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1951 Southern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 24 of 41 Monday, September 3, 1951 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 400 laps on a 1.250 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 6:30:05 Average speed: 76.906 mph Pole speed: 84.173 mph Cautions: 4 for 26 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 40000 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1951 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1951 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Frank Mundy 23 Studebaker 7:07.690   84.173   2   Herb Thomas 92 Hudson 7:12.880   83.164   3   Jesse James Taylor 31 Hudson 7:14.130   82.924   4   Fonty Flock 14 Oldsmobile 7:15.600   82.645   5   Hershel McGriff 77 Oldsmobile 7:14.680   82.819   6   Bill Snowden 16 Ford 7:18.270   82.141   7   Fireball Roberts 11 Ford 7:16.800   82.417   8   Ray Chase 28 Oldsmobile 7:22.210   81.409   9   Frank Gise 38 Studebaker 7:23.380   81.194   10   Bob Flock 7 Oldsmobile 7:17.510   82.284   11   Gayle Warren 4 Studebaker 7:23.120   81.242   12   Billy Carden 8 Cadillac 7:24.790   80.937   13   Lloyd Moore 59 Ford 7:22.430   81.369   14   Buck Baker 87 Ford 7:24.710   80.952   15   Lloyd Dane 22 Ford 7:32.230   79.605   16   Slick Smith 12 Oldsmobile 7:23.150   81.237   17   Wally Campbell 57 Oldsmobile 7:24.810   80.933   18   Jimmy Thompson 25 Ford 7:33.070   79.458   19   Buddy Shuman 17 Ford 7:25.100   80.881   20   Bobby Booth 73 Oldsmobile 7:25.280   80.848   21   Gene Comstock 37 Oldsmobile 7:33.930   79.307   22   Jim Paschal 60 Ford 7:25.210   80.861   23   Billy Myers 99 Plymouth 7:26.120   80.696   24   Lee Petty 42 Plymouth 7:23.960   81.088   25   Ewell Weddle 50 Ford 7:19.850   81.846   26   Curtis Turner 41 Oldsmobile 7:20.560   81.714   27   Leon Sales 46 Oldsmobile 7:25.340   80.837   28   Bob Johnson 80 Studebaker 7:24.730   80.948   29   Bud Riley 66 Hudson 7:21.930   81.461   30   Freddie Farmer 95 Nash 7:26.700   80.591   31   Earl Moss 86 Studebaker 7:28.900   80.196   32   Sandy Lynch 97 Ford 7:25.360   80.833   33   Erick Erickson 15 Pontiac 7:27.950   80.366   34   George Hartley 52 Oldsmobile 7:31.980   79.649   35   Johnny Mantz 98 Nash 7:26.600   80.609   36   Murrace Walker 47 Studebaker 7:28.550   80.259   37   Bub King 55 Plymouth 7:32.890   79.489   38   Harold Kite 1 Oldsmobile 7:30.280   79.950   39   George Seeger 18 Studebaker 7:29.860   80.025   40   Wade Fields 72 Plymouth 7:32.960   79.477   41   Donald Thomas 93 Plymouth 7:31.010   79.821   42   Lee Connell 19 Pontiac 7:31.790   79.683   43   Johnny Yountz 78 Plymouth 7:32.760   79.512   44   Bud Farrell 70 Plymouth 7:34.640   79.183   45   Tim Flock 91 Oldsmobile 7:13.430   83.058   46   Weldon Adams 26 Plymouth 7:35.350   79.060   47   Marshall Teague 6 Hudson 6:58.790   85.962   48   Shorty York 90 Nash 7:14.190   82.913   49   Ted Swaim 10 Ford 7:24.720   80.950   50   Jim Fiebelkorn 67 Lincoln 7:09.650   83.789   51   Gober Sosebee 51 Oldsmobile 7:17.390   82.306   52   Jack Goodwin 34 Plymouth 7:25.530   80.803   53   Gwyn Staley 27 Ford 7:30.140   79.975   54   Red Byron 83 Ford 7:18.480   82.102   55   Julian Petty 24 Plymouth 7:28.000   80.357   56   Rudy Hires 39 Ford 7:31.290   79.771   57   Bob Pronger 49 Oldsmobile 7:20.270   81.768   58   Gene Darragh 5 Oldsmobile 7:31.920   79.660   59   Sonny Black 35 Plymouth 7:31.830   79.676   60   Ed Benedict 56 Hudson 7:24.040   81.074   61   Ted Chamberlain 94 Plymouth 7:32.990   79.472   62   Jimmie Lewallen 30 Plymouth 7:35.560   79.024   63   Tommy Melvin 61 Oldsmobile 7:26.130   80.694   64   John Barker 48 Studebaker 7:35.900   78.965   65   Oliver Dial 74 Chevrolet 7:38.640   78.493   66   Herb Trimble 89 Oldsmobile 7:12.890   83.162   67   Jimmy Ayers 3 Plymouth 7:36.640   78.837   68   Bill Blair 2 Ford 7:23.380   81.194   69   Jimmy Warden 75 Hudson 7:14.080   82.934   70   Joe Merola 20 Oldsmobile 7:23.380   81.194   71   Joe Eubanks 82 Oldsmobile 7:30.520   79.908   72   Jim Delaney 21 Ford 7:25.830   80.748   73   J.E. Hardie 96 Ford 7:29.760   80.043   74   Tommy Thompson 40 Nash 7:55.900   75.646   75   Iggy Katona 9 Chrysler 7:31.180   79.791   76   Dave Anderson 33 Kaiser 7:52.180   76.242   77   Buck Baity 44 Buick 8:05.530   74.146   78   Billy Tibbert 43 Dodge 7:58.240   75.276   79   Reino Tulonen 32 Henry J 8:04.620   74.285   80   Bill Widenhouse 64 Plymouth 7:40.920   78.105   81   Fred Moore 58 Mercury 7:29.880   80.021   82   Cotton Owens 71 Plymouth 7:32.460   79.565   83   Joe Weatherly 29 Oldsmobile 7:31.120   79.801   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:   Joe Weatherly (#29-WD)