Round 2 · 1951
Indianapolis 500
WinnerWAAKurtis Kraft · from P2
PoleNAL
Fastest lap1:07.260Wallard · L23
Biggest gain+27Linden P31→P4
Retirements25of 34 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wallard WAA | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | +1 | 200 | 3:57:38.050 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk NAZ | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | +5 | 200 | +1:47.240 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jack McGrath MCG | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 0 | 100 | +2:51.390 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo AYU | Kurtis Kraft | — | 100 | +2:51.390 | — | 2 | |
| 4 | Andy Linden LIN | Sherman | 31 | +27 | 200 | +4:40.120 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Bobby Ball BAL | Schroeder | 29 | +24 | 200 | +4:52.230 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Henry Banks BAN | Moore | 17 | +11 | 200 | +5:40.020 | — | |
| 7 | Carl Forberg FOB | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | +17 | 193 | +7 laps | — | |
| 8 | Duane Carter Sr. CAT | Deidt | 4 | -4 | 180 | +20 laps | — | |
| — | Chuck Stevenson STV | Marchese | 19 | 93 | DNF · L93 | — | ||
| — | Rodger Ward WAR | Bromme | 25 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Deidt | 9 | 178 | DNF · L178 | — | |||
| — | Troy Ruttman RUT | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 78 | DNF · L78 | — | ||
| — | Fred Agabashian AGA | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 109 | DNF · L109 | — | ||
| — | Mauri Rose ROE | Deidt | 5 | 126 | DNF · L126 | — | ||
| — | Cecil Green GRE | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 80 | DNF · L80 | — | ||
| — | George Connor CON | Lesovsky | 21 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Johnny McDowell MCD | Maserati | 26 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Walt Faulkner FAL | Kuzma | 14 | 123 | DNF · L123 | — | ||
| — | Mack Hellings HEG | Deidt | 23 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Bill Schindler SCD | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 129 | DNF · L129 | — | ||
| — | Johnnie Parsons PAS | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 87 | DNF · L87 | — | ||
| — | Walt Brown BRW | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 55 | DNF · L55 | — | ||
| — | Jimmy Davies DAE | Pawl | 27 | 110 | DNF · L110 | — | ||
| — | Sam Hanks HAN | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 135 | DNF · L135 | — | ||
| — | Duke Dinsmore DIS | Schroeder | 32 | 73 | DNF · L73 | — | ||
| — | Duke Nalon NAL | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 151 | DNF · L151 | — | ||
| — | Bill Vukovich VUK | Trevis | 20 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Joe James JAM | Watson | 30 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Gene Force FOR | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 142 | DNF · L142 | — | ||
| — | Carl Scarborough SCA | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 100 | DNF · L100 | — | ||
| — | Cliff Griffith GRF | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Bill Mackey MAC | Hall | 33 | 97 | DNF · L97 | — | ||
| — | Chet Miller MIS | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Indianapolis 500 | Johnnie Parsons PAS | Kurtis Kraft | 5 |