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Southern 500 1951 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 41
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$23,740	Race Date:	Sep 3, 1951	Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:	1 Lap	Race Duration:	6Hr 30Min 5Sec.	Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	6 Among / 6 Drivers	Average Speed:	76.906 MPH	1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:	82	No. of Cautions:	4 For 26 Laps	darlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Herb Thomas H. Thomas	Driver:	Frank Mundy F. Mundy	Hudson:	9
Car No.:	#92 Hudson	Car No.:	#23 Studebaker	Ford:	0
Team:	Thomas Racing	Team:		Oldsmobile:	0
Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Crew Chief:		Plymouth:	0
Laps Led:	311 of 400	Pole Speed:	84.173 MPH

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Official 1951 Southern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson HornetFabulous Hudson HornetFabulo	Hudson	0	400	127	Running
2	3	31	Jesse James Taylor J. TaylorJesse James Taylor	Jesse James Taylor (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	399	6	Running
3	19	17	Buddy Shuman B. ShumanBuddy Shuman	R.H. Yandell		0	391	0	Running
4	5	77	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	McGriff Motorsports		0	390	1	Running
5	7	11	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Saverance Motors		0	387	0	Running
6	38	1	Harold Kite H. KiteHarold Kite	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	384	0	Running
7	27	46	Leon Sales L. SalesLeon Sales	Westmoreland Racing		0	384	0	Running
8	4	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Red Devil		0	383	0	Running
9	6	16	Bill Snowden B. SnowdenBill Snowden	Snowden Racing		0	383	0	Running
10	55	24	Pap White P. WhitePap White	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	383	0	Running
11	45	91	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Black Phantom		0	379	0	Running
12	16	12	Slick Smith S. SmithSlick Smith	Frank Christian (Car Owner)		0	379	0	Running
13	52	34	Jack Goodwin J. GoodwinJack Goodwin	Bill Caltrider (Car Owner)		0	378	0	Running
14	12	8	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden	West Peachtree Motors		0	377	0	Running
15	24	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Special		0	373	0	Running
16	51	51	Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage		0	373	0	Running
17	47	70	Bud Farrell B. FarrellBud Farrell	William Gundaker (Car Owner)		0	373	0	Running
18	23	99	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Westmoreland Racing		0	373	0	Running
19	80	64	Bill Widenhouse B. WidenhouseBill Widenhouse	Bill Widenhouse (Car Owner)		0	371	0	Running
20	39	18	George Seeger G. SeegerGeorge Seeger	Tony Sampo (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	371	0	Running
21	11	4	Gayle Warren G. WarrenGayle Warren	Blevins Motor Company	Studebaker	0	370	0	Accident
22	30	95	Freddie Farmer F. FarmerFreddie Farmer	Tom's Grill	Nash	0	370	0	Running
23	82	71	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	F.J. Bland (Car Owner)		0	370	0	Running
24	60	56	Ed Benedict E. BenedictEd Benedict	Ken Swihart (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	370	0	Running
25	54	83	Red Byron R. ByronRed Byron	Dantone Racing Stable		0	368	0	Accident
26	29	66	Bud Riley B. RileyBud Riley	Northeast Motors	Hudson	0	368	0	Running
27	10	7	Bob Flock B. FlockBob Flock	Gray Ghost		0	368	0
28	62	0	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	Hubert Hamilton (Car Owner)		0	367	0
29	63	61	Tommy Melvin T. MelvinTommy Melvin	Clarence Burbank (Car Owner)		0	367	0
30	31	86	Earl Moss E. MossEarl Moss	J.B. Watkins (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	366	0
31	25	50	Ewell Weddle E. WeddleEwell Weddle	Al Wheatley (Car Owner)		0	365	0
32	48	90	Shorty York S. YorkShorty York	Russ Lou (Car Owner)	Nash	0	363	0
33	47	6	Marshall Teague M. TeagueMarshall Teague	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	361	39	Accident
34	41	78	Johnny Yountz J. YountzJohnny Yountz	Westmoreland Racing		0	361	0	Accident
