob Estes |
17 | Gordon Reid | Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73 | 0 | Lee Elkins |
18 | Jim Rigsby | Meyer ? 1951, #33 | 0 | Howard Iddings |
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