Indianapolis 500
1951 · Round 2 · Indianapolis, United States · May 30, 1951Race summary
Wallard won the race from 2nd on the grid, 107.2s ahead of Nazaruk. Linden was the standout mover, climbing from 31st to 4th. Carter lost the most ground, from 4th on the grid down to 8th (down 4 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 200 | 3:57:38.050 | 9 |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 200 | +1:47.240 | 6 |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | +2:51.390 | 2 |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | +2:51.390 | 2 |
| 4 | Andy Linden | Sherman | 31 | 200 | +4:40.120 | 3 |
| 5 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | 29 | 200 | +4:52.230 | 2 |
| 6 | Henry Banks | Moore | 17 | 200 | +5:40.020 | 0 |
| 7 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Deidt | 4 | 180 | +20 Laps | 0 |
| – | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 9 | 178 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 151 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 142 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 135 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 129 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 5 | 126 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | 14 | 123 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | 27 | 110 | Axle | 0 |
| – | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 109 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 93 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| – | Bill Mackey | Hall | 33 | 97 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | 19 | 93 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| – | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 87 | Magneto | 0 |
| – | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 80 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 78 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | 32 | 73 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 56 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 55 | Magneto | 0 |
| – | Rodger Ward | Bromme | 25 | 34 | Oil pipe | 0 |
| – | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 30 | Axle | 0 |
| – | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | 20 | 29 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | George Connor | Lesovsky | 21 | 29 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Mack Hellings | Deidt | 23 | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Johnny McDowell | Maserati | 26 | 15 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Joe James | Watson | 30 | 8 | Transmission | 0 |