1951 Indy 500 Mile Sweepstakes (Rd 2; AAA Rd 1)
1951 Indianapolis International 500 Mile Sweepstakes (Rd 2; AAA Rd 1, Qualifying, May ??th) Pos No Driver Constructor/Engine Speed 1 18 Duke Nalon Kurtis/Novi 136.498 mph 2 99 Lee Wallard Kurtis/Offy 135.039 3 9 Jack McGrath KK3000/Offy 134.303 4 27 Duane Carter Deidt/Offy 133.749 5 16 Mauri Rose Deidt/Offy 133.422 6 98 Troy Ruttman KK2000/Offy 132.314 7 83 Mike Nazaruk (R) Kurtis/Offy 132.183 8 3 Johnnie Parsons KK3000/Offy 132.154 9 5 Tony Bettenhausen Sr. Deidt/Offy 131.950 10 4 Cecil Green KK3000/Offy 131.892 11 59 Fred Agabashian KK3000/Offy 135.029 12 25 Sam Hanks KK3000/Offy 132.998 13 44 Walt Brown KK3000/Offy 131.907 14 2 Walt Faulkner Kuzma/Offy 136.872 15 73 Carl Scarborough KK2000/Offy 135.614 16 10 Bill Schindler KK2000/Offy 134.033 17 1 Henry Banks Moore/Offy 133.899 18 23 Cliff Griffith KK2000/Offy 133.839 19 8 Chuck Stevenson Marchese/Offy 133.764 20 81 Bill Vukovich Trevis/Offy 133.725 21 22 George Connor Lesovsky/Offy 133.353 22 69 Gene Force KK2000/Offy 133.102 23 19 Mack Hellings Deidt/Offy 123.925 24 68 Carl Forberg KK3000/Offy 132.890 25 48 Rodger Ward Bromme/Offy 134.867 26 12 Johnny McDowell Maserati/Offy 132.475 27 76 Jim Davies Pawl/Offy 133.516 28 32 Chet Miller Kurtis/Novi 135.798 29 52 Bobby Ball Schroeder/Offy 134.098 30 26 Joe James Watson/Offy 134.098 31 57 Andy Linden Sherman/Offy 132.226 32 6 Duke Dinsmore Schroeder/Offy 131.974 33 71 Bill Mackey Hall/Offy 131.473
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Did Not Qualify, Bumped
14 Roscoe Rann Ewing Offy Did not qualify
15 Bill Johnson Johnston Wayne Did not qualify
29 George Fonder Ray Brady Sparks SC Did not quality
34 Johnnie Tolan Kurtis 2000 Offy Did not quality
35 Frank Armi Bardazon Offy Did not quality
36 George Lynch Rassey Offy Did not qualify
45 Jackie Holmes Adams Offy Did not quality
47 Jimmy Daywalt Merkler Machine Works Offy SC Did not quality
56 Myron Fohr Hill Offy Did not qualify
58 Frank Armi Scopa Offy Did not quality
61 Norm Houser Miller Offy Did not qualify
62 Bill Cantrell Motor Trends Wayne Did not quality
63 George Fonder Schroeder Offy Did not quality
64 Dick Page Kurtis Offy Did not qualify
66 Kenny Eaton Stevens Offy Did not qualify
67 Gordon Reid Silnes Chevy Did not qualify
75 Leroy Warriner Kurtis Offy Did not qualify
77 Doc Shanebrook Stevens Offy Did not qualify
78 Ray Knepper Silnes Offy Did not quality
79 Bill Cantrell Kurtis 4000 Offy SC Did not qualify
82 Bob Scott Bob Estes Mercury Did not qualify
88 Joel Thorne Adams Sparks Did not qualify
89 Danny Kladis Miller 4RE Miller Did not quality
Did Not Qualify, Run Unfinished
7 Paul Russo Russo/Nichels Offy Too slow
14 Jerry Hoyt Ewing Offy Too slow
24 Jackie Holmes Adams Offy Too slow
31 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky Offy Too slow
37 Bob Sweikert Kurtis 2000 Offy Too slow
46 Bayliss Levrett Silnes Offy Too slow
49 Joe Barzda Maserati Offy Spun
51 Bud Sennett Maserati Maserati Crashed
53 George Fonder Schroeder Offy Too slow
64 Frank Armi Kurtis Duray Too slow
72 Jimmy Bryan Lesovsky Offy Too slow
Withdrawn Following Practice
33 Jimmy Daywalt Meyer Offy Crashed
41 Mike Salay Salay D Offy Crashed
42 Bill Boyd Gdula Offy Crashed
Did Not Appear
100 Jean Achard Talbot-Lago Did not appear
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1951 Indianapolis International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
(Rd 2; AAA Rd 1, 200 laps, May 30th)
Pos Driver Team Time / Gap
1 99 Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 3:57'38.05
2 83 Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser +1'47.24
3 9 Manny Ayulo/Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser +2'51.39
4 57 Andy Linden Sherman/Offenhauser +4'40.12
5 52 Bobby Ball Schroeder/Offenhauser +4'52.23
6 1 Henry Banks Moore/Offenhauser +5'40.02
7 68 Carl Forberg Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 193 Laps
8 27 Duane Carter Deidt/Offenhauser 180 Laps
Did Not Finish:
5 Tony Bettenhausen Sr Deidt/Offenhauser 178 Laps (Spun)
18 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft/Novi 151 Laps (Stalled)
69 Gene Force Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 142 Laps (Engine)
25 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 135 Laps (Engine)
10 Bill Schindler Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 129 Laps (Engine)
16 Mauri Rose Deidt/Offenhauser 126 Laps (Accident)
2 Walt Faulkner Kuzma/Offenhauser 123 Laps (Engine)
76 Jimmy Davies Pawl/Offenhauser 110 Laps (Axle)
59 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 109 Laps (Clutch)
73 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 100 Laps (Axle)
71 Bill Mackey Hall/Offenhauser 97 Laps (Clutch)
8 Chuck Stevenson Marchese/Offenhauser 93 Laps (Fire)
3 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 87 Laps (Magneto)
4 Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 80 Laps (Engine)
98 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 78 Laps (Engine)
6 Duke Dinsmore Schroeder/Offenhauser 73 Laps (Overheating)
32 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft/Novi 56 Laps (Ignition)
44 Walt Brown Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 55 Laps (Magneto)
48 Rodger Ward Bromme/Offenhauser 34 Laps (Oil pipe)
23 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 30 Laps (Axle)
81 Bill Vukovich Trevis/Offenhauser 29 Laps (Oil tank)
22 George Connor Lesovsky/Offenhauser 29 Laps (Transmission)
19 Mack Hellings Deidt/Offenhauser 18 Laps (Engine)
12 Johnny McDowell Maserati/Offenhauser 15 Laps (Fuel tank)
26 Joe James Watson/Offenhauser 8 Laps (Transmission)
Fastest Lap:
Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1:07.26 (Lap 23)
*Notes
Shared drivers:
Car #9: Manny Ayulo (100 laps), Jack McGrath (100 laps); points shared for 3rd position.
1951 Drivers’ Championship (Rd 2) Pos Driver Points 1. Juan Manuel Fangio 9 2. Lee Wallard 9 3. Piero Taruffi 6 4. Mike Nazaruk 6 5. Giuseppe Farina 4 1951 AAA National Championship Trail (Rd 1) Pos Driver Points 1. Lee Wallard 1000 2. Mike Nazaruk 800 3. Andy Linden 600 4. Bobby Ball 500 5. Henry Banks 400
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