Indianapolis 500 1951

Indianapolis
30 May 1951
200 laps
804.7 km
4.023 km a lap
Indianapolis 500 – counted for the championship, not a Formula 1 race

Pole positionDennis NalonKurtis Kraft · 4:23.740
Fastest lapLee Wallard1:07.260 · lap 23
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Lee Wallardfastest lap	99	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	2	200	3:57:38.050	9
2	Mike Nazaruk	83	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	7	200	+1:47.243	6
3	Jack McGrath	9	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	3	200	+2:51.390	2
3	Manny Ayuloshared	9	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	–			2
4	Andy Linden	57	Sherman · Offenhauser	31	200	+4:40.120	3
5	Bobby Ball	52	Schroeder · Offenhauser	29	200	+4:52.230	2
6	Henry Banks	1	Moore · Offenhauser	17	200	+5:40.020
7	Carl Forberg	68	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	24	193	+7 laps
8	Duane Carter	27	Deidt · Offenhauser	4	180	+20 laps
9	Tony Bettenhausen	5	Deidt · Offenhauser	9	178	Spun off
10	Dennis Nalon	18	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	1	151	Retirement
11	Gene Force	69	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	22	142	Engine
12	Sam Hanks	25	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	12	135	Engine
13	Bill Schindler	10	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	16	129	Engine
14	Mauri Rose	16	Deidt · Offenhauser	5	126	Accident
15	Walt Faulkner	2	Kuzma · Offenhauser	14	123	Engine
16	Jimmy Davies	76	Pawl · Offenhauser	27	110	Axle
17	Fred Agabashian	59	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	11	109	Clutch
18	Carl Scarborough	73	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	15	100	Fire
19	Bill Mackey	71	Hall · Offenhauser	33	97	Clutch
20	Chuck Stevenson	8	Marchese · Offenhauser	19	93	Fire
21	Johnnie Parsons	3	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	8	87	Magneto
22	Cecil Green	4	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	10	80	Engine
23	Troy Ruttman	98	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	6	78	Engine
24	Duke Dinsmore	6	Schroeder · Offenhauser	32	73	Overheating
25	Chet Miller	32	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	28	56	Ignition
26	Walt Brown	44	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	13	55	Magneto
27	Rodger Ward	48	Bromme · Offenhauser	25	34	Oil pipe
28	Cliff Griffith	23	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	18	30	Axle
29	Bill Vukovich	81	Trevis · Offenhauser	20	29	Oil leak
30	George Connor	22	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	21	29	Transmission
31	Mack Hellings	19	Deidt · Offenhauser	23	18	Engine
32	Johnny McDowell	12	Maserati · Offenhauser	26	15	Fuel leak
33	Joe James	26	Watson · Offenhauser	30	8	Transmission

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Dennis Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	4:23.740
2	Lee Wallard	Kurtis Kraft	4:26.590	+2.850
3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.050	+4.310
4	Duane Carter	Deidt	4:29.160	+5.420
5	Mauri Rose	Deidt	4:29.820	+6.080
6	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	4:32.080	+8.340
7	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft	4:32.350	+8.610
8	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	4:32.410	+8.670
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt	4:32.830	+9.090
10	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft	4:32.950	+9.210
11	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	4:26.610	+2.870
12	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	4:30.680	+6.940
13	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft	4:32.920	+9.180
14	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma	4:23.020	+0.720
15	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	4:25.460	+1.720
16	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.590	+4.850
17	Henry Banks	Moore	4:28.860	+5.120
18	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.980	+5.240
19	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese	4:29.130	+5.390
20	Bill Vukovich	Trevis	4:29.210	+5.470
21	George Connor	Lesovsky	4:29.960	+6.220
22	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft	4:30.470	+6.730
23	Mack Hellings	Deidt	4:30.830	+7.090
24	Carl Forberg	Kurtis Kraft	4:30.900	+7.160
25	Rodger Ward	Bromme	4:26.930	+3.190
26	Johnny McDowell	Maserati	4:31.750	+8.010
27	Jimmy Davies	Pawl	4:29.630	+5.890
28	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft	4:25.100	+1.360
29	Bobby Ball	Schroeder	4:28.460	+4.720
30	Joe James	Watson	4:28.460	+4.720
31	Andy Linden	Sherman	4:32.260	+8.520
32	Duke Dinsmore	Schroeder	4:32.780	+9.040
33	Bill Mackey	Hall	4:38.820	+15.080

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Lee Wallard	23	1:07.260

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 2
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
1	Lee Wallard	9
3	Mike Nazaruk	6
3	Piero Taruffi	6	▼1
5	Nino Farina	4	▼2
6	Andy Linden	3
6	Consalvo Sanesi	3	▼2
8	Jack McGrath	2
8	Manny Ayulo	2
10	Bobby Ball	2