35	49	10	Ted Swaim T. SwaimTed Swaim	Hight-Riley Motors		0	360	0
36	50	67	Jim Fiebelkorn J. FiebelkornJim Fiebelkorn	Jim Fiebelkorn (Car Owner)	Lincoln	0	360	0
37	21	37	Gene Comstock G. ComstockGene Comstock	Gene Comstock (Car Owner)		0	357	0
38	65	74	Oliver Dial O. DialOliver Dial	Preston Jones (Car Owner)		0	355	0
39	22	60	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Wheatley Motors		0	353	0
40	79	32	Reino Tulonen R. TulonenReino Tulonen	Reino Tulonen	Henry J	0	353	0
41	61	94	Ted Chamberlain T. ChamberlainTed Chamberlain	Del Pearson (Car Owner)		0	340	0
42	73	96	J.E. Hardie J. HardieJ.E. Hardie	J.E. Hardie (Car Owner)		0	339	0
43	41	93	Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald Thomas	Thomas Racing		0	337	0
44	75	9	Iggy Katona I. KatonaIggy Katona	Iggy Katona (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	337	0
45	70	20	Joe Merola J. MerolaJoe Merola	Joe Merola (Car Owner)		0	335	0
46	76	33	Dave Anderson D. AndersonDave Anderson	Bill Caltrider (Car Owner)	Kaiser	0	335	0
47	57	49	Bob Pronger B. ProngerBob Pronger	Bob Pronger (Car Owner)		0	332	0
48	17	57	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Wally Marks (Car Owner)		0	323	0
49	78	43	Billy Tibbett B. TibbettBilly Tibbett	Billy Tibbett		0	318	0
50	69	75	Jimmy Warden J. WardenJimmy Warden	Cain-Bowman	Hudson	0	314	0
51	58	5	Gene Darragh G. DarraghGene Darragh	Griffin Motors		0	309	0
52	53	27	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	The Wilkes Boys		0	303	0
53	72	21	Jim Delaney J. DelaneyJim Delaney	Bob Osiecki (Car Owner)		0	294	0
54	33	15	Erick Erickson E. EricksonErick Erickson	Packer		0	281	0
55	68	2	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Bill Blair (Car Owner)		0	275	0
56	18	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Troy Motor Company		0	275	0
57	26	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Eanes Motor Company		0	272	43	Engine
58	40	72	Wade Fields W. FieldsWade Fields	James Hinnant (Car Owner)		0	268	0
59	15	22	Lloyd Dane L. DaneLloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane (Car Owner)		0	263	0
60	64	48	John Barker J. BarkerJohn Barker	Leo Sigman (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	258	0
61	77	44	Buck Baity B. BaityBuck Baity			0	248	0
62	8	28	Ray Chase R. ChaseRay Chase	Bill Sheldon (Car Owner)		0	237	0
63	18	25	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Bowie Motor Company		0	236	0
64	67	3	Jimmy Ayers J. AyersJimmy Ayers	Jimmy Ayers (Car Owner)		0	225	0
65	9	38	Frank Gise F. GiseFrank Gise	B.R. Waller (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	215	0	Wheel
66	32	97	Sandy Lynch S. LynchSandy Lynch	Sandy Lynch (Car Owner)		0	215	0
67	28	80	Bob Johnson B. JohnsonBob Johnson	I.D. Stenstrom	Studebaker	0	214	0
68	66	89	Herb Trimble H. TrimbleHerb Trimble	Herb Trimble (Car Owner)		0	198	0
69	37	55	Bub King B. KingBub King	Bub King (Car Owner)		0	149	0
70	74	40	Tommy Thompson T. ThompsonTommy Thompson	A.W. Miller (Car Owner)	Nash	0	148	0	Hub
71	34	52	Bill Rexford B. RexfordBill Rexford	George Hartley (Car Owner)		0	143	0
72	81	58	Fred Moore F. MooreFred Moore	Walt Jarrod (Car Owner)		0	112	0
73	46	26	Weldon Adams W. AdamsWeldon Adams	Leland Colvin (Car Owner)		0	104	0
74	36	47	Murrace Walker M. WalkerMurrace Walker	Murrace Walker (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	104	0
75	72	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company		0	92	0
76	35	98	Johnny Mantz J. MantzJohnny Mantz	Johnny Mantz (Car Owner)	Nash	0	88	0	Valves
77	56	39	Rudy Hires R. HiresRudy Hires	Rudy Hires (Car Owner)		0	82	0
78	59	35	Sonny Black S. BlackSonny Black	Sonny Black (Car Owner)		0	73	0
79	13	59	Lloyd Moore L. MooreLloyd Moore	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	61	0
80	42	19	Lee Connell L. ConnellLee Connell	Lee Connell (Car Owner)		0	58	0	Accident
81	20	73	Bobby Booth B. BoothBobby Booth	Stanley Moore (Car Owner)		0	53	0
82	1	23	Frank Mundy F. MundyFrank Mundy	Perry Smith (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	12	0	Oil Pressure
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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