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1951 Motor City 250 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 20 of 41 Sunday, August 12, 1951 at Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI 250 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 4:20:28 Average speed: 57.588 mph Pole speed: 69.131 mph Cautions: 5 Margin of victory: 37 sec Attendance: 16352 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    1951 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1951 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Marshall Teague 6 Hudson 1:44.150   69.131   2   Tim Flock 91 Oldsmobile 1:44.260   69.058   3   Gober Sosebee 51 Cadillac 1:45.410   68.305   4   Fonty Flock 14 Oldsmobile 1:45.620   68.169   5   Tommy Thompson 40 Chrysler 1:47.070   67.246   6   Herb Thomas 92 Hudson 1:43.410   69.626   7   Jesse James Taylor 31 Hudson 1:45.120   68.493   8   Bob Flock 7 Oldsmobile 1:46.590   67.548   9   Jim Rathmann 90 Packard 1:46.700   67.479   10   Billy Carden 12 Oldsmobile 1:46.880   67.365   11   Tom Suligoy 777 Packard 1:49.300   65.874   12   Bob Greer 75 Oldsmobile 1:47.920   66.716   13   Joe Eubanks 82 Oldsmobile 1:49.660   65.657   14   Lou Figaro 33 Hudson 1:47.990   66.673   15   Johnny Mantz 98 Nash 1:50.510   65.152   16   Bud Riley 8 Hudson 1:48.350   66.451   17   George Seeger 18 Studebaker 1:51.140   64.783   18   Bobby Booth 133 Oldsmobile 1:48.750   66.207   19   Pat Flaherty 188 Oldsmobile 1:48.880   66.128   20   Ewell Weddle 50 Ford 1:49.150   65.964   21   Frank Mundy 23 Studebaker 1:43.210   69.760   22   Lloyd Moore 59 Oldsmobile 1:46.100   67.860   23   Ray Chase 28 Hudson 1:46.460   67.631   24   Bill Blair 41.5 Oldsmobile 1:46.950   67.321   25   Red Byron 83 Ford 1:47.100   67.227   26   Ed Benedict 118 Hudson 1:47.320   67.089   27   Danny Letner 36 Hudson 1:47.520   66.964   28   Hershel McGriff 11 Oldsmobile 1:47.600   66.914   29   Walt Sprague 1 Oldsmobile 1:47.870   66.747   30   Curtis Turner 41 Oldsmobile 1:47.860   66.753   31   Tommy Melvin 32 Oldsmobile 1:48.110   66.599   32   Bob Myers 142 Packard 1:48.130   66.586   33   Iggy Katona 38 Ford 1:48.250   66.513   34   Bobby Myers 2 Hudson 1:48.310   66.476   35   Les Snow 151 Oldsmobile 1:48.360   66.445   36   Johnny Wohlfiel 70 Nash 1:48.420   66.408   37   Oda Greene 22 Hudson 1:48.600   66.298   38   Paul Newkirk 43 Nash 1:48.800   66.176   39   Dell Pearson 88 Oldsmobile 1:48.850   66.146   40   Bill Holland 175 Cadillac 1:49.000   66.055   41   Bob Prince 85 Hudson 1:49.080   66.007   42   Billy Myers 198 Plymouth 1:49.080   66.007   43   John McGinley 120 Hudson 1:49.170   65.952   44   Lee Petty 42 Plymouth 1:49.150   65.964   45   Erick Erickson 1-X Pontiac 1:49.180   65.946   46   Ray Duhigg 102 Oldsmobile 1:49.590   65.699   47   34 Plymouth 1:49.930   65.496   48   John Barker 48 Studebaker 1:49.940   65.490   49   Jack Smith 44 Plymouth 1:50.150   65.365   50   Freddie Farmer 9 Nash 1:53.750   63.296   51   Walt Flanders 140 Ford 1:51.090   64.812   52   Jim Fiebelkorn 10 Mercury 1:51.740   64.435   53   Jack White 65 Oldsmobile 1:52.580   63.954   54   Bob Jeffries 67 Lincoln 1:52.780   63.841   55   Jim Paschal 60 Ford 1:53.140   63.638   56   Bill Majot 135 Chevrolet 1:53.600   63.380   57   Elmer Wilson 30 Buick 1:55.880   62.133   58   Al Miller 750 Henry J 1:56.070   62.031   59   Dick Rathmann 21 Hudson 1:57.120   61.475   60   Leo Richards 182 Mercury 61   Leo Kosecki ? Hudson 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:   Leo Kosecki, Leo Richards (#182)