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1951 Indianapolis 500

Results from the 1951 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1951

Classification

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 99 Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 3:57'38.05 2 9
2 83 Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 + 1'47.24 7 6
3 9 Manny Ayulo Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 + 2'51.39 3 2
4 57 Andy Linden Sherman-Offenhauser 200 + 4'40.12 31 3
5 52 Bobby Ball Schroeder-Offenhauser 200 + 4'52.23 29 2
6 1 Henry Banks Moore-Offenhauser 200 + 5'40.02 17  
7 68 Carl Forberg Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 193 + 7 Laps 24  
8 27 Duane Carter Deidt-Offenhauser 180 + 20 Laps 4  
Ret 5 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt-Offenhauser 178 Spun Off 9  
Ret 18 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft-Novi 151 Retirement 1  
Ret 69 Gene Force Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 142 Engine 22  
Ret 25 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135 Engine 12  
Ret 10 Bill Schindler Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 129 Engine 16  
Ret 16 Mauri Rose Deidt-Offenhauser 126 Accident 5  
Ret 2 Walt Faulkner Kuzma-Offenhauser 123 Engine 14  
Ret 76 Jimmy Davies Pawl-Offenhauser 110 Axle 27  
Ret 59 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 109 Clutch 11  
Ret 73 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 93 Fire 19  
Ret 71 Bill Mackey Hall-Offenhauser 97 Clutch 33  
Ret 8 Chuck Stevenson Marchese-Offenhauser 93 Fire 19  
Ret 3 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 87 Magneto 8  
Ret 4 Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 80 Engine 10  
Ret 98 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 78 Engine 6  
Ret 6 Duke Dinsmore Schroeder-Offenhauser 73 Overheating 32  
Ret 32 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft-Novi 56 Ignition 28  
Ret 44 Walt Brown Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 55 Magneto 13  
Ret 48 Rodger Ward Bromme-Offenhauser 34 Oil Pipe 25  
Ret 23 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 30 Axle 18  
Ret 81 Bill Vukovich Trevis-Offenhauser 29 Oil leak 20  
Ret 22 George Connor Lesovsky-Offenhauser 29 Transmission 21  
Ret 19 Mack Hellings Deidt-Offenhauser 18 Engine 23  
Ret 12 Johnny McDowell Maserati-Offenhauser 15 Fuel leak 26  
Ret 26 Joe James Watson-Offenhauser 8 Transmission 30  
SHR 9 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 + 2'51.39 3 2

Notes

  • Fastest Lap: Lee Wallard 1'7.260
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