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1951 - Indianapolis 500

The history of Formula One has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950.

FIA Formula 1 Racing Champions

FIA Formula 1 Racing by Year

1951 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/30/1951
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner Duke Nalon
Average Race Speed - 203.173 kph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 10 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Lee Wallard
Race Number - 2


Fin St Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine
1 2 Lee Wallard Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 2 Lee Wallard Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 2 Lee Wallard Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 2 Lee Wallard Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 7 Mike Nazaruk Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 7 Mike Nazaruk Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 7 Mike Nazaruk Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 7 Mike Nazaruk Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 31 Andy Linden Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 31 Andy Linden Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 31 Andy Linden Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 31 Andy Linden Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 29 Bobby Ball Blakely Oil Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 29 Bobby Ball Blakely Oil Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 29 Bobby Ball Blakely Oil Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 29 Bobby Ball Blakely Oil Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 17 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 17 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 17 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 17 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 24 Carl Forberg Automobile Shippers KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 24 Carl Forberg Automobile Shippers KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 24 Carl Forberg Automobile Shippers KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 24 Carl Forberg Automobile Shippers KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 4 Duane Carter Mobilgas Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 4 Duane Carter Mobilgas Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 4 Duane Carter Mobilgas Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 4 Duane Carter Mobilgas Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Tony Bettenhausen Mobiloil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Tony Bettenhausen Mobiloil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Tony Bettenhausen Mobiloil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Tony Bettenhausen Mobiloil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 1 Duke Nalon Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
10 1 Duke Nalon Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
10 1 Duke Nalon Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
10 1 Duke Nalon Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
11 22 Gene Force Brown Motor Co KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 22 Gene Force Brown Motor Co KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 22 Gene Force Brown Motor Co KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 22 Gene Force Brown Motor Co KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 12 Sam Hanks Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 12 Sam Hanks Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 12 Sam Hanks Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 12 Sam Hanks Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Bill Schindler Chapman KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Bill Schindler Chapman KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Bill Schindler Chapman KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Bill Schindler Chapman KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 5 Mauri Rose Pennzoil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 5 Mauri Rose Pennzoil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 5 Mauri Rose Pennzoil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 5 Mauri Rose Pennzoil Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 14 Walt Faulkner Agajanian Grant Piston Ring Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 14 Walt Faulkner Agajanian Grant Piston Ring Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 14 Walt Faulkner Agajanian Grant Piston Ring Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 14 Walt Faulkner Agajanian Grant Piston Ring Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 27 Jimmy Davies Parks Silnes-Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 27 Jimmy Davies Parks Silnes-Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 27 Jimmy Davies Parks Silnes-Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 27 Jimmy Davies Parks Silnes-Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 11 Fred Agabashian GranatelliBardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 11 Fred Agabashian GranatelliBardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 11 Fred Agabashian GranatelliBardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 11 Fred Agabashian GranatelliBardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 15 Carl Scarborough McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 15 Carl Scarborough McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 15 Carl Scarborough McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 15 Carl Scarborough McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Bill Mackey Karl Hall Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Bill Mackey Karl Hall Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Bill Mackey Karl Hall Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Bill Mackey Karl Hall Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 19 Chuck Stevenson Bardahl Marchese Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 19 Chuck Stevenson Bardahl Marchese Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 19 Chuck Stevenson Bardahl Marchese Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 19 Chuck Stevenson Bardahl Marchese Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 8 Johnnie Parsons Wynns Friction Proofing KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 8 Johnnie Parsons Wynns Friction Proofing KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 8 Johnnie Parsons Wynns Friction Proofing KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 8 Johnnie Parsons Wynns Friction Proofing KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 10 Cecil Green John Zink KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 10 Cecil Green John Zink KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 10 Cecil Green John Zink KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 10 Cecil Green John Zink KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 6 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Featherweight KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 6 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Featherweight KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 6 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Featherweight KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 6 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Featherweight KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 32 Duke Dinsmore Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 32 Duke Dinsmore Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 32 Duke Dinsmore Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 32 Duke Dinsmore Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 28 Chet Miller Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
25 28 Chet Miller Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
25 28 Chet Miller Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
25 28 Chet Miller Novi Purelube Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
26 13 Walt Brown Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 13 Walt Brown Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 13 Walt Brown Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 13 Walt Brown Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 25 Rodger Ward Deck Manufacturing Co Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 25 Rodger Ward Deck Manufacturing Co Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 25 Rodger Ward Deck Manufacturing Co Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 25 Rodger Ward Deck Manufacturing Co Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 18 Cliff Griffith Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 18 Cliff Griffith Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 18 Cliff Griffith Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 18 Cliff Griffith Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 20 Bill Vukovich Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 20 Bill Vukovich Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 20 Bill Vukovich Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 20 Bill Vukovich Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 21 George Connor Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 21 George Connor Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 21 George Connor Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 21 George Connor Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 23 Mack Hellings TuffanelliDerrico Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 23 Mack Hellings TuffanelliDerrico Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 23 Mack Hellings TuffanelliDerrico Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 23 Mack Hellings TuffanelliDerrico Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 26 Johnny McDowell W J Maserati 8CTF Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
32 26 Johnny McDowell W J Maserati 8CTF Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
32 26 Johnny McDowell W J Maserati 8CTF Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
32 26 Johnny McDowell W J Maserati 8CTF Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
33 30 Joe James Bob Estes LincolnMercury Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 30 Joe James Bob Estes LincolnMercury Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 30 Joe James Bob Estes LincolnMercury Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 30 Joe James Bob Estes LincolnMercury Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4