1951 Oakland 250
NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 41
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$6,625Race Date:Apr 30, 2026Oakland Stadium
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:TBAOakland, California
Lead Changes:NoneAverage Speed:78.748 MPH.500 Mile Paved & Dirt
No. of Cars:32No. of Cautions:TBA

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Marvin Burke M. BurkeDriver: Dick Rathmann D. RathmannMercury:9
Car No.:#18 MercuryCar No.:#120 HudsonPlymouth:0
Team:Team:Thomas RacingOldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Hudson:0
Laps Led:156 of 400Pole Speed:Pole set per NASCAR rules
Official 1951 Oakland 250 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1418 Marvin BurkeMarvin BurkeBob Phillippi (Car Owner)Running0250156
2-84 Robert CaswellRobert CaswellLou Mangini (Car Owner)Running024724
3-88 Woody BrownWoody BrownJoe Mangini (Car Owner)Running000
4-55 Sam HawksSam HawksMarvin Panch (Car Owner)Running000
5-9 Dick MeyerDick MeyerGrant Sniffen (Car Owner)Running000
6-56 Marvin PanchMarvin PanchMarvin Panch (Car Owner)Running000
7-33 Lou FigaroLou FigaroJack Gaynor (Car Owner)RunningHudson0039
8-48 Bill NortonBill NortonLarry Bettinger (Car Owner)Running000
9-41 John SoaresJohn SoaresHarry Schilling (Car Owner)Running000
10-38 Walt DavisWalt DavisRunning000
11-14 Fonty FlockFonty FlockRed Devil000
12-7 Fred BinceFred BinceSpeedway Auto Parts000
13-16 Fred SteinbronerFred SteinbronerBob Carpenter (Car Owner)000
14-6 Bill LedbetterBill LedbetterBill Ledbetter (Car Owner)000
15-22 Lloyd DaneLloyd DaneLloyd Dane (Car Owner)02020
16-19 Les BomarLes BomarV-Gap Spark Plugs000
17- Hal ColeHal ColeNULL000
18-35 Fuzzy AndersonFuzzy AndersonBert Letner (Car Owner)Hudson000
19-2 Danny WeinbergDanny WeinbergTony Sampo (Car Owner)Studebaker000
201120 Dick RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson0030
21-66 Bud RileyBud RileyNortheast MotorsHudson000
22-1 Erick EricksonErick EricksonAdvance Electric000
23-27 Jim ByrdJim ByrdEl Paso Special01590
24- Pug BlalockPug BlalockPug Blalock (Car Owner)Henry J000
25- Claude WallingtonClaude Wallington000
26-3 Allen HeathAllen HeathAllen Heath (Car Owner)000
27-36 Danny LetnerDanny LetnerBert Letner (Car Owner)Hudson000
28-95 Freddie FarmerFreddie FarmerFreddie Farmer (Car Owner)Nash000
29-31 Lloyd PorterLloyd PorterStan Noble (Car Owner)Henry J000
30- Bill AmbergBill AmbergBill Amberg (Car Owner)Austin-Healey0940
31-77 Hershel McGriffHershel McGriffMcGriff Motorsports000
32-2jr George SeegerGeorge SeegerGeorge's MotorsStudebaker000
33-54 Andy PierceAndy Pierce000
34-17 Al JacobsAl JacobsAl Jacobs (Car Owner)000
35-72 Bill SticklerBill SticklerJ & M GarageHudson000

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