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1951 Darlington NASCAR

1951 Darlington NASCAR is 51st NASCAR race. Passed at the Darlington circuit. Frank Mundy won the pole position, Herb Thomas won this race. Jesse James Taylor and Buddy Shuman also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 400 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1951 Greenville NASCAR
Next race: 1951 Columbia NASCAR
Race Start: 3rd September 1951

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1951 Darlington NASCAR

2nd victory for the Herb Thomas team
3rd victory for the Herb Thomas
9th podium for the Herb Thomas
1st podium for the Jesse James Taylor
1st podium for the Buddy Shuman

Hudson Hornet - 1951 Darlington NASCAR winner

Hudson Hornet #92 - 1951 Darlington NASCAR winner

1951 Darlington NASCAR results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Herb Thomas Hudson Hornet, #92 0 6h 30m 5s 0 Herb Thomas
2 Jesse James Taylor Hudson Hornet, #31 0 Jesse James Taylor
3 Buddy Shuman Ford ?? 1951, #17 0 R.H. Yandell
4 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #77 0 Hershel McGriff
5 Fireball Roberts Ford ?? 1951, #11 0 Ed Saverance
6 Harold Kite Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #1 0 Julian Buesink
7 Leon Sales Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #46 0 Hubert Westmoreland
8 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14 0 Frank Christian
9 Bill Snowden Ford ?? 1951, #16 0 Bill Snowden
10 Pap White Plymouth Concord Savoy, #24 0 Julian Petty
11 Tim Flock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #91 0 Ted Chester
12 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #12 0 Frank Christian
13 Jack Goodwin Plymouth Concord Savoy, #34 0 Bill Caltrider
14 Billy Carden Cadillac ?? 1951, #8 0 Sam Knox
15 Lee Petty Plymouth Concord Savoy, #42 0 Petty Enterprises
16 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #51 0 Gober Sosebee
17 Bud Farrell Plymouth Concord Savoy, #70 0 William Gundaker
18 Billy Myers Plymouth Concord Savoy, #99 0 Hubert Westmoreland
19 Bill Widenhouse Plymouth Concord Savoy, #64 0 Bill Widenhouse
20 George Seeger Studebaker ?? 1951, #18 0 Tony Sampo
21 Gayle Warren Studebaker ?? 1951, #4 0 Earl Blevins
22 Freddie Farmer Nash ?? 1951, #95 0 Freddie Farmer
23 Cotton Owens Plymouth Concord Savoy, #71 0 F.J. Bland
24 Ed Benedict Hudson Hornet, #56 0 Ken Swihart
25 Red Byron Ford ?? 1951, #83 0 B.J. Dantone
26 Bud Riley Hudson Hornet, #66 0 Joe Beccue
27 Bob Flock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #7 0 Ted Chester
28 Jimmie Lewallen Plymouth Concord Savoy, #30 0 Hubert Hamilton
29 Tommy Melvin Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #61 0 Clarence Burbank
30 Earl Moss Studebaker ?? 1951, #86 0 J.B. Watkins
31 Ewell Weddle Ford ?? 1951, #50 0 Al Wheatley
32 Shorty York Nash ?? 1951, #90 0 Russ Loh
