Race: 160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 41
Date: February 11, 1951
Track: Daytona Beach & Road Course
1951 Season Results | 113 Miles at Charlotte Speedway →
160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Information
| Winner | Marshall Teague | Car | No. 6 Hudson |
| Team / Owner | Marshall Teague (Owner) | Winner Start | 6th |
| Started First | Tim Flock | Most Laps Led | Tim Flock (27) |
| Race Distance | 159.9 miles (39 laps) | Track Length | 4.1 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 54 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Season Race | 1 of 41 |
160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Marshall Teague | Marshall Teague (Owner) | Hudson | 39 | 12 | running |
| 2 | 1 | 91 | Tim Flock | Sam Knox (Owner) | Lincoln | — | 27 | running |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | running |
| 4 | 14 | 41.5 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | running |
| 5 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | running |
| 6 | 9 | 55 | Les Snow | Les Snow (Owner) | Lincoln | — | 0 | – |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | Curtis Turner | — | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 8 | 30 | 16 | Bill Snowden | Snowden Racing | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 9 | 16 | 98 | Johnny Mantz | Johnny Mantz (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 10 | 8 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Lincoln | — | 0 | – |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | Red Byron | Wally Marks (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 12 | 21 | 83 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chrysler | — | 0 | – |
| 13 | 13 | 61 | Bill Rexford | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 14 | — | 68 | Barney Smith | Barney Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 15 | 15 | 60 | Don Eggert | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 16 | 27 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 17 | 19 | 25 | Speedy Thompson | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 18 | — | 77 | Dick Linder | John Marcum (Owner) | Studebaker | — | 0 | – |
| 19 | 28 | 144X | Len Fanelli | — | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 20 | 32 | 86 | Eddie Sheeler | — | Hudson | — | 0 | – |
| 21 | — | 138 | Clyde Minter | Clyde Minter (Owner) | Buick | — | 0 | – |
| 22 | 34 | 72 | Weldon Adams | Harold Mays (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 23 | 20 | 3 | Rocky DiNatale | — | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 24 | — | 8 | Billy Carden | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Lincoln | — | 0 | – |
| 25 | 33 | 101 | Bucky Sager | Bucky Sager (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 26 | 39 | 13 | Elmer Wilson | Elmer Wilson (Owner) | Mercury | — | 0 | – |
| 27 | 26 | 33 | Fred Thompson | — | Mercury | — | 0 | – |
| 28 | — | 188 | Don Oldenberg | Don Oldenberg (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | — | 0 | – |
| 29 | 38 | 2-B | Jack Smith | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 30 | 41 | 94 | Buck Clardy | Louise Smith (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 31 | 40 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 32 | 44 | 81-A | Pappy Hough | Pappy Hough (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 33 | — | 110 | Jim Fiebelkorn | Jim Fiebelkorn (Owner) | Mercury | — | 0 | – |
| 34 | 11 | 31 | Carson Dyer | Carson Dyer (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 35 | — | 139 | Ray Thompson | — | Kaiser | — | 0 | – |
| 36 | 31 | 94-A | Joe Rogers | — | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 37 | 41 | 73 | Ed Rooney | Ed Rooney (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 38 | 17 | 32 | Alton Haddock | — | Lincoln | — | 0 | – |
| 39 | 5 | 81 | Ben Lalomia | — | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 40 | 35 | 34 | Tip R. Key | — | Kaiser | — | 0 | – |
| 41 | 29 | 25-A | Jimmy Thompson | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Lincoln | — | 0 | – |
| 42 | — | 23 | Mike Klapak | Perry Smith (Owner) | Studebaker | — | 0 | – |
| 43 | 43 | 46 | Gordon Harvey | — | Kaiser | — | 0 | – |
| 44 | 4 | 9 | Ed Samples | Sam Knox (Owner) | Lincoln | — | 0 | – |
| 45 | — | 85 | Fireball Roberts | — | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 46 | 25 | 56 | Joe Jernigan | Joe Jernigan (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 47 | — | 28 | Bill Holland | — | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 48 | 36 | 67 | Earl Coleman | — | Pontiac | — | 0 | – |
| 49 | 37 | 111 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 50 | 18 | 70 | Dawson Lechlider | Dawson Lechlider (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 51 | 23 | 57 | Felix Wilkes | Felix Wilkes (Owner) | Hudson | — | 0 | – |
| 52 | 2 | 50 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 53 | 10 | 88 | Frank Luptow | Joe Winter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 54 | 24 | 18 | Eddie Anderson | Eddie Anderson (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
Season Navigation
1951 NASCAR Grand National Series Results