Indianapolis USA 30 May 1951
Previous Winners
| POS |
NO |
Driver |
Team |
Model |
Engine |
Type |
Laps |
Time/Reason |
Grid |
Row |
| 1 |
99 |
Lee Wallard |
Kurtis Kraft |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
200 |
3h 57m 38.050s |
2 |
1 |
| 2 |
83 |
Mike Nazaruk |
Kurtis Kraft |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
200 |
3h 59m 25.293s |
7 |
3 |
| 3= |
9 |
Jack McGrath |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
| 3= |
9 |
Manny Ayulo |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
200 |
|
|
|
| 4 |
57 |
Andy Linden |
Sherman |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
200 |
|
31 |
11 |
| 5 |
52 |
Bobby Ball |
Schroeder |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
200 |
|
29 |
10 |
| 6 |
1 |
Henry Banks |
Moore |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
200 |
|
17 |
6 |
| 7 |
68 |
Carl Forberg |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
193 |
|
24 |
8 |
| 8 |
27 |
Duane Carter |
Deidt |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
180 |
|
4 |
2 |
| 9r |
5 |
Tony Bettenhausen |
Deidt |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
178 |
spin |
9 |
3 |
| 10r |
18 |
Duke Nalon |
Kurtis Kraft |
|
Novi |
8s |
151 |
stalled |
1 |
1 |
| 11r |
69 |
Gene Force |
Kurtis Kraft |
2000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
142 |
oil pressure |
22 |
8 |
| 12r |
25 |
Sam Hanks |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
135 |
connecting rod/ spin |
12 |
4 |
| 13r |
10 |
Bill Schindler |
Kurtis Kraft |
2000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
129 |
connecting rod |
16 |
6 |
| 14r |
16 |
Mauri Rose |
Deidt |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
126 |
wheel collapsed/ spin |
5 |
2 |
| 15r |
2 |
Walt Faulkner |
Kuzma |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
123 |
crankshaft |
14 |
5 |
| 16r |
76 |
Jimmy Davies |
Pawl |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
110 |
rear end drive gears |
27 |
9 |
| 17r |
59 |
Freddie Agabashian |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
109 |
clutch |
11 |
4 |
| 18r |
73 |
Carl Scarborough |
Kurtis Kraft |
2000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
100 |
front axle |
15 |
5 |
| 19r |
71 |
Bill Mackey |
? |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
97 |
clutch shaft |
33 |
11 |
| 20r |
8 |
Chuck Stevenson |
Marchese |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
93 |
fire |
19 |
7 |
| 21r |
3 |
Johnnie Parsons |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
87 |
magneto |
8 |
3 |
| 22r |
4 |
Cecil Green |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
80 |
connecting rod |
10 |
4 |
| 23r |
98 |
Troy Ruttman |
Kurtis Kraft |
2000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
78 |
crankshaft |
6 |
2 |
| 24r |
6 |
Duke Dinsmore |
Schroeder |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
73 |
engine overheating |
32 |
11 |
| 25r |
32 |
Chet Miller |
Kurtis Kraft |
|
Novi |
8s |
56 |
ignition |
28 |
10 |
| 26r |
44 |
Walt Brown |
Kurtis Kraft |
3000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
55 |
magneto |
13 |
5 |
| 27r |
48 |
Rodger Ward |
Bromme |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
34 |
oil line |
25 |
9 |
| 28r |
23 |
Cliff Griffith |
Kurtis Kraft |
2000 |
Offenhauser |
4 |
30 |
rear axle |
18 |
6 |
| 29r |
81 |
Bill Vukovich |
Trevis |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
29 |
oil tank |
20 |
7 |
| 30r |
22 |
George Connor |
Lesovsky |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
29 |
universal joint |
21 |
7 |
| 31r |
19 |
Mack Hellings |
Deidt |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
18 |
piston |
23 |
8 |
| 32r |
12 |
Johnny McDowell |
Maserati |
8CTF |
Offenhauser |
4s |
15 |
fuel tank |
26 |
9 |
| 33r |
26 |
Joe James |
Watson |
|
Offenhauser |
4 |
8 |
drive shaft |
30 |
10 |
