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1951-01 qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 1 of 41 Sunday, February 11, 1951 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 39 laps on a 4.100 mile road course (159.900 miles) Time of race: 1:56:32 Average speed: 82.328 mph Pole speed: 102.2 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 1 mn 14 sc Attendance: 14000 Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1951 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1951 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Tim Flock 91 Lincoln 35.220   102.200   2   Gober Sosebee 50 Oldsmobile 35.700   100.850   3   Fonty Flock 14 Oldsmobile 36.060   99.830   4   Ed Samples 9 Lincoln 36.670   98.180   5   Ben Lalomia 81 Oldsmobile 37.120   96.970   6   Marshall Teague 6 Hudson 37.180   96.830   7   Buck Baker 87 Oldsmobile 37.520   95.950   8   Lloyd Moore 59 Lincoln 37.830   95.160   9   Les Snow 55 Lincoln 37.910   94.960   10   Frank Luptow 88 Oldsmobile 38.170   94.320   11   Carson Dyer 31 Oldsmobile 38.240   94.140   12   Bill Rexford 61 Oldsmobile 38.400   93.750   13   Red Byron 1 Oldsmobile 38.440   93.650   14   Bill Blair 41.5 Oldsmobile 38.470   93.580   15   Don Eggert 60 Ford 38.470   93.580   16   Johnny Mantz 98 Nash 38.520   93.460   17   Alton Haddock 32 Lincoln 38.540   93.400   18   Dawson Lechlider 70 Oldsmobile 38.600   93.250   19   Speedy Thompson 25 Oldsmobile 38.680   93.070   20   Rocky DiNatale 3 Oldsmobile 38.690   93.050   21   Tommy Thompson 83 Chrysler 38.990   92.330   22   Curtis Turner 41 Nash 39.400   91.370   23   Felix Wilkes 57 Hudson 39.510   91.120   24   Eddie Anderson 18 Nash 39.980   90.050   25   Joe Jernigan 56 Ford 40.200   89.560   26   Fred Thompson 33 Mercury 40.320   89.290   27   Herb Thomas 92 Plymouth 40.410   89.090   28   Len Fanelli 144X Plymouth 40.700   88.450   29   Jimmy Thompson 25- Lincoln 41.180   87.420   30   Bill Snowden 16 Ford 41.560   86.620   31   Joe Rogers 94- Oldsmobile 41.610   86.510   32   Eddie Sheeler 86 Hudson 41.740   86.250   33   Bucky Sager 101 Plymouth 42.250   85.210   34   Weldon Adams 72 Plymouth 42.260   85.190   35   Tip R. Key 34 Kaiser 42.410   84.880   36   Earl Coleman 67 Pontiac 42.420   84.860   37   Herschel Buchanan 111 Nash 42.850   84.020   38   Jack Smith 2-B Plymouth 42.870   83.970   39   Elmer Wilson 13 Mercury 43.530   82.700   40   Lee Petty 42 Plymouth 43.740   82.300   41   Buck Clardy 94 Nash 44.970   80.050   42   Ed Rooney 73 Ford 45.080   79.860   43   Gordon Harvey 46 Henry J 45.210   79.620   44   Pappy Hough 81- Ford 45.260   79.540   45   Fireball Roberts 85 Plymouth     46   Dick Linder 77 Studebaker     47   Billy Carden 8 Lincoln     48   Clyde Minter 138 Buick     49   Mike Klapak 23 Studebaker     50   Bill Holland 28 Nash     51   Don Oldenberg 188 Packard     52   Barney Smith 68 Plymouth     53   Jim Fiebelkorn 110 Mercury     54   Ray Thompson 139 Kaiser     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:   not available