CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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Results

The 1951 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 3rd, 1951

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 17 Ford
  • 20 Oldsmobile
  • 16 Plymouth
  • 1 Cadillac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 8 Studebaker
  • 1 Buick
  • 6 Hudson
  • 2 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 1 Mercury
  • 4 Nash
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 1 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 82 (42 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.906
  • Cautions: 4 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 400 311 0 running
2 3 31 Jesse James Taylor Hudson 0 0 399 6 0 running
3 19 17 Buddy Shuman Ford 0 0 391 0 0 running
4 5 77 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 390 1 0 running
5 7 11 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 387 0 0 running
6 38 1 Harold Kite Oldsmobile 0 0 384 0 0 running
7 27 46 Leon Sales Oldsmobile 0 0 384 0 0 running
8 4 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 383 0 0 running
9 6 16 Bill Snowden Ford 0 0 383 0 0 running
10 55 24 Pap White Plymouth 0 0 383 0 0 running
11 45 91 Tim Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 379 0 0 running
12 16 12 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 379 0 0 running
13 52 34 Jack Goodwin Plymouth 0 0 378 0 0 running
14 15 8 Billy Carden Cadillac 0 0 377 0 0 running
15 24 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 373 0 0 running
16 51 51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 0 0 373 0 0 running
17 47 70 Bud Farrell Plymouth 0 0 373 0 0 running
18 23 99 Billy Myers Plymouth 0 0 373 0 0 running
19 80 64 Bill Widenhouse Plymouth 0 0 371 0 0 running
20 39 18 George Seeger Studebaker 0 0 371 0 0 running
21 11 4 Gayle Warren Studebaker 0 0 370 0 0 crash
22 30 95 Freddie Farmer Nash 0 0 370 0 0 running
23 82 71 Cotton Owens Plymouth 0 0 370 0 0 running
24 60 56 Ed Benedict Hudson 0 0 370 0 0 running
25 54 83 Red Byron Ford 0 0 368 0 0 crash
26 29 66 Bud Riley Hudson 0 0 368 0 0 running
27 10 7 Bob Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 368 0 0 --
28 62 0 Jimmie Lewallen Plymouth 0 0 367 0 0 --
29 63 61 Tommy Melvin Oldsmobile 0 0 367 0 0 --
30 31 86 Earl Moss Studebaker 0 0 366 0 0 --
31 25 50 Ewell Weddle Ford 0 0 365 0 0 --
32 48 90 Shorty York Nash 0 0 363 0 0 --
33 47 6 Marshall Teague Hudson 0 0 361 39 0 crash
34 41 78 Johnny Yountz Plymouth 0 0 361 0 0 crash
35 49 10 Ted Swaim Ford 0 0 360 0 0 --
36 50 67 Jim Fiebelkorn Lincoln 0 0 360 0 0 --
37 21 37 Gene Comstock Oldsmobile 0 0 357 0 0 --
38 65 74 Oliver Dial Chevrolet 0 0 355 0 0 --
39 22 60 Jim Paschal Ford 0 0 353 0 0 --
40 79 32 Reino Tulonen Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 353 0 0 --
41 61 94 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth 0 0 340 0 0 --
42 73 96 JE Hardie Ford 0 0 339 0 0 --
43 0 93 Donald Thomas Plymouth 0 0 337 0 0 --
44 75 9 Iggy Katona Chrysler 0 0 337 0 0 --
45 70 20 Joe Merola Oldsmobile 0 0 335 0 0 --
46 76 33 Dave Anderson Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 335 0 0 --
47 57 49 Bob Pronger Oldsmobile 0 0 332 0 0 --
48 17 57 Jack Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 323 0 0 --
49 78 43 Billy Tibbert Dodge 0 0 318 0 0 --
50 69 75 Jimmy Warden Hudson 0 0 314 0 0 --
51 58 5 Gene Darragh Oldsmobile 0 0 309 0 0 --
52 53 27 Gwyn Staley Ford 0 0 303 0 0 --
53 72 21 Jim Delaney Ford 0 0 294 0 0 --
54 33 15 Erick Erickson Pontiac 0 0 281 0 0 --
55 68 2 Bill Blair Ford 0 0 275 0 0 --
56 18 87 Buck Baker Ford 0 0 275 0 0 --
57 26 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 272 43 0 engine
58 40 72 Wade Fields Plymouth 0 0 268 0 0 --
59 15 22 Lloyd Dane Ford 0 0 263 0 0 --
60 64 48 John Barker Studebaker 0 0 258 0 0 --
61 77 44 Buck Baity Buick 0 0 248 0 0 --
62 8 28 Ray Chase Oldsmobile 0 0 237 0 0 --
63 18 25 Jimmy Thompson Ford 0 0 236 0 0 --
64 67 3 Jimmy Ayers Plymouth 0 0 225 0 0 --
65 9 38 Frank Gise Studebaker 0 0 215 0 0 wheel
66 32 97 Sandy Lynch Ford 0 0 215 0 0 --
67 28 80 Bob Johnson Studebaker 0 0 214 0 0 --
68 66 89 Herb Trimble Oldsmobile 0 0 198 0 0 --
69 37 55 Bub King Plymouth 0 0 149 0 0 --
70 74 40 Tommy Thompson Nash 0 0 148 0 0 rf hub
71 34 52 Bill Rexford Oldsmobile 0 0 143 0 0 --
72 81 58 Fred Moore Mercury 0 0 112 0 0 --
73 46 26 Weldon Adams Plymouth 0 0 104 0 0 --
74 36 47 Murrace Walker Studebaker 0 0 104 0 0 --
75 72 82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 0 0 92 0 0 --
76 35 98 Johnny Mantz Nash 0 0 88 0 0 valve
77 56 39 Rudy Hires Ford 0 0 82 0 0 --
78 59 35 Sonny Black Plymouth 0 0 73 0 0 --
79 13 59 Lloyd Moore Ford 0 0 61 0 0 --
80 42 19 Lee Connell Pontiac 0 0 58 0 0 crash
81 20 73 Bobby Booth Oldsmobile 0 0 53 0 0 --
82 1 23 Frank Mundy Studebaker 0 0 12 0 0 oil pressure

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