R
Indianapolis 500 · 1951 · 30 May 1951 00:00
Points system: 1950-1953 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 200 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 200 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | 2 | Finished |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | 2 | Finished |
| 4 | Andy Linden | Sherman | 31 | 200 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | 29 | 200 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Henry Banks | Moore | 17 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 7 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 193 | 0 | +7 Laps |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Deidt | 4 | 180 | 0 | +20 Laps |
| 9 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 9 | 178 | 0 | Spun off |
| 10 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 151 | 0 | Retired |
| 11 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 142 | 0 | Engine |
| 12 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 135 | 0 | Engine |
| 13 | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 129 | 0 | Engine |
| 14 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 5 | 126 | 0 | Accident |
| 15 | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | 14 | 123 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | 27 | 110 | 0 | Axle |
| 17 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 109 | 0 | Clutch |
| 18 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 93 | 0 | Heat shield fire |
| 19 | Bill Mackey | Hall | 33 | 97 | 0 | Clutch |
| 20 | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | 19 | 93 | 0 | Heat shield fire |
| 21 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 87 | 0 | Magneto |
| 22 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 80 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 78 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | 32 | 73 | 0 | Overheating |
| 25 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 56 | 0 | Ignition |
| 26 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 55 | 0 | Magneto |
| 27 | Rodger Ward | Bromme | 25 | 34 | 0 | Oil pipe |
| 28 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 30 | 0 | Axle |
| 29 | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | 20 | 29 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 30 | George Connor | Lesovsky | 21 | 29 | 0 | Transmission |
| 31 | Mack Hellings | Deidt | 23 | 18 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | Johnny McDowell | Maserati | 26 | 15 | 0 | Fuel leak |
| 33 | Joe James | Watson | 30 | 8 | 0 | Transmission |