9th GP – Indianapolis 1951

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Henry Banks	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins	Moore D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
2	Walt Faulkner	Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
3	Johnnie Parsons	Wynn’s Friction Proofing/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [330]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
4	Cecil Green	John Zink/M.A. Walker	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [332]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering	Deidt FD [47B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
6	Duke Dinsmore	Brown Motors	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
7	Paul Russo	Kennedy Tank	Nichels D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
8	Chuck Stevenson	Bardahl/Carl Marchese	Marchese Special [38]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
9	Manny Ayulo Jack McGrath	Jack B. Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
10	Bill Schindler	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [323]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
12	Johnny McDowell	W & J/Maserati Race Cars	Maserati 8CTF [3032]	Offenhauser L4C 3.0	Firestone
14	Jerry Hoyt Roscoe Rann	Pat Clancy	Ewing D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
16	Mauri Rose	Pennzoil/Howard Keck Co	Deidt FD [48]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
18	Duke Nalon	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac	Kurtis Kraft FD [47]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone
19	Mack Hellings	Tuffanelli-Derrico	Deidt FD [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
22	George Connor	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore	Lesovsky Special [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
23	Cliff Griffith	Ludson D. Morris	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
24	Jackie Holmes	Richard L. Palmer	Adams Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
25	Sam Hanks	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [337]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
26	Joe James	Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury	Watson D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
27	Duane Carter	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering	Deidt FD [47A]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
29	George Fonder	Ray Brady	Deidt FD	Sparks L6C	Firestone
31	Manny Ayulo	Coast Grain	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
32	Chet Miller	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac	Kurtis Kraft FD [46]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone
33	Jimmy Daywalt	Iddings	Meyer D	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone
34	Johnnie Tolan	Peter Wales Trucking	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
35	Frank Armi	Hancock Dome	Bardazon Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
36	George Lynch	Automobile Shippers/Louis Rassey	Rassey Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
37	Bob Sweikert	Marion Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
41	Mike Salay	Michael Szalai	Szalai D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
42	Bill Boyd	Ed Gdula	Gdula Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
44	Walt Brown	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
45	Jackie Holmes	Cincinnati Race Cars	Adams Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
46	Bayliss Levrett	Safety Seal	Silnes D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
47	Jimmy Daywalt	Merkler Machine Works	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
48	Rodger Ward	Deck Manufacturing Co.	Bromme D [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
49	Joe Barzda	Barzda	Maserati 8CTF [3030]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
51	Bud Sennett	Auto Accessorie	Maserati 8CTF [3031]	Maserati L8C 3.0	Firestone
52	Bobby Ball	Blakely Oil	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
53	George Fonder	Lutes Truck Parts	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
56	Myron Fohr	Shaheen	Hill D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
57	Andy Linden	George H Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
58	Frank Armi	Joe Scopa	Scopa D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
59	Fred Agabashian	Granatelli-Bardahl/Grancor	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [333]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
61	Norm Houser	Tom Sarafoff	Miller FD	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
62	Bill Cantrell	Motor Trends	Motor Trends Special	Wayne L6 4.5	Firestone
63	George Fonder	Ray Brady	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
64	Frank Armi	Bardahl/Dick Page	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis	Duray L4C	Firestone
66	Kenny Eaton	Jeannie-Lee/Glessner	Stevens D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
67	Gordon Reid	Johnson/Herbert	Silnes D	Chevrolet	Firestone
68	Carl Forberg	Automobile Shippers/Louis Rassey	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [336]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
69	Gene Force	Brown Motors	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [324]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
71	Bill Mackey	Karl Hall	Stevens D [48]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
72	Jimmy Bryan	Viking Trailer	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
73	Carl Scarborough	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
75	Leroy Warriner	George Heller	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
76	Jimmy Davies	L. E. Parks	Silnes-Pawl Special [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
77	Doc Shanebrook	Elgin Piston Pin	Stevens D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
78	Ray Knepper	Bardahl/Fred Tomshe	Silnes D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
79	Bill Cantrell	Hart Fullerton	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
81	Bill Vukovich	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Trevis D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
82	Bob Scott	Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury	Weidel Special	Mercury	Firestone
83	Mike Nazaruk	Jim Robbins	Kurtis Kraft 1000 [316]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
88	Joel Thorne	Thorne Engineering/Joel Thorne	Adams Special	Sparks L6C	Firestone
89	Danny Kladis	Trainor Auto Parts	Miller RE4D	Miller	Firestone
98	Troy Ruttman	Agajanian Featherweight	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [318]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
99	Lee Wallard	Belanger Motors/Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
100	Jean Achard	Jean Achard	Talbot-Lago T26C [110008]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	Firestone

