1951 Motor City 250

Race 20 of 41

Michigan Fairgrounds
250 laps
Time of race: 4:20:28
Average speed of winner: 57.588 mph
Margin of victory: 37 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Teague 1, F. Flock 2-24, Thompson 25-26, F. Flock 27, Thompson 28, F. Flock 29, Thompson 30-63, F. Flock 64-95, Sosebee 96-102, F. Flock 103-130, Turner 131-212, Thompson 213-215, Turner 216-225, Eubanks 226-232, Thompson 233-250

Race notes: Only win for Tommy Thompson. First pole for Marshall Teague. Debut for Iggy Katona, Paul Newkirk, Dell Pearson, and Bud Riley. Finale for Bob Greer, Bob Jeffries, Bill Majot, Jim Rathmann, and Elmer Wilson. Only start for Pat Flaherty, Walt Flanders, Al Miller, Bob Myers, Bob Prince, Tony Suligoy, and Johnny Wohlfiel.

Video links: Greer flip, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Tommy Thompson	40		'51 Chrysler	Tommy Thompson			250	5	58	running	5000	0
2	13	Joe Eubanks	82		'50 Oldsmobile 88	Oates			250	1	7	running	2000	0
3	15	Johnny Mantz	98		'51 Nash Ambassador	Mantz			244	0	0	running	1000	0
4	25	Red Byron	83		'50 Ford	Dantone			241	0	0	running	600	0
5	38	Paul Newkirk	43		'51 Nash Ambassador				241	0	0	running	500	0
6	47	Jack Goodwin	34		'51 Plymouth				239	0	0	running	400	0
7	22	Lloyd Moore	59		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Buesink			239	0	0	running	300	0
8	20	Ewell Weddle	50		'50 Ford				236	0	0	running	200	0
9	30	Curtis Turner	41		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Eanes			233	2	92	heating	100	0
10	45	Erick Erickson	1-X	Packer	'51 Pontiac				233	0	0	running	100	0
11	56	Bill Majot	135		'50 Chevrolet	Jim White			233	0	0	running	50	0
12	52	Jim Fiebelkorn	10		'51 Mercury				233	0	0	running	50	0
13	44	Lee Petty	42		'51 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		233	0	0	running	50	0
14	14	Lou Figaro	33		'51 Hudson	Gaynor			231	0	0	running	50	0
15	32	Bob Myers	142	St. Mary's	'51 Packard				230	0	0		50	0
16	55	Jim Paschal	60		'50 Ford	Buesink			228	0	0		25	0
17	2	Tim Flock	91	Black Phantom	'51 Oldsmobile 88	Chester			228	0	0		125	0
18	54	Bob Jeffries	67		'51 Lincoln				225	0	0		25	0
19	43	John McGinley	120		'51 Hudson	Walt Chapman			224	0	0		25	0
20	8	Bob Flock	7	Gray Ghost	'51 Oldsmobile 88				223	0	0		25	0
21	35	Les Snow	151		'50 Oldsmobile	Les Snow			222	0	0		25	0
22	33	Iggy Katona	38		'51 Ford				222	0	0		25	0
23	39	Dell Pearson	88		'51 Oldsmobile 88				216	0	0		25	0
24	41	Bob Prince	85		'50 Hudson				199	0	0		25	0
25	34	Bobby Myers	2		'51 Hudson Hornet				199	0	0		25	0
26	37	Oda Greene	22		'51 Hudson Hornet				173	0	0		25	0
27	48	John Barker	48		'51 Studebaker				173	0	0		25	0
28	46	Ray Duhigg	102		'51 Oldsmobile 88				167	0	0		25	0
29	53	Jack White	65		'50 Oldsmobile 88				158	0	0		25	0
30	27	Danny Letner	36		'51 Hudson	Bert Letner			153	0	0	heating	25	0
31	51	Walt Flanders	140	See Floyd Rice	Ford				145	0	0		10	0
32	10	Billy Carden	12		'50 Oldsmobile 88				142	0	0		10	0
33	1	Marshall Teague	6		'51 Hudson	Teague	Yunick	69.131	136	1	1	heating	10	0
34	17	George Seeger	18	George Motors	'51 Studebaker				133	0	0		10	0
35	4	Fonty Flock	14	Red Devil	'51 Oldsmobile	Frank Christian			130	5	85	accident	10	0
36	12	Bob Greer	75	Connell Cadillac	'50 Oldsmobile 88				126	0	0	accident	0	0
37	49	Jack Smith	44		'51 Plymouth	Dantone			123	0	0	accident	0	0
38	42	Billy Myers	198		'51 Plymouth	Westmoreland			123	0	0	accident	0	0
39	11	Tony Suligoy	777		'51 Packard				115	0	0	accident	0	0
40	58	Al Miller	750		'51 Henry J				115	0	0		0	0
41	29	Walt Sprague	1		'50 Oldsmobile 88				113	0	0		0	0
42	3	Gober Sosebee	51	West Peach	'50 Cadillac				104	1	7	tie rod	0	0
43	18	Bobby Booth	133		'50 Oldsmobile 88				103	0	0		0	0
44	31	Tommy Melvin	32		'50 Oldsmobile 88				92	0	0	accident	0	0
45	16	Bud Riley	8		'51 Hudson Hornet				89	0	0	accident	0	0
46	23	Ray Chase	28		'51 Hudson	Oster-Barry			89	0	0	heating	0	0
47	24	Bill Blair	41.5		'50 Oldsmobile 88				88	0	0		0	0
48	40	Bill Holland	175	Connell	'51 Cadillac				80	0	0	accident	0	0
49	57	Elmer Wilson	30		'50 Buick				80	0	0		0	0
50	21	Frank Mundy	23		'51 Studebaker	Perry Smith		69.760	80	0	0	accident	0	0
51	50	Freddie Farmer	9	Tom's Grill	'51 Nash Ambassador				77	0	0		0	0
52	9	Jim Rathmann	90		'50 Packard				76	0	0		0	0
53	26	Ed Benedict	118		'51 Hudson Hornet				75	0	0	heating	0	0
54	28	Hershel McGriff	11	Superior	'51 Oldsmobile 88				73	0	0	accident	0	0
55	59	Dick Rathman	21		'51 Hudson	Walt Chapman			31	0	0	heating	0	0
56	36	Johnny Wohlfiel	70		'51 Nash Ambassador				27	0	0		0	0
57	6	Herb Thomas	92		'51 Hudson	Herb Thomas			26	0	0	heating	0	0
58	7	Jesse James Taylor	31		'51 Hudson	Jesse James Taylor			14	0	0	heating	0	0
59	19	Pat Flaherty	188		'51 Oldsmobile 88				13	0	0		0	0