Darlington 250
Darlington Raceway
1.25 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/250 Miles
July 4, 1951

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 7 Walt Faulkner 2 Agajanian Grant Kuzma Offy 200 2:23:14.4 104.239 500
2 12 Tony Bettenhausen 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 200 2:24:26.5 103.848 400
3 2 Cecil Green 4 John Zink Kurtis Offy 200 Finished 350
4 19 Bill Mackey 33 Iddings Meyer Offy 200 Finished 300
5 14 Jack McGrath 9 Hinkle Kurtis 3000 Offy 200 Finished 250
6 23 Manny Ayulo 31 Coast Grain Lesovsky Offy 200 Finished 200
7 15 Henry Banks 1 Hopkins Blue Crown Moore Offy 200 Finished 150
8 18 Mike Nazaruk 83 Jim Robbins Kurtis Offy 199 Flagged 125
9 22 Chuck Stevenson 8 Bardahl/Marchese Marchese Offy 196 Flagged 100
10 3 Walt Brown 44 Federal Engineering Detroit Kurtis 3000 Offy 195 Flagged 17
11 10 Cliff Griffith 23 Morris Kurtis 2000 Offy 193 Flagged 38
12 27 Andy Linden 57 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy 188 Flagged 12
13 21 Paul Russo 7 Russo-Nichels Russo/Nichels Offy 185 Flagged
14 9 Kenny Eaton 19 Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy 181 Flagged
15 26 Gene Force 69 Brown Motor Co. Kurtis 2000 Offy 177 Flagged
16 1 Johnny McDowell 79 Hart Fullerton Kurtis 4000 Offy SC 170 Flagged
17 25 Gordon Reid 71 Karl Hall Stevens Offy 167 Magneto
18 24 Dick Fraizer 66 Jeanie-Lee/Glessner Stevens Offy 152 Broken fuel pressure gauge
19 28 Rex Easton 39 Shaheen Hill Offy 149 Magneto
20 17 Neal Carter 53 Lutes Bardazon Offy 120 Broken universal joint
21 16 Bill Schindler 10 Chapman Kurtis 2000 Offy 117 Magneto
22 13 Ray Knepper 78 Bardahl/Tomshe Silnes Offy 97 Broken piston
23 20 Johnnie Parsons 37 Marion Engineering Kurtis 2000 Offy 85 Broken rear end
24 5 Jimmy Davies 76 Parks Offy Pawl Offy 75 Broken crankshaft
25 8 George Connor 98 Sarafoff Kurtis 2000 Offy 45 Broken piston
26 4 Bill Vukovich 81 Central Excavating Trevis Offy 25 Broken connecting rod
27 11 Carl Scarborough 73 McNamara Kurtis/Wetteroth Offy 17 Broken oil line
28 6 Joe James 26 Bob Estes Watson Offy 6 Broken flywheel, rear
-- -- Joe James 69 Brown Motor Co. Kurtis 2000 Offy 70 Relieved Force 83-152
-- -- Bill Vukovich 44 Federal Engineering Detroit Kurtis 3000 Offy X Relieved W. Brown 58
-- -- Johnnie Tolan 7 Russo/Nichels Russo/Nichels Offy X Relieved P. Russo
-- -- Rodger Ward 23 Morris Kurtis 2000 Offy 41 Relieved Griffith 153-193 12
-- -- Roy Sherman 57 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy X Relieved Linden 13
-- -- Fred Agabashian 63 Ray Brady Schroeder Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Johnnie Parsons 3 Wynn's Friction Proofing Kurtis 3000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Johnnie Tolan 34 Peter Wales Trucking Kurtis 2000 Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Rodger Ward 48 Deck Manufacturing Bromme Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Rodger Ward 35 Hancock Dome Bardazon Offy -- Wrecked qualifying
-- -- Duane Carter 14 Pat Clancy Ewing Offy -- Unable to start
-- -- Duke Dinsmore 6 Brown Motor Co. Schroeder D Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Fred Agabashian 59 Granatelli Bardahl Kurtis 3000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Joe Barzda 49 California Speed Shop X X -- Engine, practice
-- -- Carl Forberg 68 Auto Shippers Kurtis 3000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Doc Shanebrook 77 Elgin Piston Pin Stevens Offy -- DNS, too slow

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Walt Faulkner 170 27, 32-200
Bill Vukovich 25 1-25
Gordon Reid 5 26, 28-31