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1951 Motor City 250
NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 41
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$10,975Race Date:Aug 12, 1951Michigan State Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:37.000 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 20Min 28Sec.Detroit, Michigan
Lead Changes:14 Among / 6 DriversAverage Speed:57.588 MPH1 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:59No. of Cautions:5

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Tommy Thompson T. ThompsonDriver: Marshall Teague M. TeagueChrysler:9
Car No.:#40 ChryslerCar No.:#6 HudsonOldsmobile:0
Team:Team:Nash:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:58 of 250Pole Speed:69.131 MPH
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Official 1951 Motor City 250 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1540 Tommy ThompsonTommy Thompson (Car Owner)RunningChrysler025058
21382 Joe EubanksOates Motor CompanyRunning02507
31598 Johnny MantzJohnny Mantz (Car Owner)RunningNash02440
42583 Red ByronDantone Racing StableRunning02410
53843 Paul NewkirkPaul Newkirk (Car Owner)RunningNash02410
64734 Jack GoodwinBill Caltrider (Car Owner)Running02390
72259 Lloyd MooreJulian Buesink (Car Owner)Running02390
82050 Ewell WeddleAl Wheatley (Car Owner)Running02360
93041 Curtis TurnerEanes Motor CompanyOverheating023392
10451-X Erick EricksonPackerRunning02330
1156135 Bill MajotJim White (Car Owner)Running02330
125210 Jim FiebelkornJim Fiebelkorn (Car Owner)Running02330
134442 Lee PettyHodges DodgesRunning02330
141433 Lou FigaroJack Gaynor (Car Owner)RunningHudson02310
1532142 Bob MyersSt. Mary'sUnknownPackard02300
165560 Jim PaschalJulian Buesink (Car Owner)Unknown02280
17291 Tim FlockBlack PhantomUnknown02280
185467 Bob JeffriesDave Kennedy (Car Owner)UnknownLincoln02250
1943120 John McGinleyWalt Chapman (Car Owner)UnknownHudson02240
2087 Bob FlockGray GhostUnknown02230
2135151 Les SnowLes Snow (Car Owner)Unknown02220
223338 Iggy KatonaIggy Katona (Car Owner)Unknown02220
233988 Dell PearsonDel Pearson (Car Owner)Unknown02160
244185 Bob PrinceBob Prince (Car Owner)UnknownHudson01990
25342 Bobby MyersBobby Myers (Car Owner)UnknownHudson01990
263722 Oda GreeneHarold Lucas (Car Owner)UnknownHudson01730
274848 John BarkerLeo Sigman (Car Owner)UnknownStudebaker01730
2846102 Ray DuhiggRay Duhigg (Car Owner)Unknown01670
295365 Jack WhiteGeorge Hartley (Car Owner)Unknown01580
302736 Danny LetnerBert Letner (Car Owner)OverheatingHudson01530
3151140 Walt FlandersFloyd Rice (Car Owner)Unknown01450
321012 Billy CardenSam Knox (Car Owner)Unknown01420
3316 Marshall TeagueFabulous Hudson HornetOverheatingHudson01361
341718 George SeegerGeorge's MotorsUnknownStudebaker01330
35414 Fonty FlockRed DevilAccident013085
361275 Bob GreerConnell CadillacAccident01260
374944 Jack SmithDantone Racing StableAccident01230
3842198 Billy MyersWestmoreland RacingAccident01230
3911777 Tom SuligoyTom Suligoy (Car Owner)AccidentPackard01150
4058750 Al MillerSam Clark (Car Owner)UnknownHenry J01150
41291 Walt SpragueJulian Buesink (Car Owner)Unknown01130
42351 Gober SosebeeWest Peach MotorsTie Rod01047
4318133 Bobby BoothStanley Moore (Car Owner)Unknown01030
443132 Tommy MelvinClarence Burbank (Car Owner)Accident0920
45168 Bud RileyJoe Beccue (Car Owner)AccidentHudson0890
462328 Ray ChaseOster-BarryOverheatingHudson0890
472441.5 Bill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)Unknown0880
4840175 Bill HollandConnell CadillacAccident0800
495730 Elmer WilsonElmer Wilson (Car Owner)Unknown0800
502123 Frank MundyPerry Smith (Car Owner)AccidentStudebaker0800
51509 Freddie FarmerTom's GrillUnknownNash0770
52990 Jim RathmannJim RathmannUnknownPackard0760
5326118 Ed BenedictKen Swihart (Car Owner)OverheatingHudson0750
542811 Hershel McGriffSuperiorAccident0730
555921 Dick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)OverheatingHudson0310
563670 Johnny WohlfielJohnny Wohlfiel (Car Owner)UnknownNash0270
57692 Herb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetOverheatingHudson0260
58731 Jesse James TaylorJesse James Taylor (Car Owner)OverheatingHudson0140
5919188 Pat FlahertyCharlie Padovich (Car Owner)Unknown0130
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