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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 3rd, 1951

Race #24 of the 1951 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Drivers Entered: 82
  • Makes
    • Buick (1)
    • Cadillac (1)
    • Chevrolet (1)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (17)
    • Hudson (6)
    • Kaiser-Frazer (2)
    • Lincoln (1)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Nash (4)
    • Oldsmobile (20)
    • Plymouth (16)
    • Pontiac (2)
    • Studebaker (8)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (Southern 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 Jimmie Lewallen Plymouth Hubert Hamilton Hubert Hamilton
1 Harold Kite Oldsmobile Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
10 Ted Swaim Ford Hight-Riley Motors Hight-Riley Motors
11 Fireball Roberts Ford Saverance Motors Ed Saverance
12 Slick Smith Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile Red Devil Frank Christian
15 Erick Erickson Pontiac Packer Packer
16 Bill Snowden Ford Bill Snowden Bill Snowden
17 Buddy Shuman Ford R.H. Yandell R.H. Yandell
18 George Seeger Studebaker Tony Sampo Tony Sampo
19 Lee Connell Pontiac Lee Connell Lee Connell
2 Bill Blair Ford Bill Blair Bill Blair
20 Joe Merola Oldsmobile Joe Merola Joe Merola
21 Jim Delaney Ford Bob Osiecki Bob Osiecki
22 Lloyd Dane Ford Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane
23 Frank Mundy Studebaker Perry Smith Perry Smith
24 Pap White Plymouth Julian Petty Julian Petty
25 Jimmy Thompson Ford Bowie Motor Company Leland Colvin
26 Weldon Adams Plymouth Leland Colvin Leland Colvin
27 Gwyn Staley Ford The Wilkes Boys The Wilkes Boys
28 Ray Chase Oldsmobile Bill Sheldon Bill Sheldon
3 Jimmy Ayers Plymouth Jimmy Ayers Jimmy Ayers
31 Jesse James Taylor Hudson Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor
32 Reino Tulonen Kaiser-Frazer Reino Tulonen Reino Tulonen
33 Dave Anderson Kaiser-Frazer Bill Caltrider Bill Caltrider
34 Jack Goodwin Plymouth Bill Caltrider Bill Caltrider
35 Sonny Black Plymouth Sonny Black Sonny Black
37 Gene Comstock Oldsmobile Gene Comstock Gene Comstock
38 Frank Gise Studebaker B.R. Waller B.R. Waller
39 Rudy Hires Ford Rudy Hires Rudy Hires
4 Gayle Warren Studebaker Blevins Motor Co. Earl Blevins
40 Tommy Thompson Nash A.L. Miller A.L. Miller
41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile Eanes Motor Co. John Eanes
42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Special Petty Enterprises
43 Billy Tibbert Dodge Billy Tibbett Billy Tibbett
44 Buck Baity Buick Buck Baity Buck Baity
46 Leon Sales Oldsmobile Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
47 Murrace Walker Studebaker Murrace Walker Murrace Walker
48 John Barker Studebaker Leo Sigman Leo Sigman
49 Bob Pronger Oldsmobile Bob Pronger Bob Pronger
5 Gene Darragh Oldsmobile Griffin Motors Bob Griffin
50 Ewell Weddle Ford Al Wheatley Al Wheatley
51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile Cherokee Garage Gober Sosebee
52 Bill Rexford Oldsmobile George Hartley George Hartley
55 Bub King Plymouth Bub King Bub King
56 Ed Benedict Hudson Ken Swihart Ken Swihart
57 Jack Smith Oldsmobile Wally Marks Wally Marks
58 Fred Moore Mercury Walt Jarrod Walt Jarrod
59 Lloyd Moore Ford Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
6 Marshall Teague Hudson FABULOUS Marshall Teague
60 Jim Paschal Ford Wheatley Motors Al Wheatley
61 Tommy Melvin Oldsmobile Clarence Burbank Clarence Burbank
64 Bill Widenhouse Plymouth Bill Widenhouse Bill Widenhouse
66 Bud Riley Hudson Northeast Motors Joe Beccue
67 Jim Fiebelkorn Lincoln Jim Fiebelkorn Jim Fiebelkorn
7 Bob Flock Oldsmobile Gray Ghost Ted Chester
70 Bud Farrell Plymouth William Gundaker William Gundaker
71 Cotton Owens Plymouth F.J. Bland F.J. Bland
72 Wade Fields Plymouth James Hinnant James Hinnant
73 Bobby Booth Oldsmobile Stanley Moore Stanley Moore
74 Oliver Dial Chevrolet Preston Jones Preston Jones
75 Jimmy Warden Hudson Cain-Bowman Cain-Bowman
77 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff
78 Johnny Yountz Plymouth Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
8 Billy Carden Cadillac West Peachtree Motors Sam Knox
80 Bob Johnson Studebaker I.D. Stenstrom I.D. Stenstrom
82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile Oates Motor Co. Phil Oates
83 Red Byron Ford Dantone Racing Stable B.J. Dantone
86 Earl Moss Studebaker J.B. Watkins J.B. Watkins
87 Buck Baker Ford Troy Motor Co. Buck Baker
89 Herb Trimble Oldsmobile Herb Trimble Herb Trimble
9 Iggy Katona Chrysler Iggy Katona Iggy Katona
90 Shorty York Nash Russ Lou Russ Lou
91 Tim Flock Oldsmobile Black Phantom Ted Chester
92 Herb Thomas Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
93 Donald Thomas Plymouth Herb Thomas Herb Thomas
94 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth Del Pearson Del Pearson
95 Freddie Farmer Nash Tom's Grill Freddie Farmer
96 JE Hardie Ford J.E. Hardie J.E. Hardie
97 Sandy Lynch Ford Sandy Lynch Sandy Lynch
98 Johnny Mantz Nash Johnny Mantz Johnny Mantz
99 Billy Myers Plymouth Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland