Southern 500 1951
Southern 500 1951 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Grand National Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 3 september 1951 på den 1,25 mile (2,012 km) långa ovalbanan Darlington Raceway i Darlington i South Carolina. Totalt avverkades 500 miles (804,672 km) fördelat på 400 varv. Banunderlaget var asfalt. Loppet vanns av Herb Thomas i en Hudson Hornet på tiden 6:30.05 körande för det egna teamet Herb Thomas Racing. Thomas snitthastighet var 76,906 mph. Han var vid målgång ensam förare på ledarvarvet, ett varv före tvåan Jesse James Taylor. Prispotten uppgick till 23 740 dollar, varav 8 800 dollar gick till segraren.
Resultat
| Plc | Nr | Förare | Team/ bilägare | Konstruktör | Start | Varv | Ledda varv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 2 | 400 | 311 |
| 2 | 31 | Jesse James Taylor | Jesse James Taylor | Hudson | 3 | 399 | 6 |
| 3 | 17 | Buddy Shuman | R.H. Yandell | Ford | 19 | 391 | 1 |
| 4 | 77 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff | Ford | 5 | 390 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | Fireball Roberts | Ed Saverance | Ford | 7 | 387 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | Harold Kite | Julian Buesink | Ford | 38 | 384 | 0 |
| 7 | 46 | Leon Sales | Hubert Westmoreland | Ford | 27 | 384 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian | Ford | 4 | 383 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | Bill Snowden | Snowden Racing | Ford | 6 | 383 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | Pap White | Julian Petty | Plymouth | 55 | 383 | 0 |
| 11 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester | Ford | 45 | 379 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian | Ford | 16 | 379 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | Jack Goodwin | Bill Caltrider | Plymouth | 52 | 378 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | Billy Carden | Sam Knox | Cadillac | 12 | 377 | 0 |
| 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 24 | 373 | 0 |
| 16 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Ford | 51 | 373 | 0 |
| 17 | 70 | Bud Farrell | William Gundaker | Plymouth | 44 | 373 | 0 |
| 18 | 99 | Billy Myers | Hubert Westmoreland | Plymouth | 23 | 373 | 0 |
| 19 | 64 | Bill Widenhouse | Bill Widenhouse | Plymouth | 80 | 371 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | George Seeger | Tony Sampo | Studebaker | 39 | 371 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | Gayle Warren | Earl Blevins | Studebaker | 11 | 370 | 0 |
| 22 | 95 | Freddie Farmer | Freddie Farmer | Nash | 30 | 370 | 0 |
| 23 | 71 | Cotton Owens | F.J. Bland | Plymouth | 82 | 370 | 0 |
| 24 | 56 | Ed Benedict | Ken Swihart | Hudson | 60 | 370 | 0 |
| 25 | 83 | Red Byron | B.J. Dantone | Ford | 54 | 368 | 0 |
| 26 | 66 | Bud Riley | Joe Beccue | Hudson | 29 | 368 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | Bob Flock | Ted Chester | Ford | 10 | 368 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | Jimmie Lewallen | Hubert Hamilton | Plymouth | 62 | 367 | 0 |
| 29 | 61 | Tommy Melvin | Clarence Burbank | Ford | 63 | 367 | 0 |
| 30 | 86 | Earl Moss | J.B. Watkins | Studebaker | 31 | 366 | 0 |
| 31 | 50 | Ewell Weddle | Al Wheatley | Ford | 25 | 365 | 0 |
| 32 | 90 | Shorty York | Russ Lou | Nash | 48 | 363 | 0 |
| 33 | 6 | Marshall Teague | Marshall Teague | Hudson | 47 | 361 | 39 |
| 34 | 78 | Johnny Yountz | Hubert Westmoreland | Plymouth | 43 | 361 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | Ted Swaim | i.u. | Ford | 49 | 360 | 0 |
