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Southern 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 3, 1951
400 laps on 1.25 mile paved oval; 500 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1951 Hudson Hornet	400	8,800	running	311
2	3	Jesse James Taylor	31	Jesse James Taylor	1951 Hudson Hornet	399	2,800	running	6
3	19	Buddy Shuman	17	R.H. Yandell	1951 Ford Six	391	1,500	running	0
4	5	Hershel McGriff	77	Hershel McGriff	1951 Oldsmobile 88	390	1,210	running	1
5	7	Fireball Roberts	11	Ed Saverance	1951 Ford Eight	387	910	running	0
6	38	Harold Kite	1	Julian Buesink	1951 Oldsmobile 88	384	800	running	0
7	27	Leon Sales	46	Hubert Westmoreland	1951 Oldsmobile 88	384	700	running	0
8	4	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile 88	383	600	running	0
9	6	Bill Snowden	16	Bill Snowden	1951 Ford Eight	383	500	running	0
10	55	Pap White	24	Julian Petty	1951 Plymouth	383	400	running	0
11	45	Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1951 Oldsmobile 88	379	350	running	0
12	16	Slick Smith	12	Frank Christian	1950 Oldsmobile 88	379	240	running	0
13	52	Jack Goodwin	34	Bill Caltrider	1951 Plymouth	378	300	running	0
14	12	Billy Carden	8	Sam Knox	1951 Cadillac	377	300	running	0
15	24	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1951 Plymouth	373	250	running	0
16	51	Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1951 Oldsmobile 88	373	250	running	0
17	44	Bud Farrell	70	William Gundaker	1951 Plymouth	373	200	running	0
18	23	Billy Myers	99	Hubert Westmoreland	1951 Plymouth	373	200	running	0
19	80	Bill Widenhouse	64	Bill Widenhouse	1951 Plymouth	371	150	running	0
20	39	George Seeger	18	Tony Sampo	1951 Studebaker	371	150	running	0
21	11	Gayle Warren	4	Earl Blevins	1951 Studebaker	370	100	accident	0
22	30	Freddie Farmer	95	Freddie Farmer	1951 Nash Ambassador	370	100	running	0
23	82	Cotton Owens	71	F.J. Bland	1951 Plymouth	370	100	running	0
24	60	Ed Benedict	56	Ken Swihart	1951 Hudson	370	100	running	0
25	54	Red Byron	83	B.J. Dantone	1951 Ford Six	368	100	accident	0
26	29	Bud Riley	66	Joe Beccue	1951 Hudson Hornet	368	50	running	0
27	10	Bob Flock	7	Ted Chester	1951 Oldsmobile	368	50		0
28	62	Jimmie Lewallen	0	Hubert Hamilton	1951 Plymouth	367	50		0
29	63	Tommy Melvin	61	Clarence Burbank	1951 Oldsmobile	367	50		0
30	31	Earl Moss	86	J.B. Watkins	1951 Studebaker	366	50		0
31	25	Ewell Weddle	50	Al Wheatley	1951 Ford	365	50		0
32	48	Shorty York	90	Russ Lou	1951 Nash	363	50		0
33	47	Marshall Teague	6	Marshall Teague	1951 Hudson Hornet	361	500	accident	39
34	43	Johnny Yountz	78	Hubert Westmoreland	1951 Plymouth	361	50	accident	0
35	49	Ted Swaim	10		1951 Ford	360	50		0
36	50	Jim Fiebelkorn	67	Jim Fiebelkorn	1951 Lincoln	360	50		0
37	21	Gene Comstock	37	Gene Comstock	1950 Oldsmobile	357	50		0
38	65	Oliver Dial	74	Preston Jones	1951 Chevrolet	355	50		0
39	22	Jim Paschal	60	Al Wheatley	1950 Ford	353	50		0
40	79	Reino Tulonen	32	Reino Tulonen	1951 Henry J	353	50		0
41	61	Ted Chamberlain	94	Del Pearson	1951 Plymouth	340	50		0
42	73	J.E. Hardie	96	J.E. Hardie	1951 Ford	339	50		0
43	41	Donald Thomas	93	Herb Thomas	1951 Plymouth	337	50		0
