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AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 15
Wednesday, May 30, 1951 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:51:38
Average speed: 126.244 mph
Pole speed: 136.498 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 107.24 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary    1951 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1951 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
Results not available.

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Jerry Hoyt (#14), Roy Sherman (#57), Rosco Rann (#14), Ray Knepper (#78), Paul Russo (#7), Norm Houser (#61), Myron Fohr (#56), Mike Salay (#41), Manny Ayulo (#31), Leroy Warriner (#75), Kenny Eaton (#66), Johnnie Tolan (#34), Joel Thorne (#88), Joe Barzda (#49), Jimmy Daywalt (#33, 47), Jimmy Bryan (#72), Bayliss Levrett (#46), Jean Achard (#100), Jackie Holmes (#24, 45), Gordon Reid (#67), George Lynch (#36), George Fonder (#29, 53, 63), Frank Armi (#35, 58, 64), Doc Shanebrook (#77), Dick Page (#64), Danny Kladis (#89), Bud Sennett (#51), Bob Sweikert (#37), Bob Scott (#82), Bill Johnson (#15), Bill Cantrell (#62, 79), Bill Boyd (#42)