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1951-27


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NASCAR Grand National race number 27 of 41
Saturday, September 15, 1951 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
150 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:06:41
Average speed: 71.043 mph
Pole speed: 81.733 mph		Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: .25 lap
Attendance: 37000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary    1951 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1951 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
28–    John DuBoise –'50 Plymouth8425crash0
20–55   Marshall Weatherly Blythe Motors   (Buddy Helms)'51 Nash–25–0
21–    Don Black –'50 Ford–25crash0
22–    Dick Eagan Dick Eagan'50 Plymouth–25–0
23–    Charles Gattilia –'51 Ford–25–0
24–86   Eddie Sheeler –'51 Hudson–25–0
25–    Sammy Packard –'49 Ford–25–0
26–    Rusty Rushton –'50 Ford–25–0
27–    Jim Ross –'49 Ford–25–0
19–    Bill Miller –'51 Studebaker–25–0
29–    Bill Remaly –'49 Ford8025crash0
31–    Augie Walackas –'51 Oldsmobile–25–0
32–    Sam DiRusso –'49 Ford–25–0
33–    Eddie LaRue –'50 Ford–25–0
34–    Reino Tulonen Reino Tulonen'51 Henry J–25–0
35–    Frank Holzhauer –'50 Plymouth–25crash0
36–    Dawson Lechlider Dawson Lechlider'51 Henry J4925crash0
18–66   Pappy Hough Pappy Hough'51 Ford–25–0
17–99   Leonard Tippett Leonard Tippett'51 Hudson–25–0
16–    George Clark –'50 Oldsmobile–25–0
15–31   Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor'51 Hudson–25–0
14–421   Jack Reynolds Wiss Brothers'51 Plymouth–25–0
13–    Nelson Applegate –'51 Hudson–25–0
12–70   Bud Farrell William Gundaker'51 Plymouth–25–0
3–21   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman'51 Hudson–600running0
10–2   Bill Blair Hubert Westmoreland'51 Ford–100running0
9–42   Lee Petty Petty Special   (Petty Enterprises)'51 Plymouth–100running0
8–66   Bud Riley Northeast Motors   (Joe Beccue)'51 Hudson–125running0
4–120   John McGinley Walt Chapman'51 Hudson–500running0
7–67   Jim Fiebelkorn Jim Fiebelkorn'51 Lincoln–150running0
2 114   Fonty Flock Red Devil   (Frank Christian)'51 Oldsmobile150800running130
6 26   Marshall Teague Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Marshall Teague)'51 Hudson–200running0
1 392   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas)'51 Hudson1501275running5
11 49   Iggy Katona Iggy Katona'51 Chrysler–25–0
30 57   Bob Flock Gray Ghost   (Ted Chester)'51 Oldsmobile–25–0
5 691   Tim Flock Black Phantom   (Ted Chester)'51 Oldsmobile–300running15

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Fonty Flock1130130
  Tim Flock13114515
  Herb Thomas1461505