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1951 Motor City 250 qualifying results


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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:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Marshall Teague6Hudson1:44.150   69.131  
2   Tim Flock91Oldsmobile1:44.260   69.058  
3   Gober Sosebee51Cadillac1:45.410   68.305  
4   Fonty Flock14Oldsmobile1:45.620   68.169  
5   Tommy Thompson40Chrysler1:47.070   67.246  
6   Herb Thomas92Hudson1:43.410   69.626  
7   Jesse James Taylor31Hudson1:45.120   68.493  
8   Bob Flock7Oldsmobile1:46.590   67.548  
9   Jim Rathmann90Packard1:46.700   67.479  
10   Billy Carden12Oldsmobile1:46.880   67.365  
11   Tom Suligoy777Packard1:49.300   65.874  
12   Bob Greer75Oldsmobile1:47.920   66.716  
13   Joe Eubanks82Oldsmobile1:49.660   65.657  
14   Lou Figaro33Hudson1:47.990   66.673  
15   Johnny Mantz98Nash1:50.510   65.152  
16   Bud Riley8Hudson1:48.350   66.451  
17   George Seeger18Studebaker1:51.140   64.783  
18   Bobby Booth133Oldsmobile1:48.750   66.207  
19   Pat Flaherty188Oldsmobile1:48.880   66.128  
20   Ewell Weddle50Ford1:49.150   65.964  
21   Frank Mundy23Studebaker1:43.210   69.760  
22   Lloyd Moore59Oldsmobile1:46.100   67.860  
23   Ray Chase28Hudson1:46.460   67.631  
24   Bill Blair41.5Oldsmobile1:46.950   67.321  
25   Red Byron83Ford1:47.100   67.227  
26   Ed Benedict118Hudson1:47.320   67.089  
27   Danny Letner36Hudson1:47.520   66.964  
28   Hershel McGriff11Oldsmobile1:47.600   66.914  
29   Walt Sprague1Oldsmobile1:47.870   66.747  
30   Curtis Turner41Oldsmobile1:47.860   66.753  
31   Tommy Melvin32Oldsmobile1:48.110   66.599  
32   Bob Myers142Packard1:48.130   66.586  
33   Iggy Katona38Ford1:48.250   66.513  
34   Bobby Myers2Hudson1:48.310   66.476  
35   Les Snow151Oldsmobile1:48.360   66.445  
36   Johnny Wohlfiel70Nash1:48.420   66.408  
37   Oda Greene22Hudson1:48.600   66.298  
38   Paul Newkirk43Nash1:48.800   66.176  
39   Dell Pearson88Oldsmobile1:48.850   66.146  
40   Bill Holland175Cadillac1:49.000   66.055  
41   Bob Prince85Hudson1:49.080   66.007  
42   Billy Myers198Plymouth1:49.080   66.007  
43   John McGinley120Hudson1:49.170   65.952  
44   Lee Petty42Plymouth1:49.150   65.964  
45   Erick Erickson1-XPontiac1:49.180   65.946  
46   Ray Duhigg102Oldsmobile1:49.590   65.699  
47   34Plymouth1:49.930   65.496  
48   John Barker48Studebaker1:49.940   65.490  
49   Jack Smith44Plymouth1:50.150   65.365  
50   Freddie Farmer9Nash1:53.750   63.296  
51   Walt Flanders140Ford1:51.090   64.812  
52   Jim Fiebelkorn10Mercury1:51.740   64.435  
53   Jack White65Oldsmobile1:52.580   63.954  
54   Bob Jeffries67Lincoln1:52.780   63.841  
55   Jim Paschal60Ford1:53.140   63.638  
56   Bill Majot135Chevrolet1:53.600   63.380  
57   Elmer Wilson30Buick1:55.880   62.133  
58   Al Miller750Henry J1:56.070   62.031  
59   Dick Rathmann21Hudson1:57.120   61.475  
60   Leo Richards182Mercury
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)