44	75	Iggy Katona	9	Iggy Katona	1951 Chrysler Windsor	337	50		0
45	70	Joe Merola	20	Joe Merola	1951 Oldsmobile	335	50		0
46	76	Dave Anderson	33	Bill Caltrider	1951 Kaiser	335	50		0
47	57	Bob Pronger	49	Bob Pronger	1950 Oldsmobile	332	50		0
48	17	Jack Smith	57	Wally Marks	1951 Oldsmobile	323	50		0
49	78	Billy Tibbett	43	Billy Tibbett	1951 Dodge	318	50		0
50	69	Jimmy Warden	75	Cain-Bowman	1951 Hudson	314	50		0
51	58	Gene Darragh	5	Bob Griffin	1950 Oldsmobile	309	50		0
52	53	Gwyn Staley	27		1951 Ford	303	50		0
53	72	Jim Delaney	21	Bob Osiecki	1951 Ford	294	50		0
54	33	Erick Erickson	15		1951 Pontiac	281	50		0
55	68	Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1951 Ford Six	275	50		0
56	14	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1951 Ford Six	275	50		0
57	26	Curtis Turner	41	John Eanes	1951 Oldsmobile	272	480	engine	43
58	40	Wade Fields	72	James Hinnant	1951 Plymouth	268	50		0
59	15	Lloyd Dane	22	Lloyd Dane	1951 Ford	263	50		0
60	64	John Barker	48	Leo Sigman	1951 Studebaker	258	50		0
61	77	Buck Baity	44	Buck Baity	1950 Buick	248			0
62	8	Ray Chase	28	Bill Sheldon	1950 Oldsmobile	237			0
63	18	Jimmy Thompson	25	Leland Colvin	1951 Ford	236			0
64	67	Jimmy Ayers	3	Jimmy Ayers	1950 Plymouth	225			0
65	9	Frank Gise	38	B.R. Waller	1951 Studebaker	215		wheel	0
66	32	Sandy Lynch	97	Sandy Lynch	1951 Ford	215			0
67	28	Bob Johnson	80	I.D. Stenstrom	1951 Studebaker	214			0
68	66	Herb Trimble	89	Herb Trimble	1951 Oldsmobile	198			0
69	37	Bub King	55	Bub King	1950 Plymouth	149			0
70	74	Tommy Thompson	40	A.L. Miller	1951 Nash Rambler	148		hub	0
71	34	Bill Rexford	52	George Hartley	1950 Oldsmobile	143			0
72	81	Fred Moore	58	Walt Jarrod	1951 Mercury	112			0
73	46	Weldon Adams	26	Leland Colvin	1951 Plymouth	104			0
74	36	Murrace Walker	47	Murrace Walker	1951 Studebaker	104			0
75	71	Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Oldsmobile	92			0
76	35	Johnny Mantz	98	Johnny Mantz	1951 Nash	88		valve	0
77	56	Rudy Hires	39	Rudy Hires	1951 Ford Six	82			0
78	59	Sonny Black	35	Sonny Black	1951 Plymouth	73			0
79	13	Lloyd Moore	59	Julian Buesink	1951 Ford	61			0
80	42	Lee Connell	19	Lee Connell	1951 Pontiac	58		accident	0
81	20	Bobby Booth	73	Stanley Moore	1950 Oldsmobile	53			0
82	1	Frank Mundy	23	Perry Smith	1951 Studebaker	12		oil pressure	0
83	83	Joe Weatherly			Oldsmobile	0		did not start	0
	15	Bill Osborne	58	Walt Jarrod	1951 Mercury	0		qualified car	0
	17	Wally Campbell	57	Wally Marks	1951 Oldsmobile	0		qualified car	0
	34	George Hartley	52	George Hartley	1950 Oldsmobile	0		qualified car	0
	55	Julian Petty	24	Julian Petty	1951 Plymouth	0		qualified car	0
	81	Bill Osborne	58	Walt Jarrod	1951 Mercury	0		qualified car	0

Notes: Qualifying based on 8 lap (10 mile) distance.
Bill Osborne qualified 15th, but was replaced by Fred Moore after attempting to qualify a second car for another owner.
Joe Weatherly qualified in 44th position but withdrew before the race.
Time of race: 06:30:05
Average Speed: 76.906 MPH
Pole Speed: 427.69 seconds
4 cautions for 26 laps
Race Purse: $ 23,740
Attendance: 40,000