33 Marshall Teague Hudson Hornet, #6 0 Marshall Teague
34 Johnny Yountz Plymouth Concord Savoy, #78 0 Hubert Westmoreland
35 Ted Swaim Ford ?? 1951, #10 0
36 Jim Fiebelkorn Lincoln ?? 1951, #67 0 Jim Fiebelkorn
37 Gene Comstock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #37 0 Gene Comstock
38 Oliver Dial Chevrolet ?? 1951, #74 0 Preston Jones
39 Jim Paschal Ford ?? 1950, #60 0 Al Wheatley
40 Reino Tulonen Henry J ?? 1951, #32 0 Reino Tulonen
41 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth Concord Savoy, #94 0 Dell Pearson
42 J.E. Hardie Ford ?? 1951, #96 0 J.E. Hardie
43 Donald Thomas Plymouth Concord Savoy, #93 0 Herb Thomas
44 Iggy Katona Chrysler ?? 1951, #9 0 Iggy Katona
45 Joe Merola Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #20 0 Joe Merola
46 Dave Anderson Kaiser ?? 1951, #33 0 Bill Caltrider
47 Bob Pronger Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #49 0 Bob Pronger
48 Jack Smith Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #57 0 Wally Marks
49 Billy Tibbert Dodge ?? 1951, #43 0 Billy Tibbert
50 Jimmy Warden Hudson Hornet, #75 0 Cain-Bowman
51 Gene Darragh Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #5 0 Bob Griffin
52 Gwyn Staley Ford ?? 1951, #27 0
53 Jim Delaney Ford ?? 1951, #21 0 Bob Osiecki
54 Erick Erickson Pontiac ?? 1951, #15 0 Erick Erickson
55 Bill Blair Ford ?? 1951, #2 0 Bill Blair
56 Buck Baker Ford ?? 1951, #87 0 Buck Baker
57 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #41 0 John Eanes
58 Wade Fields Plymouth Concord Savoy, #72 0 James Hinnant
59 Lloyd Dane Ford ?? 1951, #22 0 Lloyd Dane
60 John Barker Studebaker ?? 1951, #48 0 Leo Sigman
61 Buck Baity Buick ?? 1950, #44 0 Buck Baity
62 Ray Chase Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28 0 Bill Sheldon
63 Jimmy Thompson Ford ?? 1951, #25 0 Leland Colvin
64 Jimmy Ayers Plymouth Concord Savoy, #3 0 Jimmy Ayers
65 Frank Gise Studebaker ?? 1951, #38 0 B.R. Waller
66 Sandy Lynch Ford ?? 1951, #97 0 Sandy Lynch
67 Bob Johnson Studebaker ?? 1951, #80 0 I.D. Stenstrom
68 Herb Trimble Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #89 0 Herb Trimble
69 Bub King Plymouth Concord Savoy, #55 0 Bub King
70 Tommy Thompson Nash ?? 1951, #40 0 A.W. Miller
71 Bill Rexford Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #52 0 George Hartley
72 Fred Moore Mercury ?? 1951, #58 0 Walt Jarrod
73 Weldon Adams Plymouth Concord Savoy, #26 0 Leland Colvin
74 Murrace Walker Studebaker ?? 1951, #47 0 Murrace Walker
75 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #82 0 Phil Oates
76 Johnny Mantz Nash ?? 1951, #98 0 Johnny Mantz
77 Rudy Hires Ford ?? 1951, #39 0 Rudy Hires
78 Sonny Black Plymouth Concord Savoy, #35 0 Sonny Black
79 Lloyd Moore Ford ?? 1951, #59 0 Julian Buesink
80 Lee Connell Pontiac ?? 1951, #19 0 Lee Connell
81 Bobby Booth, Frank Mundy Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #73 0 Stanley Moore

