Indianapolis 500 1951
30 May 1951
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA
- Location
- Indianapolis, USA
- Laps
- 200
- Fastest time
1:10.399
Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2007Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
- 2006Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2005Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2004Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2003Michael SchumacherFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 2
Lee Wallard
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 3
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 3
Manny Ayulo
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 4
Duane Carter
Deidt
No time set
- 5
Mauri Rose
Deidt
No time set
- 6
Troy Ruttman
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 7
Mike Nazaruk
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 8
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 9
Tony Bettenhausen
Deidt
No time set
- 10
Cecil Green
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 11
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 12
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 13
Walt Brown
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 14
Walt Faulkner
Kuzma
No time set
- 15
Carl Scarborough
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 16
Bill Schindler
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 17
Henry Banks
Moore
No time set
- 18
Cliff Griffith
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 19
Chuck Stevenson
Marchese
No time set
- 20
Bill Vukovich
Trevis
No time set
- 21
George Connor
Lesovsky
No time set
- 22
Gene Force
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 23
Mack Hellings
Deidt
No time set
- 24
Carl Forberg
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 25
Rodger Ward
Bromme
No time set
- 26
Johnny McDowell
Maserati
No time set
- 27
Jimmy Davies
Pawl
No time set
- 28
Chet Miller
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 29
Bobby Ball
Schroeder
No time set
- 30
Joe James
Watson
No time set
- 31
Andy Linden
Sherman
No time set
- 32
Duke Dinsmore
Schroeder
No time set
- 33
Bill Mackey
Hall
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | 3:57:38.05 | 9pts |
| 2 | +5 | Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +1:47.24 | 6pts |
| 3 | 0 | Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +2:51.39 | 2pts |
| 3 | 0 | Manny Ayulo Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +2:51.39 | 2pts |
| 4 | +27 | Andy Linden Sherman | 200 laps | +4:40.12 | 3pts |
| 5 | +24 | Bobby Ball Schroeder | 200 laps | +4:52.23 | 2pts |
| 6 | +11 | Henry Banks Moore | 200 laps | +5:40.02 | |
| 7 | +17 | Carl Forberg Kurtis Kraft | 193 laps | ||
| 8 | -4 | Duane Carter Deidt | 180 laps | ||
| R | - | Tony Bettenhausen Deidt | 178 laps | ||
| R | - | Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft | 151 laps | ||
| R | - | Gene Force Kurtis Kraft | 142 laps | ||
| R | - | Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft | 135 laps | ||
| R | - | Bill Schindler Kurtis Kraft | 129 laps | ||
| R | - | Mauri Rose Deidt | 126 laps | ||
| R | - | Walt Faulkner Kuzma | 123 laps | ||
| R | - | Jimmy Davies Pawl | 110 laps | ||
| R | - | Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft | 109 laps | ||
| R | - | Bill Mackey Hall | 97 laps | ||
| R | - | Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft | 93 laps | ||
| R | - | Chuck Stevenson Marchese | 93 laps | ||
| R | - | Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft | 87 laps | ||
| R | - | Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft | 80 laps | ||
| R | - | Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft | 78 laps | ||
| R | - | Duke Dinsmore Schroeder | 73 laps | ||
| R | - | Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Walt Brown Kurtis Kraft | 55 laps | ||
| R | - | Rodger Ward Bromme | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft | 30 laps | ||
| R | - | Bill Vukovich Trevis | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | George Connor Lesovsky | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | Mack Hellings Deidt | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Johnny McDowell Maserati | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Joe James Watson | 8 laps |