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	18	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft FD [47]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	01:05.935
2	99	Lee Wallard	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.647
3	9	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.013
4	27	Duane Carter	Deidt FD [47A]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.290
5	16	Mauri Rose	Deidt FD [48]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.455
6	98	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [318]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.020
7	83	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 1000 [316]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.087
8	3	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [330]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.102
9	5	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt FD [47B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.208
10	4	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [332]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.238
11	59	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [333]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.652
12	25	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [337]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.670
13	44	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.230
14	2	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:05.755
15	73	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.365
16	10	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [323]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.148
17	1	Henry Banks	Moore D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.215
18	23	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.245
19	8	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese Special [38]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.283
20	81	Bill Vukovich	Trevis D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.302
21	22	George Connor	Lesovsky Special [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.490
22	69	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [324]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.617
23	19	Mack Hellings	Deidt FD [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.202
24	68	Carl Forberg	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [336]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.725
25	48	Rodger Ward	Bromme D [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.732
26	12	Johnny McDowell	Maserati 8CTF [3032]	Offenhauser L4C 3.0	Firestone	01:07.937
27	76	Jimmy Davies	Silnes-Pawl Special [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.408
28	32	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft FD [46]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	01:06.275
29	52	Bobby Ball	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.115
30	26	Joe James	Watson D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.115
31	57	Andy Linden	Silnes-Sherman D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.065
32	6	Duke Dinsmore	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.195
33	71	Bill Mackey	Stevens D [48]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:08.455

Official Name	35th 500 Mile Race
Circuit	Indianapolis
Date	May 30
Pole	Duke Nalon 01:05.935
Fastest Lap	Lee Wallard 01:07.260
Podium	1st Lee Wallard (159) , 2nd Mike Nazaruk, 3rd Manny Ayulo, 3rd Jack McGrath (11)
GP Number	9
Round	2
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grosser Preis der Schweiz May 27
Next race	Grand Prix de Belgique June 17

