Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Motor City 250

Michigan State Fairgrounds

August 12th, 1951

Race #20 of the 1951 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 250
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 57.588 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 14
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 40 Tommy Thompson Chrysler 0 0 0 250 58 Running
2 13 82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 0 0 0 250 7 Running
3 15 98 Johnny Mantz Nash 0 0 0 244 0 Running
4 25 83 Red Byron Ford 0 0 0 241 0 Running
5 38 43 Paul Newkirk Nash 0 0 0 241 0 Running
6 47 34 Jack Goodwin Plymouth 0 0 0 239 0 Running
7 22 59 Lloyd Moore Oldsmobile 0 0 0 239 0 Running
8 20 50 Ewell Weddle Ford 0 0 0 236 0 Running
9 30 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 233 92 Overheating
10 45 1-X Erick Erickson Pontiac 0 0 0 233 0 Running
11 56 135 Bill Majot Chevrolet 0 0 0 233 0 Running
12 52 10 Jim Fiebelkorn Mercury 0 0 0 233 0 Running
13 44 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 233 0 Running
14 14 33 Lou Figaro Hudson 0 0 0 231 0 Running
15 32 142 Bob Myers Packard 0 0 0 230 0 --
16 55 60 Jim Paschal Ford 0 0 0 228 0 --
17 2 91 Tim Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 0 228 0 --
18 54 67 Bob Jeffries Lincoln 0 0 0 225 0 --
19 43 120 John McGinley Hudson 0 0 0 224 0 --
20 8 7 Bob Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 0 223 0 --
21 35 151 Les Snow Oldsmobile 0 0 0 222 0 --
22 33 38 Iggy Katona Ford 0 0 0 222 0 --
23 39 88 Dell Pearson Oldsmobile 0 0 0 216 0 --
24 41 85 Bob Prince Hudson 0 0 0 199 0 --
25 34 2 Bobby Myers Hudson 0 0 0 199 0 --
26 37 22 Oda Greene Hudson 0 0 0 173 0 --
27 48 48 John Barker Studebaker 0 0 0 173 0 --
28 46 102 Ray Duhigg Oldsmobile 0 0 0 167 0 --
29 53 65 Jack White Oldsmobile 0 0 0 158 0 --
30 27 36 Danny Letner Hudson 0 0 0 153 0 Overheating
31 51 140 Walt Flanders Ford 0 0 0 145 0 --
32 10 12 Billy Carden Oldsmobile 0 0 0 142 0 --
33 1 6 Marshall Teague Hudson 0 0 0 136 1 Overheating
34 17 18 George Seeger Studebaker 0 0 0 133 0 --
35 4 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 0 130 85 Crash
36 12 75 Bob Greer Oldsmobile 0 0 0 126 0 Crash
37 49 44 Jack Smith Plymouth 0 0 0 123 0 Crash
38 42 198 Billy Myers Plymouth 0 0 0 123 0 Crash
39 11 777 Tony Suligoy Packard 0 0 0 115 0 Crash
40 58 750 Al Miller Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 0 115 0 --
41 29 1 Walt Sprague Oldsmobile 0 0 0 113 0 --
42 3 51 Gober Sosebee Cadillac 0 0 0 104 7 Tie rod
43 18 133 Bobby Booth Oldsmobile 0 0 0 103 0 --
44 31 32 Tommy Melvin Oldsmobile 0 0 0 92 0 Crash
45 16 8 Bud Riley Hudson 0 0 0 89 0 Crash
46 23 28 Ray Chase Hudson 0 0 0 89 0 Overheating
47 24 41.5 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 0 88 0 --
48 40 175 Bill Holland Cadillac 0 0 0 80 0 Crash
49 57 30 Elmer Wilson Buick 0 0 0 80 0 --
50 21 23 Frank Mundy Studebaker 0 0 0 80 0 Crash
51 50 9 Freddie Farmer Nash 0 0 0 77 0 --
52 9 90 Jim Rathmann Packard 0 0 0 76 0 --
53 26 118 Ed Benedict Hudson 0 0 0 75 0 Overheating
54 28 11 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 0 73 0 Crash
55 59 21 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 0 31 0 Overheating
56 36 70 Johnny Wohlfiel Nash 0 0 0 27 0 --
57 6 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 26 0 Overheating
58 7 31 Jesse James Taylor Hudson 0 0 0 14 0 Overheating
59 19 188 Pat Flaherty Oldsmobile 0 0 0 13 0 --