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Motor City 250 1951 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 41
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$10,975	Race Date:	Aug 12, 1951	Michigan State Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:	37.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	4Hr 20Min 28Sec.	Detroit, Michigan
Lead Changes:	14 Among / 6 Drivers	Average Speed:	57.588 MPH	1 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	59	No. of Cautions:	5

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Tommy Thompson T. Thompson	Driver:	Marshall Teague M. Teague	Chrysler:	9
Car No.:	#40 Chrysler	Car No.:	#6 Hudson	Oldsmobile:	0
Team:		Team:		Nash:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Ford:	0
Laps Led:	58 of 250	Pole Speed:	69.131 MPH

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Official 1951 Motor City 250 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	5	40	Tommy Thompson T. ThompsonTommy Thompson	Tommy Thompson (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	250	58	Running
2	13	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company		0	250	7	Running
3	15	98	Johnny Mantz J. MantzJohnny Mantz	Johnny Mantz (Car Owner)	Nash	0	244	0	Running
4	25	83	Red Byron R. ByronRed Byron	Dantone Racing Stable		0	241	0	Running
5	38	43	Paul Newkirk P. NewkirkPaul Newkirk	Paul Newkirk (Car Owner)	Nash	0	241	0	Running
6	47	34	Jack Goodwin J. GoodwinJack Goodwin	Bill Caltrider (Car Owner)		0	239	0	Running
7	22	59	Lloyd Moore L. MooreLloyd Moore	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	239	0	Running
8	20	50	Ewell Weddle E. WeddleEwell Weddle	Al Wheatley (Car Owner)		0	236	0	Running
9	30	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Eanes Motor Company		0	233	92	Overheating
10	45	1-X	Erick Erickson E. EricksonErick Erickson	Packer		0	233	0	Running
11	56	135	Bill Majot B. MajotBill Majot	Jim White (Car Owner)		0	233	0	Running
12	52	10	Jim Fiebelkorn J. FiebelkornJim Fiebelkorn	Jim Fiebelkorn (Car Owner)		0	233	0	Running
13	44	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Hodges Dodges		0	233	0	Running
14	14	33	Lou Figaro L. FigaroLou Figaro	Jack Gaynor (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	231	0	Running
15	32	142	Bob Myers B. MyersBob Myers	St. Mary's	Packard	0	230	0
16	55	60	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	228	0
17	2	91	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Black Phantom		0	228	0
18	54	67	Bob Jeffries B. JeffriesBob Jeffries	Dave Kennedy (Car Owner)	Lincoln	0	225	0
19	43	120	John McGinley J. McGinleyJohn McGinley	Walt Chapman (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	224	0
20	8	7	Bob Flock B. FlockBob Flock	Gray Ghost		0	223	0
21	35	151	Les Snow L. SnowLes Snow	Les Snow (Car Owner)		0	222	0
22	33	38	Iggy Katona I. KatonaIggy Katona	Iggy Katona (Car Owner)		0	222	0
23	39	88	Dell Pearson D. PearsonDell Pearson	Del Pearson (Car Owner)		0	216	0
24	41	85	Bob Prince B. PrinceBob Prince	Bob Prince (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	199	0
25	34	2	Bobby Myers B. MyersBobby Myers	Bobby Myers (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	199	0
26	37	22	Oda Greene O. GreeneOda Greene	Harold Lucas (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	173	0
27	48	48	John Barker J. BarkerJohn Barker	Leo Sigman (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	173	0
28	46	102	Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay Duhigg	Ray Duhigg (Car Owner)		0	167	0
29	53	65	Jack White J. WhiteJack White	George Hartley (Car Owner)		0	158	0
30	27	36	Danny Letner D. LetnerDanny Letner	Bert Letner (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	153	0	Overheating
31	51	140	Walt Flanders W. FlandersWalt Flanders	Floyd Rice (Car Owner)		0	145	0
32	10	12	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden	Sam Knox (Car Owner)		0	142	0
33	1	6	Marshall Teague M. TeagueMarshall Teague	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	136	1	Overheating
34	17	18	George Seeger G. SeegerGeorge Seeger	George's Motors	Studebaker	0	133	0
35	4	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Red Devil		0	130	85	Accident
36	12	75	Bob Greer B. GreerBob Greer	Connell Cadillac		0	126	0	Accident
37	49	44	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Dantone Racing Stable		0	123	0	Accident
38	42	198	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Westmoreland Racing		0	123	0	Accident
39	11	777	Tom Suligoy T. SuligoyTom Suligoy	Tom Suligoy (Car Owner)	Packard	0	115	0	Accident
40	58	750	Al Miller Al MillerAl Miller	Sam Clark (Car Owner)	Henry J	0	115	0
41	29	1	Walt Sprague W. SpragueWalt Sprague	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	113	0
42	3	51	Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober Sosebee	West Peach Motors		0	104	7	Tie Rod
43	18	133	Bobby Booth B. BoothBobby Booth	Stanley Moore (Car Owner)		0	103	0
44	31	32	Tommy Melvin T. MelvinTommy Melvin	Clarence Burbank (Car Owner)		0	92	0	Accident
45	16	8	Bud Riley B. RileyBud Riley	Joe Beccue (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	89	0	Accident
46	23	28	Ray Chase R. ChaseRay Chase	Oster-Barry	Hudson	0	89	0	Overheating
47	24	41.5	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Bill Blair (Car Owner)		0	88	0
48	40	175	Bill Holland B. HollandBill Holland	Connell Cadillac		0	80	0	Accident
49	57	30	Elmer Wilson E. WilsonElmer Wilson	Elmer Wilson (Car Owner)		0	80	0
50	21	23	Frank Mundy F. MundyFrank Mundy	Perry Smith (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	80	0	Accident
51	50	9	Freddie Farmer F. FarmerFreddie Farmer	Tom's Grill	Nash	0	77	0
52	9	90	Jim Rathmann J. RathmannJim Rathmann	Jim Rathmann	Packard	0	76	0
53	26	118	Ed Benedict E. BenedictEd Benedict	Ken Swihart (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	75	0	Overheating
54	28	11	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	Superior		0	73	0	Accident
55	59	21	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Walt Chapman (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	31	0	Overheating
56	36	70	Johnny Wohlfiel J. WohlfielJohnny Wohlfiel	Johnny Wohlfiel (Car Owner)	Nash	0	27	0
57	6	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	26	0	Overheating
58	7	31	Jesse James Taylor J. TaylorJesse James Taylor	Jesse James Taylor (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	14	0	Overheating
59	19	188	Pat Flaherty P. FlahertyPat Flaherty	Charlie Padovich (Car Owner)		0	13	0
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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