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1951 San Jose 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 13 of 15 Sunday, October 21, 1951 at Santa Clara Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:14:24 Average speed: 81.76 mph Pole speed: 98.874 mph Cautions: 1 Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 7497 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1951 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1951 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 99   Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors   (Murrell Belanger) Kurtis / Offy 100 1979 running 96 200 2 3 7   Paul Russo Russo-Nichels Russo-Nichels / Offy 99 1425 running 0 160 3 14 1   Henry Banks Hopkins Blue Crown   (Lou Moore) Moore / Offy 99 791 running 0 140 4 6 9   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 98 514 running 0 120 5 9 76   Jimmy Davies Parks Pawl / Offy 97 475 running 0 100 6 13 14   Freddie Agabashian Pat Clancy Ewing / Offy 96 395 running 0 80 7 5 3   Johnnie Parsons Wynn's Friction Proofing Kurtis / Offy 96 316 running 0 60 8 17 4   Joe James John Zink Kurtis / Offy 95 296 running 0 46 9 18 44   Johnny McDowell Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy 92 277 running 0 40 10 2 26   Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson / Offy 85 257 overheating 4 30 11 16 52   Bobby Ball McDaniel Kurtis / Offy 84 237 running 0 20 12 8 38   Frank Armi L & E Wetteroth / Offy 74 197 running 0 10 13 11 73   Gordon Reid McNamara   (Lee Elkins) Kurtis / Offy 70 178 radius rod 0   14 7 28   Neal Carter Lutes Kurtis / Offy 50 158 timing 0   15 15 79   Troy Ruttman Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy 39 138 steering 0   16 12 48   Mike Nazaruk Deck Manufacturing   (Lou & Bruce Bromme) Bromme / Offy 25 118 piston 0   17 10 71   Rodger Ward Karl Hall Stevens / Offy 20 79 shocks 0   18 4 72   Bill Vukovich Viking Trailer Lesovsky / Offy 1 79 crash 0

Relief Drivers: Car #4: Gordon Reid (4 laps), 4 points) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Sam Hanks Walt Faulkner 2 J.C. Agajanian Kuzma / Offy George Connor 10 H.A. Chapman Kurtis / Offy Manny Ayulo 31 Coast Grain Lesovsky / Offy Bob Scott 55 Danny Dietrich Sprint / Offy Dempsey Wilson 55 Fred Johnstone Kurtis Midget / Offy Del Fanning 63 Leo Dobry Kurtis / Offy Dick Page 64 Bardahl Oil Company Bardahl/Page Kurtis / Offy Pete Woods 67 Johnson Silnes / Wayne Gene Force 69 Brown Motor Co. Kurtis / Offy