| Teams 1951 Motor City 250 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson | Pontiac |
| 1 | Julian Buesink | Walt Sprague | Oldsmobile |
| 2 | Weddle Racing | Bobby Myers | Hudson |
| 6 | Marshall Teague | Marshall Teague | Hudson |
| 7 | Ted Chester | Bob Flock | Oldsmobile |
| 8 | Joe Beccue | Bud Riley | Hudson |
| 9 | Freddie Farmer | Freddie Farmer | Nash |
| 10 | Jim Fiebelkorn | Jim Fiebelkorn | Mercury |
| 11 | McGriff Motorsports | Hershel McGriff | Oldsmobile |
| 12 | Sam Knox | Billy Carden | Oldsmobile |
| 14 | Frank Christian | Fonty Flock | Oldsmobile |
| 18 | George Seeger | George Seeger | Studebaker |
| 21 | Walt Chapman | Dick Rathmann | Hudson |
| 22 | Harold Lucas | Oda Greene | Hudson |
| 23 | Perry Smith | Frank Mundy | Studebaker |
| 28 | Bill Sheldon | Ray Chase | Hudson |
| 30 | Elmer Wilson | Elmer Wilson | Buick |
| 31 | Jesse James Taylor | Jesse James Taylor | Hudson |
| 32 | Clarence Burbank | Tommy Melvin | Oldsmobile |
| 33 | Jack Gaynor | Lou Figaro | Hudson |
| 34 | Bill Caltrider | Jack Goodwin | Plymouth |
| 36 | Bert Letner | Danny Letner | Hudson |
| 38 | Iggy Katona | Iggy Katona | Ford |
| 40 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson | Chrysler |
| 41 | John Eanes | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile |
| 41 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | Plymouth |
| 43 | Paul Newkirk | Paul Newkirk | Nash |
| 44 | Dantone Racing | Jack Smith | Plymouth |
| 48 | Leo Sigman | John Barker | Studebaker |
| 50 | Al Wheatley | Ewell Weddle | Ford |
| 51 | Sam Knox | Gober Sosebee | Cadillac |
| 59 | Julian Buesink | Lloyd Moore | Oldsmobile |
| 60 | Julian Buesink | Jim Paschal | Ford |
| 65 | George Hartley | Jack White | Oldsmobile |
| 67 | Dave Kennedy | Bob Jeffries | Lincoln |
| 70 | Johnny Wohlfiel | Johnny Wohlfiel | Nash |
| 75 | Bob Greer | Bob Greer | Oldsmobile |
| 82 | Phil Oates | Joe Eubanks | Oldsmobile |
| 83 | Dantone Racing | Red Byron | Ford |
| 85 | Bob Prince | Bob Prince | Hudson |
| 88 | Dell Pearson | Dell Pearson | Oldsmobile |
| 90 | Jim Rathmann | Jim Rathmann | Packard |
| 91 | Ted Chester | Tim Flock | Oldsmobile |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | Hudson |
| 98 | Johnny Mantz | Johnny Mantz | Nash |
| 102 | Ray Duhigg | Ray Duhigg | Oldsmobile |
| 118 | Ken Swihart | Ed Benedict | Hudson |
| 120 | Walt Chapman | John McGinley | Hudson |
| 127 | Jim White | Bill Majot | Chevrolet |
| 127 | Hank Salat | Bob Myers | Packard |
| 127 | Cal Connell | Bill Holland | Cadillac |
| 127 | Floyd Rice | Walt Flanders | Ford |
| 127 | Stanley Moore | Bobby Booth | Oldsmobile |
| 127 | Les Snow | Les Snow | Oldsmobile |
| 127 | Sam Clark | Al Miller | Henry J |
| 127 | Tom Suligoy | Tom Suligoy | Packard |
| 127 | Westmoreland Racing | Billy Myers | Plymouth |
| 127 | Charlie Padovich | Pat Flaherty | Oldsmobile |