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	99	Lee Wallard	Belanger Motors/Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:57:38.050	200	01:07.260	159	2	9
2	83	Mike Nazaruk	Jim Robbins	Kurtis Kraft 1000 [316]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:59:25.290	200		0	7	6
3	9	Manny Ayulo Jack McGrath	Jack B. Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:00:29.440	101 99		0 11	3 3	2 2
4	57	Andy Linden	George H Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:02:18.170	200		0	31	3
5	52	Bobby Ball	Blakely Oil	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:02:30.280	200		0	29	2
6	1	Henry Banks	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins	Moore D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:03:18.070	200		0	17	0
7	68	Carl Forberg	Automobile Shippers/Louis Rassey	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [336]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+7 laps	193		0	24	0
8	27	Duane Carter	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering	Deidt FD [47A]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+20 laps	180		0	4	0
9	5	Tony Bettenhausen	Mobiloil/Rotary Engineering	Deidt FD [47B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Spun off	178		0	9	0
10	18	Duke Nalon	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac	Kurtis Kraft FD [47]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	Withdrawn	151		0	1	0
11	69	Gene Force	Brown Motors	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [324]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	142		0	22	0
12	25	Sam Hanks	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [337]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	135		0	12	0
13	10	Bill Schindler	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [323]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	129		0	16	0
14	16	Mauri Rose	Pennzoil/Howard Keck Co	Deidt FD [48]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	126		0	5	0
15	2	Walt Faulkner	Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	123		0	14	0
16	76	Jimmy Davies	L. E. Parks	Silnes-Pawl Special [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Axle	110		25	27	0
17	59	Fred Agabashian	Granatelli-Bardahl/Grancor	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [333]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Clutch	109		0	11	0
18	73	Carl Scarborough	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Fire	100		0	15	0
19	71	Bill Mackey	Karl Hall	Stevens D [48]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Clutch	97		0	33	0
20	8	Chuck Stevenson	Bardahl/Carl Marchese	Marchese Special [38]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Fire	93		0	19	0
21	3	Johnnie Parsons	Wynn’s Friction Proofing/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [330]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Magneto	87		0	8	0
22	4	Cecil Green	John Zink/M.A. Walker	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [332]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	80		5	10	0
23	98	Troy Ruttman	Agajanian Featherweight	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [318]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	78		0	6	0
24	6	Duke Dinsmore	Brown Motors	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Overheating	73		0	32	0
25	32	Chet Miller	Novi Purelube/Jean Marcenac	Kurtis Kraft FD [46]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	Ignition	56		0	28	0
26	44	Walt Brown	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Magneto	55		0	13	0
27	48	Rodger Ward	Deck Manufacturing Co.	Bromme D [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Oil reservatory	34		0	25	0
28	23	Cliff Griffith	Ludson D. Morris	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Axle	30		0	18	0
29	81	Bill Vukovich	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Trevis D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Oil leak	29		0	20	0
30	22	George Connor	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore	Lesovsky Special [49]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Transmission	29		0	21	0
31	19	Mack Hellings	Tuffanelli-Derrico	Deidt FD [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	18		0	23	0
32	12	Johnny McDowell	W & J/Maserati Race Cars	Maserati 8CTF [3032]	Offenhauser L4C 3.0	Firestone	Fuel leak	15		0	26	0
33	26	Joe James	Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury	Watson D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Transmission	8		0	30	0
DNQ	7	Paul Russo	Kennedy Tank	Nichels D [50]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	14	Jerry Hoyt	Pat Clancy	Ewing D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	14	Roscoe Rann	Pat Clancy	Ewing D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	24	Jackie Holmes	Richard L. Palmer	Adams Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	29	George Fonder	Ray Brady	Deidt FD	Sparks L6C	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	31	Manny Ayulo	Coast Grain	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	33	Jimmy Daywalt	Iddings	Meyer D	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	34	Johnnie Tolan	Peter Wales Trucking	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	35	Frank Armi	Hancock Dome	Bardazon Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	36	George Lynch	Automobile Shippers/Louis Rassey	Rassey Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	37	Bob Sweikert	Marion Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	41	Mike Salay	Michael Szalai	Szalai D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	42	Bill Boyd	Ed Gdula	Gdula Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	45	Jackie Holmes	Cincinnati Race Cars	Adams Special	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	46	Bayliss Levrett	Safety Seal	Silnes D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	47	Jimmy Daywalt	Merkler Machine Works	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	49	Joe Barzda	Barzda	Maserati 8CTF [3030]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Spun off	0		0		0
DNQ	51	Bud Sennett	Auto Accessorie	Maserati 8CTF [3031]	Maserati L8C 3.0	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	53	George Fonder	Lutes Truck Parts	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	56	Myron Fohr	Shaheen	Hill D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	58	Frank Armi	Joe Scopa	Scopa D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	61	Norm Houser	Tom Sarafoff	Miller FD	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	62	Bill Cantrell	Motor Trends	Motor Trends Special	Wayne L6 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	63	George Fonder	Ray Brady	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	64	Frank Armi	Bardahl/Dick Page	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis	Duray L4C	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	66	Kenny Eaton	Jeannie-Lee/Glessner	Stevens D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	67	Gordon Reid	Johnson/Herbert	Silnes D	Chevrolet	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	72	Jimmy Bryan	Viking Trailer	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	75	Leroy Warriner	George Heller	Kurtis Kraft Kurtis	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	77	Doc Shanebrook	Elgin Piston Pin	Stevens D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	78	Ray Knepper	Bardahl/Fred Tomshe	Silnes D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	79	Bill Cantrell	Hart Fullerton	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	82	Bob Scott	Bob Estes Lincoln-Mercury	Weidel Special	Mercury	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	88	Joel Thorne	Thorne Engineering/Joel Thorne	Adams Special	Sparks L6C	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	89	Danny Kladis	Trainor Auto Parts	Miller RE4D	Miller	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNA	100	Jean Achard	Jean Achard	Talbot-Lago T26C [110008]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	Firestone	Not present	0		0		0

Formula 1 1951 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	9
2	Lee Wallard	Kurtis Kraft	9
3	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	6
4	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft	6
5	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	4
6	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	3
7	Andy Linden	Silnes-Sherman	3
8	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	2
9	Manny Ayulo	Kurtis Kraft	2
10	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Alfa Romeo	2
11	Bobby Ball	Schroeder	2