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Results

The 1951 Motor City 250 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan State Fairgrounds race.

Motor City 250

Sunday, August 12th, 1951

Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI

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  • 1 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 18 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Cadillac
  • 1 Chevrolet
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 3 Packard
  • 13 Hudson
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 5 Ford
  • 3 Studebaker
  • 4 Nash
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 59 (19 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 57.588
  • Cautions: 5 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Motor City 250 at Michigan State Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
40 58 750 Al Miller Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 115 0 0 --
47 24 41.5 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 88 0 0 --
48 40 175 Bill Holland Cadillac 0 0 80 0 0 crash
11 56 135 Bill Majot Chevrolet 0 0 233 0 0 running
32 10 12 Billy Carden Oldsmobile 0 0 142 0 0 --
38 42 198 Billy Myers Plymouth 0 0 123 0 0 crash
20 8 7 Bob Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 223 0 0 --
36 12 75 Bob Greer Oldsmobile 0 0 126 0 0 crash
18 54 67 Bob Jeffries Lincoln 0 0 225 0 0 --
15 32 142 Bob Myers Packard 0 0 230 0 0 --
24 41 85 Bob Prince Hudson 0 0 199 0 0 --
43 18 133 Bobby Booth Oldsmobile 0 0 103 0 0 --
25 34 2 Bobby Myers Hudson 0 0 199 0 0 --
45 16 8 Bud Riley Hudson 0 0 89 0 0 crash
9 30 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 233 92 0 overheating
30 27 36 Danny Letner Hudson 0 0 153 0 0 overheating
23 39 88 Dell Pearson Oldsmobile 0 0 216 0 0 --
55 59 21 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 31 0 0 overheating
53 26 118 Ed Benedict Hudson 0 0 75 0 0 overheating
49 57 30 Elmer Wilson Buick 0 0 80 0 0 --
10 45 1-X Erick Erickson Pontiac 0 0 233 0 0 running
8 20 50 Ewell Weddle Ford 0 0 236 0 0 running
35 4 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 130 85 0 crash
50 21 23 Frank Mundy Studebaker 0 0 80 0 0 crash
51 50 9 Freddie Farmer Nash 0 0 77 0 0 --
34 17 18 George Seeger Studebaker 0 0 133 0 0 --
42 3 51 Gober Sosebee Cadillac 0 0 104 7 0 tie rod
57 6 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 26 0 0 overheating
54 28 11 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 73 0 0 crash
22 33 38 Iggy Katona Ford 0 0 222 0 0 --
6 47 34 Jack Goodwin Plymouth 0 0 239 0 0 running
37 49 44 Jack Smith Plymouth 0 0 123 0 0 crash
29 53 65 Jack White Oldsmobile 0 0 158 0 0 --
58 7 31 Jesse James Taylor Hudson 0 0 14 0 0 overheating
12 52 10 Jim Fiebelkorn Mercury 0 0 233 0 0 running
16 55 60 Jim Paschal Ford 0 0 228 0 0 --
52 9 90 Jim Rathmann Packard 0 0 76 0 0 --
2 13 82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 0 0 250 7 0 running
27 48 48 John Barker Studebaker 0 0 173 0 0 --
19 43 120 John McGinley Hudson 0 0 224 0 0 --
3 15 98 Johnny Mantz Nash 0 0 244 0 0 running
56 36 70 Johnny Wohlfiel Nash 0 0 27 0 0 --
13 44 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 233 0 0 running
21 35 151 Les Snow Oldsmobile 0 0 222 0 0 --
7 22 59 Lloyd Moore Oldsmobile 0 0 239 0 0 running
14 14 33 Lou Figaro Hudson 0 0 231 0 0 running
33 1 6 Marshall Teague Hudson 0 0 136 1 0 overheating
26 37 22 Oda Greene Hudson 0 0 173 0 0 --
59 19 188 Pat Flaherty Oldsmobile 0 0 13 0 0 --
5 38 43 Paul Newkirk Nash 0 0 241 0 0 running
46 23 28 Ray Chase Hudson 0 0 89 0 0 overheating
28 46 102 Ray Duhigg Oldsmobile 0 0 167 0 0 --
4 25 83 Red Byron Ford 0 0 241 0 0 running
17 2 91 Tim Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 228 0 0 --
44 31 32 Tommy Melvin Oldsmobile 0 0 92 0 0 crash
1 5 40 Tommy Thompson Chrysler 0 0 250 58 0 running
39 11 777 Tony Suligoy Packard 0 0 115 0 0 crash
31 51 140 Walt Flanders Ford 0 0 145 0 0 --
41 29 1 Walt Sprague Oldsmobile 0 0 113 0 0 --

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