1951 Indianapolis 500

1951 Formula One Season
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1951 Indianapolis 500
Date	May 30, 1951
Round	2
Track	Indianapolis
Laps	200
Weather	Hot & Sunny
Pole Position
Driver
Time
Fastest Lap
Driver
Time

The FIA once again included the Indianapolis 500 in the World Championship although no European drivers took part in the race, which took place three days after the Swiss Grand Prix. Qualifying had resulted in Duke Nalon setting the fastest time from Lee Wallard and Jack McGrath. The race itself was a closely fought affair which was won in the end by Wallard at the wheel of a Belanger Special. Three-time Indy 500 winner Mauri Rose was fortunate to escape unhurt when his Pennzoil Special suffered a wheel failure and overturned.

Pos/Lap		Driver	Team	Time/Laps	Start Pos.	Status	Points
1		Lee Wallard	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	3:57'38.05	2	Running	9
2		Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	+ 1'47.24	7	Running	6
3		Jack McGrath Manny Ayalo	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	+ 2'51.39	3	Running	2 2
4		Andy Linden	Sherman-Offenhauser	+ 4'40.12	31	Running	3
5		Bobby Ball	Schroeder-Offenhauser	+ 4'52.23	29	Running	1
6		Henry Banks	Moore-Offenhauser	+ 5'40.02	17	Running
7		Carl Forberg	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	193 laps	24	Running
8		Duane Carter	Deidt-Offenhauser	180 laps	4	Running
9		Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt-Offenhauser	178 laps	9	Spun
10		Duke Nalen	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	151 laps	1	Stalled
11		Gene Force	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	142 laps	22	Vibration
12		Sam Hanks	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	135 laps	12	Rod
13		Bill Schindler	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	129 laps	16	Rod
14		Mauri Rose	Deidt-Offenhauser	126 laps	5	Accident
15		Walt Faulkner	Kuzma-Offenhauser	123 laps	14	Crankshaft
16		Jimmy Davies	Pawl-Offenhauser	110 laps	27	Gears
17		Fred Agabashian	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	109 laps	11	Clutch
18		Carl Scarborough	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	100 laps	15	Axle
19		Bill Mackey	Hall-Offenhauser	97 laps	33	Clutch Shaft
20		Chuck Stevenson	Marchese-Offenhauser	93 laps	19	Fire
21		Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	87 laps	8	Magneto
22		Cecil Green	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	80 laps	10	Piston
23		Troy Ruttman	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	78 laps	6	Crankshaft
24		Duke Dinsmore	Schroeder-Offenhauser	73 laps	32	Overheating
25		Chet Miller	Kurtis-Kraft-Novi	56 laps	28	Ignition
26		Walt Brown	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	55 laps	13	Magneto
27		Rodger Ward	Bromme-Offenhauser	34 laps	25	Oil Line
28		Cliff Griffith	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser	30 laps	18	Real Axle
29		Bill Vukovich	Trevis-Offenhauser	29 laps	20	Oil Tank
30		George Connor	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	29 laps	21	Drive Shaft
31		Mack Hellings	Diedt-Offenhauser	18 laps	23	Piston
32		Johnny McDowell	Maserati-Offenhauser	15 laps	26	Fuel Tank
33		Joe James	Watson-Offenhauser	8 laps	30	Drive Shaft

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