Race: 113 Miles at Charlotte Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 2 of 41
Date: April 1, 1951
Track: Charlotte Speedway
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113 Miles at Charlotte Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Curtis Turner | Car | No. 41 Nash Motor Company |
| Team / Owner | Winner Start | 7th | |
| Started First | Fonty Flock | Most Laps Led | Curtis Turner (104) |
| Race Distance | 112.5 miles (150 laps) | Track Length | 0.75 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 39 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Season Race | 2 of 41 |
113 Miles at Charlotte Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 41 | Curtis Turner | — | Nash Motor Company | 150 | 104 | running |
| 2 | 21 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 150 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Marshall Teague | Marshall Teague (Owner) | Hudson | 148 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 10 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Plymouth | 145 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 8 | 88 | Frank Luptow | Joe Winter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 143 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 20 | 72 | Weldon Adams | Harold Mays (Owner) | Plymouth | 142 | 0 | – |
| 7 | 26 | 77 | Ewell Weddle | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Lincoln | 142 | 0 | – |
| 8 | 11 | 11 | Fireball Roberts | Rice Racing | Oldsmobile | 139 | 0 | – |
| 9 | 19 | 19 | Joe Merola | Joe Merola (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 137 | 0 | – |
| 10 | 33 | 10 | Jim Fiebelkorn | Jim Fiebelkorn (Owner) | Mercury | 136 | 0 | – |
| 11 | 25 | 0 | Jimmie Lewallen | Buddy Teasley (Owner) | Lincoln | 135 | 0 | – |
| 12 | 22 | 26 | Bill Harrison | Bill Harrison (Owner) | Plymouth | 133 | 0 | – |
| 13 | 36 | 97 | Buddy Helms | Buddy Helms (Owner) | Hudson | 132 | 0 | – |
| 14 | 9 | 98 | Bill Holland | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Plymouth | 131 | 0 | accident |
| 15 | 12 | 89 | John DuBoise | John DuBoise (Owner) | Plymouth | 127 | 0 | – |
| 16 | 27 | 28 | Slick Smith | — | Plymouth | 123 | 0 | – |
| 17 | 31 | 5 | Ray Erickson | Ed Hastings (Owner) | Mercury | 120 | 0 | – |
| 18 | 3 | 41.5 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 117 | 0 | – |
| 19 | 28 | 55 | Bub King | T.L. King (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | – |
| 20 | 1 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 97 | 46 | overheating |
| 21 | 12 | 8 | Bill Rexford | — | Mercury | 96 | 0 | – |
| 22 | 30 | 64 | Ken Klutz | — | Ford | 95 | 0 | – |
| 23 | 32 | 79 | Ray Pruitt | — | Dodge | 93 | 0 | – |
| 24 | 24 | 70 | Lee Schneider | — | Kaiser | 64 | 0 | – |
| 25 | 23 | 38 | Clyde Minter | Clyde Minter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | – |
| 26 | 29 | 15 | James Ward | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 55 | 0 | – |
| 27 | 16 | 12 | Guy Waller | — | Oldsmobile | 52 | 0 | – |
| 28 | 18 | 60 | Dean Sprague | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Mercury | 46 | 0 | – |
| 29 | 34 | 39 | John Barker | Ralph Chaney (Owner) | Kaiser | 40 | 0 | – |
| 30 | 15 | 25 | Speedy Thompson | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Plymouth | 39 | 0 | – |
| 31 | 17 | 80 | Jim Paschal | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | – |
| 32 | 35 | J-6 | Lloyd Dennis | Lloyd Dennis (Owner) | Kaiser | 39 | 0 | accident |
| 33 | 2 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 33 | 0 | – |
| 34 | 6 | 23 | Frank Mundy | Perry Smith (Owner) | Studebaker | 33 | 0 | – |
| 35 | 14 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | – |
| 36 | — | 57 | Felix Wilkes | Felix Wilkes (Owner) | Hudson | 18 | 0 | – |
| 37 | 5 | 9 | Ed Samples | Sam Knox (Owner) | Lincoln | 15 | 0 | – |
| 38 | — | 18 | Eddie Anderson | Eddie Anderson (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 8 | 0 | – |
| 39 | — | 110 | Earl Moss | J.B. Watkins (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | – |
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1951 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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