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1951 Darlington 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 4 of 15 Wednesday, July 4, 1951 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 200 laps on a 1.250 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:23:14 Average speed: 104.239 mph Pole speed: 112.641 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1951 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1951 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 7 2   Walt Faulkner J.C. Agajanian Kuzma / Offy 200 5616 running 170 500 2 12 99   Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors   (Murrell Belanger) Kurtis / Offy 200 3594 running 0 400 3 2 4   Cecil Green John Zink Kurtis / Offy 200 2246 running 0 350 4 19 33   Bill Mackey Iddings Meyer / Offy 200 1460 running 0 300 5 14 9   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 200 1347 running 0 250 6 23 31   Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Lesovsky / Offy 200 1179 running 0 200 7 15 1   Henry Banks Hopkins Blue Crown   (Lou Moore) Moore / Offy 200 898 running 0 150 8 18 83   Mike Nazaruk Jim Robbins Kurtis / Offy 199 730 running 0 125 9 22 8   Chuck Stevenson Bardahl Oil Company   (Carl Marchese) Marchese / Offy 196 673 running 0 100 10 3 44   Walt Brown Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy 195 673 running 0 17 11 10 23   Cliff Griffith Dr. Morris Kurtis / Offy 193 561 running 0 38 12 27 57   Andy Linden George Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman / Offy 188 561 running 0 12 13 21 7   Paul Russo Russo-Nichels Russo-Nichels / Offy 185 449 running 0   14 9 19   Kenny Eaton Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 181 449 running 0   15 26 69   Gene Force Brown Motor Co. Kurtis / Offy 177 224 running 0   16 1 79   Johnny McDowell Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy 170 224 running 0   17 25 71   Gordon Reid Karl Hall Stevens / Offy 167 224 magneto 5   18 24 66   Dick Frazier Lee Glessner Stevens / Offy 152 224 gauge 0   19 28 39   Rex Easton Joe Shaheen Hill / Offy 149 112 magneto 0   20 17 53   Neal Carter Lutes Bardazon / Offy 120 112 universal joint 0   21 16 10   Bill Schindler H.A. Chapman Kurtis / Offy 117 112 magneto 0   22 13 78   Ray Knepper Bardahl Oil Company   (Fred Tomshe) Silnes / Offy 97 112 piston 0   23 20 37   Johnnie Parsons Marion Engineering   (Milt Marion) Kurtis / Offy 85 112 rear end 0   24 5 76   Jimmy Davies Parks Pawl / Offy 75 112 crankshaft 0   25 8 98   George Connor Tom Sarafoff Kurtis / Offy 45 112 piston 0   26 4 81   Bill Vukovich Central Excavating   (Floyd Trevis) Trevis / Offy 25 112 connecting rod 25   27 11 73   Carl Scarborough McNamara   (Lee Elkins) Kurtis / Offy 17 112 oil line 0   28 6 26   Joe James Bob Estes Watson / Offy 6 112 flywheel 0

Relief Drivers: Car #44: Bill Vukovich, 58 points) Car #23: Rodger Ward (41 laps), 12 points) Car #57: Roy Sherman, 13 points) Car #7: Johnnie Tolan Car #69: Joe James (70 laps) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Johnnie Parsons 3 Wynn's Friction Proofing Kurtis / Offy Duke Dinsmore 6 Brown Motor Co. Schroeder / Offy Duane Carter 14 Pat Clancy Ewing / Offy Johnnie Tolan 34 Peter Wales Trucking Peter Wales Kurtis / Offy Rodger Ward 48, 35 Joe Barzda 49 California Speed Shop Joe Barzda Fred Agabashian 59, 63 Andy Granatelli, Ray Brady Carl Forberg 68 Auto Shippers Kurtis / Offy Doc Shanebrook 77 Elgin Piston Pin Stevens Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bill Vukovich 1 25 25   Gordon Reid 26 26 1   Walt Faulkner 27 27 1   Gordon Reid 28 31 4   Walt Faulkner 32 200 169