Qualifying Results for the 1951 Darlington NASCAR on the Darlington circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Frank Mundy Studebaker ?? 1951, #23 Perry Smith
2 Herb Thomas Hudson Hornet, #92 Herb Thomas
3 Jesse James Taylor Hudson Hornet, #31 Jesse James Taylor
4 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14 Frank Christian
5 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #77 Hershel McGriff
6 Bill Snowden Ford ?? 1951, #16 Bill Snowden
7 Fireball Roberts Ford ?? 1951, #11 Ed Saverance
8 Ray Chase Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28 Bill Sheldon
9 Frank Gise Studebaker ?? 1951, #38 B.R. Waller
10 Bob Flock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #7 Ted Chester
11 Gayle Warren Studebaker ?? 1951, #4 Earl Blevins
12 Billy Carden Cadillac ?? 1951, #8 Sam Knox
13 Lloyd Moore Ford ?? 1951, #59 Julian Buesink
14 Buck Baker Ford ?? 1951, #87 Buck Baker
15 Lloyd Dane Ford ?? 1951, #22 Lloyd Dane
16 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #12 Frank Christian
17 Jack Smith Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #57 Wally Marks
18 Jimmy Thompson Ford ?? 1951, #25 Leland Colvin
19 Buddy Shuman Ford ?? 1951, #17 R.H. Yandell
20 Bobby Booth Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #73 Stanley Moore
21 Gene Comstock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #37 Gene Comstock
22 Jim Paschal Ford ?? 1950, #60 Al Wheatley
23 Billy Myers Plymouth Concord Savoy, #99 Hubert Westmoreland
24 Lee Petty Plymouth Concord Savoy, #42 Petty Enterprises
25 Ewell Weddle Ford ?? 1951, #50 Al Wheatley
26 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #41 John Eanes
27 Leon Sales Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #46 Hubert Westmoreland
28 Bob Johnson Studebaker ?? 1951, #80 I.D. Stenstrom
29 Bud Riley Hudson Hornet, #66 Joe Beccue
30 Freddie Farmer Nash ?? 1951, #95 Freddie Farmer
31 Earl Moss Studebaker ?? 1951, #86 J.B. Watkins
32 Sandy Lynch Ford ?? 1951, #97 Sandy Lynch
33 Erick Erickson Pontiac ?? 1951, #15 Erick Erickson
34 Bill Rexford Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #52 George Hartley
35 Johnny Mantz Nash ?? 1951, #98 Johnny Mantz
36 Murrace Walker Studebaker ?? 1951, #47 Murrace Walker
37 Bub King Plymouth Concord Savoy, #55 Bub King
38 Harold Kite Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #1 Julian Buesink
39 George Seeger Studebaker ?? 1951, #18 Tony Sampo
40 Wade Fields Plymouth Concord Savoy, #72 James Hinnant
41 Donald Thomas Plymouth Concord Savoy, #93 Herb Thomas
42 Lee Connell Pontiac ?? 1951, #19 Lee Connell
43 Johnny Yountz Plymouth Concord Savoy, #78 Hubert Westmoreland
44 Bud Farrell Plymouth Concord Savoy, #70 William Gundaker
45 Tim Flock Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #91 Ted Chester
46 Weldon Adams Plymouth Concord Savoy, #26 Leland Colvin
47 Marshall Teague Hudson Hornet, #6 Marshall Teague
48 Shorty York Nash ?? 1951, #90 Russ Loh
49 Ted Swaim Ford ?? 1951, #10
50 Jim Fiebelkorn Lincoln ?? 1951, #67 Jim Fiebelkorn
51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #51 Gober Sosebee
52 Jack Goodwin Plymouth Concord Savoy, #34 Bill Caltrider
53 Gwyn Staley Ford ?? 1951, #27
54 Red Byron Ford ?? 1951, #83 B.J. Dantone
55 Pap White Plymouth Concord Savoy, #24 Julian Petty
56 Rudy Hires Ford ?? 1951, #39 Rudy Hires
57 Bob Pronger Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #49 Bob Pronger
58 Gene Darragh Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #5 Bob Griffin
59 Sonny Black Plymouth Concord Savoy, #35 Sonny Black
60 Ed Benedict Hudson Hornet, #56 Ken Swihart
61 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth Concord Savoy, #94 Dell Pearson
62 Jimmie Lewallen Plymouth Concord Savoy, #30 Hubert Hamilton
63 Tommy Melvin Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #61 Clarence Burbank
64 John Barker Studebaker ?? 1951, #48 Leo Sigman
65 Oliver Dial Chevrolet ?? 1951, #74 Preston Jones
66 Herb Trimble Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #89 Herb Trimble
67 Jimmy Ayers Plymouth Concord Savoy, #3 Jimmy Ayers
68 Bill Blair Ford ?? 1951, #2 Bill Blair
69 Jimmy Warden Hudson Hornet, #75 Cain-Bowman
70 Joe Merola Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #20 Joe Merola
71 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #82 Phil Oates
72 Jim Delaney Ford ?? 1951, #21 Bob Osiecki
73 J.E. Hardie Ford ?? 1951, #96 J.E. Hardie
74 Tommy Thompson Nash ?? 1951, #40 A.W. Miller
75 Iggy Katona Chrysler ?? 1951, #9 Iggy Katona
76 Dave Anderson Kaiser ?? 1951, #33 Bill Caltrider
77 Buck Baity Buick ?? 1950, #44 Buck Baity
78 Billy Tibbert Dodge ?? 1951, #43 Billy Tibbert
79 Reino Tulonen Henry J ?? 1951, #32 Reino Tulonen
80 Bill Widenhouse Plymouth Concord Savoy, #64 Bill Widenhouse
81 Fred Moore, Cotton Owens Mercury ?? 1951, #58 Walt Jarrod

List of all cars for the 1951 Darlington NASCAR on the Darlington circuit

Nash ?? 1951

Nash

Studebaker ?? 1951

Studebaker

Kaiser ?? 1951

Kaiser

Pontiac ?? 1951

Pontiac

Ford ?? 1951

Ford

Cadillac ?? 1951

Cadillac

Oldsmobile 88 (First generation)

Oldsmobile

Buick ?? 1950

Buick

Plymouth Concord Savoy

Plymouth

Lincoln ?? 1951

Lincoln

Mercury ?? 1951

Mercury

Henry J ?? 1951

Henry J

Chrysler ?? 1951

Chrysler

Dodge ?? 1951

Dodge

Chevrolet ?? 1951

Chevrolet

Hudson Hornet

Hudson

Ford ?? 1950

Ford