| 36 | 67 | Jim Fiebelkorn | Jim Fiebelkorn | Lincoln | 50 | 360 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | Ford | 21 | 357 | 0 |
| 38 | 74 | Oliver Dial | Preston Jones | Chevrolet | 65 | 355 | 0 |
| 39 | 60 | Jim Paschal | Al Wheatley | Ford | 22 | 353 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | Reino Tulonen | Reino Tulonen | Henry J | 79 | 353 | 0 |
| 41 | 94 | Ted Chamberlain | Del Pearson | Plymouth | 61 | 340 | 0 |
| 42 | 96 | J.E. Hardie | J.E. Hardie | Ford | 73 | 339 | 0 |
| 43 | 93 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Plymouth | 41 | 337 | 0 |
| 44 | 9 | Iggy Katona | Iggy Katona | Ford | 75 | 337 | 0 |
| 45 | 20 | Joe Merola | Joe Merola | Oldsmobile | 70 | 335 | 0 |
| 46 | 33 | Dave Anderson | Bill Caltrider | Kaiser | 76 | 335 | 0 |
| 47 | 49 | Bob Pronger | Bob Pronger | Ford | 57 | 332 | 0 |
| 48 | 57 | Jack Smith | Wally Marks | Ford | 17 | 323 | 0 |
| 49 | 43 | Billy Tibbett | Billy Tibbett | Dodge | 78 | 318 | 0 |
| 50 | 75 | Jimmy Warden | Cain Bowman | Hudson | 69 | 314 | 0 |
| 51 | 5 | Gene Darragh | Bob Griffin | Ford | 58 | 309 | 0 |
| 52 | 27 | Gwyn Staley | i.u. | Ford | 53 | 303 | 0 |
| 53 | 21 | Jim Delaney | Bob Osiecki | Ford | 72 | 294 | 0 |
| 54 | 15 | Erick Erickson | i.u. | Pontiac | 33 | 281 | 0 |
| 55 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | Ford | 68 | 275 | 0 |
| 56 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 14 | 275 | 0 |
| 57 | 41 | Curtis Turner | John Eanes | Ford | 26 | 272 | 43 |
| 58 | 72 | Wade Fields | James Hinnant | Plymouth | 40 | 268 | 0 |
| 59 | 22 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane | Ford | 15 | 263 | 0 |
| 60 | 48 | John Barker | Leo Sigman | Studebaker | 64 | 258 | 0 |
| 61 | 44 | Buck Baity | Buck Baity | Buick | 77 | 248 | 0 |
| 62 | 28 | Ray Chase | Bill Sheldon | Ford | 8 | 237 | 0 |
| 63 | 25 | Jimmy Thompson | Leland Colvin | Ford | 18 | 236 | 0 |
| 64 | 3 | Jimmy Ayers | Jimmy Ayers | Plymouth | 67 | 225 | 0 |
| 65 | 38 | Frank Gise | B.R. Waller | Studebaker | 9 | 215 | 0 |
| 66 | 97 | Sandy Lynch | Sandy Lynch | Ford | 32 | 215 | 0 |
| 67 | 80 | Bob Johnson | I.D. Stenstrom | Studebaker | 28 | 214 | 0 |
| 68 | 89 | Herb Trimble | Herb Trimble | Ford | 66 | 198 | 0 |
| 69 | 55 | Bub King | Bub King | Plymouth | 37 | 149 | 0 |
| 70 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | A.L. Miller | Nash | 74 | 148 | 0 |
| 71 | 52 | Bill Rexford | George Hartley | Ford | 34 | 143 | 0 |
| 72 | 58 | Fred Moore | Walt Jarrod | Mercury | 81 | 112 | 0 |
| 73 | 26 | Weldon Adams | Leland Colvin | Plymouth | 46 | 104 | 0 |
| 74 | 47 | Murrace Walker | Murrace Walker | Studebaker | 36 | 104 | 0 |
| 75 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates | Ford | 71 | 92 | 0 |
| 76 | 98 | Johnny Mantz | Johnny Mantz | Nash | 35 | 88 | 0 |
| 77 | 39 | Rudy Hires | Rudy Hires | Ford | 56 | 82 | 0 |
| 78 | 35 | Sonny Black | Sonny Black | Plymouth | 59 | 73 | 0 |
| 79 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink | Ford | 13 | 61 | 0 |
| 80 | 19 | Lee Connell | Lee Connell | Pontiac | 42 | 58 | 0 |
| 81 | 73 | Bobby Booth | Stanley Moore | Ford | 20 | 53 | 0 |
| 82 | 23 | Frank Mundy | Perry Smith | Studebaker | 1 | 12 | 0 |
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Referenser
- ^ ”1951 Southern 500” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1951_Southern_500/W/. Läst 8 juni 2024.
- ^ ”NASCAR Race Results at Darlington - Sep 3, 1951” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1951024. Läst 8 juni 2024.