1951 Indianapolis 500

The 1951 Indianapolis 500 was Round 2 of the 1951 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States on Sunday, 30 May 1951. Duke Nalon started on pole position in a Kurtis Kraft Novi and Lee Wallard won in a Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser.

1951 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityCarTyreLapsRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapPoints
199Lee WallardUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone2003:57:38.050--1:07.260239
283Mike NazarukUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone2003:59:25.290+1:47.240+1:47.2406
39Jack McGrathUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone2004:00:29.440+2:51.390+1:04.1502
Manny AyuloUnited States2
457Andy LindenUnited StatesSherman OffenhauserFirestone2004:02:18.170+4:40.120+1:48.7303
552Bobby BallUnited StatesSchroeder OffenhauserFirestone2004:02:30.280+4:52.230+12.1102
61Henry BanksUnited StatesMoore OffenhauserFirestone2004:03:18.070+5:40.020+47.790
768Carl ForbergUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone1937 laps7 laps
827Duane CarterUnited StatesDeidt OffenhauserFirestone18020 laps13 laps
DNF5Tony BettenhausenUnited StatesDeidt OffenhauserFirestone178
DNF18Duke NalonUnited StatesKurtis Kraft NoviFirestone15149 laps27 laps
DNF69Gene ForceUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone142
DNF25Sam HanksUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone135
DNF10Bill SchindlerUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone129
DNF16Mauri RoseUnited StatesDeidt OffenhauserFirestone126
DNF2Walt FaulknerUnited StatesKuzma OffenhauserFirestone123
DNF76Jimmy DaviesUnited StatesPawl OffenhauserFirestone110
DNF59Fred AgabashianUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone109
DNF73Carl ScarboroughUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone100
DNF71Bill MackeyUnited StatesHall OffenhauserFirestone97
DNF8Chuck StevensonUnited StatesMarchese OffenhauserFirestone93
DNF3Johnnie ParsonsUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone87
DNF4Cecil GreenUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone80
DNF98Troy RuttmanUnited StatesKurtis Kraft NoviFirestone78
DNF6Duke DinsmoreUnited StatesSchroeder OffenhauserFirestone73
DNF32Chet MillerUnited StatesKurtis Kraft NoviFirestone56
DNF44Walt BrownUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone55
DNF48Rodger WardUnited StatesBromme OffenhauserFirestone34
DNF23Cliff GriffithUnited StatesKurtis Kraft OffenhauserFirestone30
DNF81Bill VukovichUnited StatesTrevis OffenhauserFirestone29
DNF22George ConnorUnited StatesLesovsky OffenhauserFirestone29
DNF19Mack HellingsUnited StatesDeidt OffenhauserFirestone18
DNF12Johnny McDowellUnited StatesMaserati OffenhauserFirestone15
DNF26Joe JamesUnited StatesWatson OffenhauserFirestone8

1951 Indianapolis 500