Indianapolis 500 1951 Indianapolis 30 May
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 99 Lee Wallard USA Murrell Belanger Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3h57m38.05s 9 2 2 83 Mike Nazaruk USA Jim Robbins Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3h59m25.31s 6 7 3 09 - - Jack Hinkle Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 4h00m29.42s - - 09 Jack McGrath USA - - - 100 - 2 3 - 09 Manuel "Manny" Ayulo USA - - - 100 - 2 - 4 57 Andy Linden USA George Leitenberger Sherman Offenhauser 200 4h02m18.06s 3 31 5 52 Bobby Ball USA John McDaniel Schroeder Offenhauser 200 4h02m30.27s 2 29 6 01 Henry Banks USA Lindsey Hopkins Moore Offenhauser 200 4h03m18.02s - 17 7 68 Carl Forberg USA Louis Rassey Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 193 - - 24 8 27 Duane Carter USA Rotary Engineering Deidt Offenhauser 180 - - 4 R 05 Tony Bettenhausen USA Rotary Engineering Deidt Offenhauser 178 Spun Off - 9 R 18 Duke Nalon USA Jean Marcenac Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 151 Stalled - 1 R 69 Gene Force USA Brown Motor Co Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 142 Oil Pressure - 22 R 25 Sam Hanks USA Peter Schmidt Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 135 Spun Off - 12 R 10 Bill Schindler USA HA Chapman Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 129 Con Rod - 16 R 16 Mauri Rose USA Howard Heck Deidt Offenhauser 126 Wheel Collapsed - 5 R 02 Walt Faulkner USA JC Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 123 Crankshaft - 14 R 76 Jimmy Davies USA LE Parks Pawl Offenhauser 110 Gearbox - 27 R 59 Freddie Agabashian USA Grancor Auto Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 109 Clutch - 11 R 73 Carl Scarborough USA Lee Elkins Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 100 Front Axle - 15 R 71 Bill Mackay USA Karl Hall Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 97 Clutch - 33 R 08 Chuck Stevenson USA Carl Marchese Marchese Offenhauser 93 Fire - 19 R 03 Johnnie Parsons USA Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 87 Magneto - 8 R 04 Cecil Green USA MA Walker Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 80 Con Rod - 10 R 98 Troy Ruttman USA JC Agajanian Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 78 Crankshaft - 6 R 06 Duke Dinsmore USA Brown Motors Schroeder Offenhauser 73 Overheating - 32 R 32 Chet Miller USA Jean Marcenac Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 56 Ignition - 28 R 44 Walt Brown USA Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 55 Magneto - 13 R 48 Rodger Ward USA Louis & Bruce Bromme Bromme Offenhauser 34 Oil Line - 25 R 23 Cliff Griffith USA Ludson Morris Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 30 Rear Axle - 18 R 81 Bill Vukovich USA Pete Salemi Trevis Offenhauser 29 Oil Tank - 20 R 22 George Connor USA Lou Moore Lesovsky Offenhauser 29 Universal Joint - 21 R 19 Mack Hellings USA CG Tuffanelli Deidt Offenhauser 18 Engine - 23 R 12 Johnny McDowell USA Maserati Maserati Offenhauser 15 Fuel Tank - 26 R 26 Joe James USA Bob Estes Watson Offenhauser 8 Driveshaft - 30 Lap Leaders Total Lee Wallard 1, 5-6, 17-59, 82-200 165 Jack McGrath 2-3, 7-16 12 Cecil Green 4, 78-81 5 Jimmy Davies 60-77 18 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m05.935s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m07.26s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1= Lee Wallard USA 9 1= Juan Manuel Fangio ARG 9 3= Piero Taruffi ITA 6 3= Mike Nazaruk USA 6 5 Nino Farina ITA 4 6= Consalvo Sanesi ITA 3 6= Andy Linden USA 3