Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 3rd, 1951
Race #24 of the 1951 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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)
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race (Southern 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| 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 |