Indianapolis 500
CIRCUIT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
RACE DATE
30 May 1951
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1951 Indianapolis 500.
WINNERWallardP2 → P1
RACE LAPS200
BIGGEST GAIN+27Linden
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | +1 | 200 | 3:57:38.050Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | +5 | 200 | +1:47.240Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 0 | 200 | +2:51.390Finished | 2 | — |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 0 | 200 | +2:51.390Finished | 2 | — |
| 4 | Andy Linden | Sherman | 31 | +27 | 200 | +4:40.120Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | 29 | +24 | 200 | +4:52.230Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Henry Banks | Moore | 17 | +11 | 200 | +5:40.020Finished | 0 | — |
| 7 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | +17 | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 | — |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Deidt | 4 | -4 | 180 | +20 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 9 | 0 | 178 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -9 | 151 | Retired | 0 | — |
| R | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | +11 | 142 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 0 | 135 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | +3 | 129 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 5 | -9 | 126 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | 14 | -1 | 123 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | 27 | +11 | 110 | Axle | 0 | — |
| R | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | -6 | 109 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | -3 | 93 | Heat shield fire | 0 | — |
| R | Bill Mackey | Hall | 33 | +14 | 97 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | 19 | -1 | 93 | Heat shield fire | 0 | — |
| R | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | -13 | 87 | Magneto | 0 | — |
| R | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | -12 | 80 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | -17 | 78 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | 32 | +8 | 73 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| R | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | +3 | 56 | Ignition | 0 | — |
| R | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | -13 | 55 | Magneto | 0 | — |
| R | Rodger Ward | Bromme | 25 | -2 | 34 | Oil pipe | 0 | — |
| R | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | -10 | 30 | Axle | 0 | — |
| R | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | 20 | -9 | 29 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| R | George Connor | Lesovsky | 21 | -9 | 29 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | Mack Hellings | Deidt | 23 | -8 | 18 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Johnny McDowell | Maserati | 26 | -6 | 15 | Fuel leak | 0 | — |
| R | Joe James | Watson | 30 | -3 | 8 | Transmission | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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