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1951 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
Race 1 of 1
Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:57:38.05
Average speed of winner: 126.244 mph
Margin of victory: 107.26 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Fastest lap: Lee Wallard 133.809
Lap leaders: Nalon pole, Wallard 1-2, McGrath 3-4, Wallard 5-6, McGrath 7-15, Wallard 16-26, Green 27, Wallard 28-51, Davies 52-76, Green 77-80, Wallard 81-200
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Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 2 | Lee Wallard | 99 | Belanger Motors | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Firestone | Belanger | 135.039 | 200 | 5 | 159 | running | 63612 | 0 |
2 | 7 | Mike Nazaruk | 83 | Jim Robbins | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Firestone | Jim Robbins | 132.183 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 21362 | 0 |
3 | 3 | Jack McGrath | 9 | Hinkle | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Hinkle | 134.303 | 200 | 2 | 11 | running | 14962 | 0 |
4 | 31 | Andy Linden | 57 | Leitenberger | Silnes-Sherman | Offenhauser | Firestone | Leitenberger | 132.227 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 10012 | 0 |
5 | 29 | Bobby Ball | 52 | Blakely Oil | Schroeder | Offenhauser | Firestone | McDaniel | 134.098 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 8612 | 0 |
6 | 17 | Henry Banks | 1 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Moore | Offenhauser | Firestone | Hopkins | 133.899 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 6962 | 0 |
7 | 24 | Carl Forberg | 68 | Automobile Shippers | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Rassey | 132.890 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running | 5862 | 0 |
8 | 4 | Duane Carter | 27 | Mobilgas | Deidt | Offenhauser | Firestone | Ansted | 133.749 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running | 5162 | 0 |
9 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen | 5 | Mobiloil | Deidt | Offenhauser | Firestone | Ansted | 131.950 | 178 | 0 | 0 | spun | 4662 | 0 |
10 | 1 | Duke Nalon | 18 | Novi Purelube | Kurtis | Novi | Firestone | Marcenac | 136.498 | 151 | 0 | 0 | stalled | 5062 | 0 |
11 | 22 | Gene Force | 69 | Brown Motor Co. | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Brown Motor | 133.102 | 142 | 0 | 0 | vibration | 3182 | 0 |
12 | 12 | Sam Hanks | 25 | Schmidt | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Peter Schmidt | 132.998 | 135 | 0 | 0 | rod | 3412 | 0 |
13 | 16 | Bill Schindler | 10 | Chapman | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Chapman | 134.033 | 129 | 0 | 0 | rod | 3142 | 0 |
14 | 5 | Mauri Rose | 16 | Pennzoil | Deidt | Offenhauser | Firestone | Keck | 133.422 | 126 | 0 | 0 | accident | 3022 | 0 |
15 | 14 | Walt Faulkner | 2 | Agajanian Grant Piston Ring | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | Agajanian | 136.872 | 123 | 0 | 0 | crankshaft | 4552 | 0 |
16 | 27 | Jimmy Davies | 76 | Parks | Silnes-Pawl | Offenhauser | Firestone | L.E. Parks | 133.516 | 110 | 1 | 25 | drive gears | 5482 | 0 |
17 | 11 | Fred Agabashian | 59 | Granatelli-Bardahl | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Grancor | 135.029 | 109 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 2862 | 0 |
18 | 15 | Carl Scarborough | 73 | McNamara | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Elkins | 135.614 | 100 | 0 | 0 | axle | 2642 | 0 |
19 | 33 | Bill Mackey | 71 | Karl Hall | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | Karl Hall | 131.473 | 97 | 0 | 0 | clutch shaft | 2212 | 0 |
20 | 19 | Chuck Stevenson | 8 | Bardahl | Marchese | Offenhauser | Firestone | Marchese | 133.764 | 93 | 0 | 0 | caught fire | 2182 | 0 |
21 | 8 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 | Wynn's Friction Proofing | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Walsh | 132.154 | 87 | 0 | 0 | magneto | 2252 | 0 |
22 | 10 | Cecil Green | 4 | John Zink | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | M.A. Walker | 131.892 | 80 | 2 | 5 | piston | 2622 | 0 |
23 | 6 | Troy Ruttman | 98 | Agajanian Featherweight | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Agajanian | 132.314 | 78 | 0 | 0 | crankshaft | 2092 | 0 |
24 | 32 | Duke Dinsmore | 6 | Brown Motor Co. | Schroeder | Offenhauser | Firestone | Brown Motor | 131.974 | 73 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 2162 | 0 |
25 | 28 | Chet Miller | 32 | Novi Purelube | Kurtis | Novi | Firestone | Marcenac | 135.798 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 2532 | 0 |
26 | 13 | Walt Brown | 44 | Federal Engineering | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Federal | 131.907 | 55 | 0 | 0 | magneto | 2302 | 0 |
27 | 25 | Rodger Ward | 48 | Deck Manufacturing Co. | Bromme | Offenhauser | Firestone | Bromme | 134.867 | 34 | 0 | 0 | oil line | 2472 | 0 |
28 | 18 | Cliff Griffith | 23 | Morris | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Morris | 133.839 | 30 | 0 | 0 | rear axle | 2042 | 0 |
29 | 20 | Bill Vukovich | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis | Offenhauser | Firestone | Salemi | 133.725 | 29 | 0 | 0 | oil tank | 1912 | 0 |
30 | 21 | George Connor | 22 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | Firestone | Lou Moore | 133.353 | 29 | 0 | 0 | drive shaft | 1882 | 0 |
31 | 23 | Mack Hellings | 19 | Tuffanelli-Derrico | Deidt | Offenhauser | Firestone | Tuffanelli | 132.925 | 18 | 0 | 0 | piston | 1852 | 0 |
32 | 26 | Johnny McDowell | 12 | W & J | Maserati | Offenhauser | Firestone | Maserati | 132.475 | 15 | 0 | 0 | fuel tank | 2222 | 0 |
33 | 30 | Joe James | 26 | Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury | Watson | Offenhauser | Firestone | Estes | 133.919 | 8 | 0 | 0 | drive shaft | 2092 | 0 |
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