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1951 Charlotte NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit. Full information

1951 Charlotte NASCAR

1951 Charlotte NASCAR is 29th NASCAR race. Passed at the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit. Fonty Flock won the pole position, Curtis Turner won this race. Lee Petty and Marshall Teague also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 150 laps (181 km).

Previous race: 1951 Daytona NASCAR
Next race: 1951 Lakeview NASCAR
Race Start: 1st April 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Charlotte NASCAR

1st victory for the Nash Motor Co team
6th victory for the Curtis Turner
8th podium for the Curtis Turner
8th podium for the Lee Petty
2nd podium for the Marshall Teague

1951 Charlotte NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Curtis Turner	Nash ? 1951, #41	0	1h 35m 41s	Nash Motor Co
2	Lee Petty	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #42			Petty Enterprises
3	Marshall Teague	Hudson Hornet, #6			Marshall Teague
4	Herb Thomas	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #92			Herb Thomas
5	Frank Luptow	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #88			Joe Winter
6	Weldon Adams	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #72			Harold Mays
7	Ewell Weddle	Lincoln ?? 1949, #77			Al Wheatley
8	Fireball Roberts	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #11			Sam Rice
9	Joe Merola	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #19			Joe Merola
10	Jim Fiebelkorn	Mercury ?? 1949, #10			Jim Fiebelkorn
11	Jimmie Lewallen	Lincoln ?? 1949, #0			Buddy Teasley
12	Bill Harrison	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #26			Bill Harrison
13	Buddy Helms	Hudson Hornet, #97			Buddy Helms
14	Bill Holland	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #98			Hubert Westmoreland
15	John DuBoise	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #89			John DuBoise
16	Slick Smith	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #28
17	Ray Erickson	Mercury ?? 1949, #5			Ed Hastings
18	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #42			Bill Blair
19	Bub King	Ford ?? 1949, #55			T.L. King
20	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14			Frank Christian
21	Bill Rexford	Mercury ?? 1949, #8			Julian Buesink
22	Ken Klutzz	Ford ?? 1947, #64
23	Ray Pruitt	Dodge ?? 1950, #79			Ray Pruitt
24	Lee Schneider	Kaiser ?? 1951, #70
25	Clyde Minter	Chevrolet ?? 1950, #38			Clyde Minter
26	James Ward	Packard ?? 1950, #15
27	Guy Waller	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #12
28	Walt Sprague	Mercury ?? 1950, #60			Julian Buesink
29	John Barker	Henry J ?? 1951, #39			Ralph Chaney
30	Speedy Thompson	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #25			Leland Colvin
31	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #80			Julian Buesink
32	Lloyd Dennis	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #76			Lloyd Dennis
33	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #91			Ted Chester
34	Frank Mundy	Studebaker ?? 1951, #23			Perry Smith
35	Lloyd Moore	Ford ?? 1949, #59			Julian Buesink
36	Felix Wilkes	Hudson Hornet, #57			Felix Wilkes
37	Ed Samples	Lincoln ?? 1949, #9			Sam Knox
38	Eddie Anderson	Nash ?? 1951, #18			Eddie Anderson
39	Earl Moss	Ford ?? 1950, #110			J.B. Watkins
40	Cliff Woodson	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #16

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Charlotte NASCAR on the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14	Frank Christian
2	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #91	Ted Chester
3	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #42	Bill Blair
4	Marshall Teague	Hudson Hornet, #6	Marshall Teague
5	Ed Samples	Lincoln ?? 1949, #9	Sam Knox
6	Frank Mundy	Studebaker ?? 1951, #23	Perry Smith
7	Curtis Turner	Nash ? 1951, #41	Nash Motor Co
8	Frank Luptow	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #88	Joe Winter
9	Bill Holland	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #98	Hubert Westmoreland
10	Herb Thomas	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #92	Herb Thomas
11	Fireball Roberts	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #11	Sam Rice
12	John DuBoise	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #89	John DuBoise
13	Bill Rexford	Mercury ?? 1949, #8	Julian Buesink
14	Lloyd Moore	Ford ?? 1949, #59	Julian Buesink
15	Speedy Thompson	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #25	Leland Colvin
16	Guy Waller	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #12
17	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #80	Julian Buesink
18	Walt Sprague	Mercury ?? 1950, #60	Julian Buesink
19	Joe Merola	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #19	Joe Merola
20	Weldon Adams	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #72	Harold Mays
21	Lee Petty	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #42	Petty Enterprises
22	Bill Harrison	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #26	Bill Harrison
23	Clyde Minter	Chevrolet ?? 1950, #38	Clyde Minter
24	Lee Schneider	Kaiser ?? 1951, #70
25	Jimmie Lewallen	Lincoln ?? 1949, #0	Buddy Teasley
26	Ewell Weddle	Lincoln ?? 1949, #77	Al Wheatley
27	Slick Smith	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #28
28	Bub King	Ford ?? 1949, #55	T.L. King
29	James Ward	Packard ?? 1950, #15
30	Ken Klutzz	Ford ?? 1947, #64
31	Ray Erickson	Mercury ?? 1949, #5	Ed Hastings
32	Ray Pruitt	Dodge ?? 1950, #79	Ray Pruitt
33	Jim Fiebelkorn	Mercury ?? 1949, #10	Jim Fiebelkorn
34	John Barker	Henry J ?? 1951, #39	Ralph Chaney
35	Lloyd Dennis	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #76	Lloyd Dennis
36	Buddy Helms	Hudson Hornet, #97	Buddy Helms
37	Cliff Woodson	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #16
38	Felix Wilkes	Hudson Hornet, #57	Felix Wilkes
39	Earl Moss	Ford ?? 1950, #110	J.B. Watkins
40	Eddie Anderson	Nash ?? 1951, #18	Eddie Anderson