1951 / ROUND 2

Indianapolis 500

WinnerLee WallardPublished race classification

Official poleDuke NalonSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance804.672 km200 laps

Race entries34Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Lee Wallard	Kurtis Kraft	2	2	200	3:57:38.050	9
2	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft	7	7	200	3:59:25.293	6
3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	3	200	4:00:29.440	2
3	Manny Ayulo	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—	3	2
4	Andy Linden	Sherman	31	31	200	4:02:18.170	3
5	Bobby Ball	Schroeder	29	29	200	4:02:30.280	2
6	Henry Banks	Moore	17	17	200	4:03:18.070	0
7	Carl Forberg	Kurtis Kraft	24	24	193	+7 laps	0
8	Duane Carter	Deidt	4	4	180	+20 laps	0
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt	9	9	178	Spun off	0
10	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	1	1	151	Retirement	0
11	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft	22	22	142	Engine	0
12	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	12	12	135	Engine	0
13	Bill Schindler	Kurtis Kraft	16	16	129	Engine	0
14	Mauri Rose	Deidt	5	5	126	Accident	0
15	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma	14	14	123	Engine	0
16	Jimmy Davies	Pawl	27	27	110	Axle	0
17	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	11	11	109	Clutch	0
18	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	15	15	100	Fire	0
19	Bill Mackey	Hall	33	33	97	Clutch	0
20	Chuck Stevenson	Marchese	19	19	93	Fire	0
21	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	8	8	87	Magneto	0
22	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft	10	10	80	Engine	0
23	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	6	6	78	Engine	0
24	Duke Dinsmore	Schroeder	32	32	73	Overheating	0
25	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft	28	28	56	Ignition	0
26	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft	13	13	55	Magneto	0
27	Rodger Ward	Bromme	25	25	34	Oil pipe	0
28	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft	18	18	30	Axle	0
29	Bill Vukovich	Trevis	20	20	29	Oil leak	0
30	George Connor	Lesovsky	21	21	29	Transmission	0
31	Mack Hellings	Deidt	23	23	18	Engine	0
32	Johnny McDowell	Maserati	26	26	15	Fuel leak	0
33	Joe James	Watson	30	30	8	Transmission	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Duke Nalon	4:23.740
2	Lee Wallard	4:26.590
3	Jack McGrath	4:28.050
4	Duane Carter	4:29.160
5	Mauri Rose	4:29.820
6	Troy Ruttman	4:32.080
7	Mike Nazaruk	4:32.350
8	Johnnie Parsons	4:32.410
9	Tony Bettenhausen	4:32.830
10	Cecil Green	4:32.950
11	Fred Agabashian	4:26.610
12	Sam Hanks	4:30.680
13	Walt Brown	4:32.920
14	Walt Faulkner	4:23.020
15	Carl Scarborough	4:25.460
16	Bill Schindler	4:28.590
17	Henry Banks	4:28.860
18	Cliff Griffith	4:28.980
19	Chuck Stevenson	4:29.130
20	Bill Vukovich	4:29.210
21	George Connor	4:29.960
22	Gene Force	4:30.470
23	Mack Hellings	4:30.830
24	Carl Forberg	4:30.900
25	Rodger Ward	4:26.930
26	Johnny McDowell	4:31.750
27	Jimmy Davies	4:29.630
28	Chet Miller	4:25.100
29	Bobby Ball	4:28.460
30	Joe James	4:28.460
31	Andy Linden	4:32.260
32	Duke Dinsmore	4:32.780
33	Bill Mackey	4:38.820

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.