CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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Entry List

The official 1951 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Southern 500

Monday, September 3rd, 1951

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 17 Ford
  • 20 Oldsmobile
  • 16 Plymouth
  • 1 Cadillac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 8 Studebaker
  • 1 Buick
  • 6 Hudson
  • 2 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 1 Mercury
  • 4 Nash
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 1 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 82 (42 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.906
  • Cautions: 4 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Results
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 2 Bill Blair , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Bill Blair Bill Blair
2 52 Bill Rexford , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile George Hartley George Hartley
3 16 Bill Snowden , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Bill Snowden Bill Snowden
4 64 Bill Widenhouse , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Bill Widenhouse Bill Widenhouse
5 8 Billy Carden , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Cadillac West Peachtree Motors Sam Knox
6 99 Billy Myers , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
7 43 Billy Tibbert , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Dodge Billy Tibbett Billy Tibbett
8 7 Bob Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Gray Ghost Ted Chester
9 80 Bob Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker I.D. Stenstrom I.D. Stenstrom
10 49 Bob Pronger , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Bob Pronger Bob Pronger
11 73 Bobby Booth , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Stanley Moore Stanley Moore
12 55 Bub King , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Bub King Bub King
13 44 Buck Baity , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Buick Buck Baity Buck Baity
14 87 Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Troy Motor Co. Buck Baker
15 70 Bud Farrell , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth William Gundaker William Gundaker
16 66 Bud Riley , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Hudson Northeast Motors Joe Beccue
17 17 Buddy Shuman , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford R.H. Yandell R.H. Yandell
18 71 Cotton Owens , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth F.J. Bland F.J. Bland
19 41 Curtis Turner , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Eanes Motor Co. John Eanes
20 33 Dave Anderson , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Kaiser-Frazer Bill Caltrider Bill Caltrider
21 93 Donald Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Herb Thomas Herb Thomas
22 86 Earl Moss , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker J.B. Watkins J.B. Watkins
23 56 Ed Benedict , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Hudson Ken Swihart Ken Swihart
24 15 Erick Erickson , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Pontiac Packer Packer
25 50 Ewell Weddle , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Al Wheatley Al Wheatley
26 11 Fireball Roberts , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Saverance Motors Ed Saverance
27 14 Fonty Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Red Devil Frank Christian
28 38 Frank Gise , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker B.R. Waller B.R. Waller
29 23 Frank Mundy , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker Perry Smith Perry Smith
30 58 Fred Moore , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Mercury Walt Jarrod Walt Jarrod
31 95 Freddie Farmer , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Nash Tom's Grill Freddie Farmer
32 4 Gayle Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker Blevins Motor Co. Earl Blevins
33 37 Gene Comstock , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Gene Comstock Gene Comstock
34 5 Gene Darragh , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Griffin Motors Bob Griffin
35 18 George Seeger , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker Tony Sampo Tony Sampo
36 51 Gober Sosebee , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Cherokee Garage Gober Sosebee
37 27 Gwyn Staley , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford The Wilkes Boys The Wilkes Boys
38 1 Harold Kite , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
39 92 Herb Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
40 89 Herb Trimble , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Herb Trimble Herb Trimble
41 77 Hershel McGriff , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff
42 9 Iggy Katona , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Chrysler Iggy Katona Iggy Katona
43 96 JE Hardie , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford J.E. Hardie J.E. Hardie
44 34 Jack Goodwin , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Bill Caltrider Bill Caltrider
45 57 Jack Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Wally Marks Wally Marks
46 31 Jesse James Taylor , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Hudson Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor
47 21 Jim Delaney , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Bob Osiecki Bob Osiecki
48 67 Jim Fiebelkorn , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Lincoln Jim Fiebelkorn Jim Fiebelkorn
49 60 Jim Paschal , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Wheatley Motors Al Wheatley
50 0 Jimmie Lewallen , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Hubert Hamilton Hubert Hamilton
51 3 Jimmy Ayers , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Jimmy Ayers Jimmy Ayers
52 25 Jimmy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Bowie Motor Company Leland Colvin
53 75 Jimmy Warden , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Hudson Cain-Bowman Cain-Bowman
54 82 Joe Eubanks , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Oates Motor Co. Phil Oates
55 20 Joe Merola , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Joe Merola Joe Merola
56 48 John Barker , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker Leo Sigman Leo Sigman
57 98 Johnny Mantz , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Nash Johnny Mantz Johnny Mantz
58 78 Johnny Yountz , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
59 19 Lee Connell , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Pontiac Lee Connell Lee Connell
60 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Petty Special Petty Enterprises
61 46 Leon Sales , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
62 22 Lloyd Dane , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane
63 59 Lloyd Moore , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
64 6 Marshall Teague , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Hudson FABULOUS Marshall Teague
65 47 Murrace Walker , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Studebaker Murrace Walker Murrace Walker
66 74 Oliver Dial , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Chevrolet Preston Jones Preston Jones
67 24 Pap White , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Julian Petty Julian Petty
68 28 Ray Chase , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Bill Sheldon Bill Sheldon
69 83 Red Byron , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Dantone Racing Stable B.J. Dantone
70 32 Reino Tulonen , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Kaiser-Frazer Reino Tulonen Reino Tulonen
71 39 Rudy Hires , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Rudy Hires Rudy Hires
72 97 Sandy Lynch , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Sandy Lynch Sandy Lynch
73 90 Shorty York , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Nash Russ Lou Russ Lou
74 12 Slick Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
75 35 Sonny Black , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Sonny Black Sonny Black
76 94 Ted Chamberlain , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Del Pearson Del Pearson
77 10 Ted Swaim , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Ford Hight-Riley Motors Hight-Riley Motors
78 91 Tim Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Black Phantom Ted Chester
79 61 Tommy Melvin , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Oldsmobile Clarence Burbank Clarence Burbank
80 40 Tommy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Nash A.L. Miller A.L. Miller
81 72 Wade Fields , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth James Hinnant James Hinnant
82 26 Weldon Adams , Nov 30, -0001 1951 Plymouth Leland Colvin Leland Colvin