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Results

The 1951 Motor City 250 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan State Fairgrounds race.

Motor City 250

Sunday, August 12th, 1951

Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI

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  • 1 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 18 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Cadillac
  • 1 Chevrolet
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 3 Packard
  • 13 Hudson
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 5 Ford
  • 3 Studebaker
  • 4 Nash
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 59 (19 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 57.588
  • Cautions: 5 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Motor City 250 at Michigan State Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 5 40 Tommy Thompson Chrysler 0 0 250 58 0 running
2 13 82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 0 0 250 7 0 running
3 15 98 Johnny Mantz Nash 0 0 244 0 0 running
4 25 83 Red Byron Ford 0 0 241 0 0 running
5 38 43 Paul Newkirk Nash 0 0 241 0 0 running
6 47 34 Jack Goodwin Plymouth 0 0 239 0 0 running
7 22 59 Lloyd Moore Oldsmobile 0 0 239 0 0 running
8 20 50 Ewell Weddle Ford 0 0 236 0 0 running
9 30 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 233 92 0 overheating
10 45 1-X Erick Erickson Pontiac 0 0 233 0 0 running
11 56 135 Bill Majot Chevrolet 0 0 233 0 0 running
12 52 10 Jim Fiebelkorn Mercury 0 0 233 0 0 running
13 44 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 233 0 0 running
14 14 33 Lou Figaro Hudson 0 0 231 0 0 running
15 32 142 Bob Myers Packard 0 0 230 0 0 --
16 55 60 Jim Paschal Ford 0 0 228 0 0 --
17 2 91 Tim Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 228 0 0 --
18 54 67 Bob Jeffries Lincoln 0 0 225 0 0 --
19 43 120 John McGinley Hudson 0 0 224 0 0 --
20 8 7 Bob Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 223 0 0 --
21 35 151 Les Snow Oldsmobile 0 0 222 0 0 --
22 33 38 Iggy Katona Ford 0 0 222 0 0 --
23 39 88 Dell Pearson Oldsmobile 0 0 216 0 0 --
24 41 85 Bob Prince Hudson 0 0 199 0 0 --
25 34 2 Bobby Myers Hudson 0 0 199 0 0 --
26 37 22 Oda Greene Hudson 0 0 173 0 0 --
27 48 48 John Barker Studebaker 0 0 173 0 0 --
28 46 102 Ray Duhigg Oldsmobile 0 0 167 0 0 --
29 53 65 Jack White Oldsmobile 0 0 158 0 0 --
30 27 36 Danny Letner Hudson 0 0 153 0 0 overheating
31 51 140 Walt Flanders Ford 0 0 145 0 0 --
32 10 12 Billy Carden Oldsmobile 0 0 142 0 0 --
33 1 6 Marshall Teague Hudson 0 0 136 1 0 overheating
34 17 18 George Seeger Studebaker 0 0 133 0 0 --
35 4 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 130 85 0 crash
36 12 75 Bob Greer Oldsmobile 0 0 126 0 0 crash
37 49 44 Jack Smith Plymouth 0 0 123 0 0 crash
38 42 198 Billy Myers Plymouth 0 0 123 0 0 crash
39 11 777 Tony Suligoy Packard 0 0 115 0 0 crash
40 58 750 Al Miller Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 115 0 0 --
41 29 1 Walt Sprague Oldsmobile 0 0 113 0 0 --
42 3 51 Gober Sosebee Cadillac 0 0 104 7 0 tie rod
43 18 133 Bobby Booth Oldsmobile 0 0 103 0 0 --
44 31 32 Tommy Melvin Oldsmobile 0 0 92 0 0 crash
45 16 8 Bud Riley Hudson 0 0 89 0 0 crash
46 23 28 Ray Chase Hudson 0 0 89 0 0 overheating
47 24 41.5 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 88 0 0 --
48 40 175 Bill Holland Cadillac 0 0 80 0 0 crash
49 57 30 Elmer Wilson Buick 0 0 80 0 0 --
50 21 23 Frank Mundy Studebaker 0 0 80 0 0 crash
51 50 9 Freddie Farmer Nash 0 0 77 0 0 --
52 9 90 Jim Rathmann Packard 0 0 76 0 0 --
53 26 118 Ed Benedict Hudson 0 0 75 0 0 overheating
54 28 11 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 73 0 0 crash
55 59 21 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 31 0 0 overheating
56 36 70 Johnny Wohlfiel Nash 0 0 27 0 0 --
57 6 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 26 0 0 overheating
58 7 31 Jesse James Taylor Hudson 0 0 14 0 0 overheating
59 19 188 Pat Flaherty Oldsmobile 0 0 13 0 0 --

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