Race: Motor City 250
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 20 of 41
Date: August 12, 1951
Track: Michigan State Fairgrounds
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Motor City 250 Race Information
| Winner | Tommy Thompson | Car | No. 40 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Winner Start | 5th |
| Started First | Marshall Teague | Most Laps Led | Curtis Turner (92) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (250 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 59 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Season Race | 20 of 41 |
Motor City 250 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chrysler | 250 | 58 | running |
| 2 | 13 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 250 | 7 | running |
| 3 | 15 | 98 | Johnny Mantz | Johnny Mantz (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 244 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 25 | 83 | Red Byron | B.J. Dantone (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 38 | 43 | Paul Newkirk | Paul Newkirk (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 241 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 47 | 34 | Jack Goodwin | Bill Caltrider (Owner) | Plymouth | 239 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 22 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 239 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 20 | 50 | Ewell Weddle | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Ford | 236 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 30 | 41 | Curtis Turner | John Eanes (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 233 | 92 | overheating |
| 10 | 45 | 1-X | Erick Erickson | — | Pontiac | 233 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 56 | 135 | Bill Majot | Jim White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 52 | 10 | Jim Fiebelkorn | Jim Fiebelkorn (Owner) | Mercury | 233 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 44 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 233 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Lou Figaro | Jack Gaynor (Owner) | Hudson | 231 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 32 | 142 | Bob Myers | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 230 | 0 | – |
| 16 | 55 | 60 | Jim Paschal | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 228 | 0 | – |
| 17 | 2 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 228 | 0 | – |
| 18 | 54 | 67 | Bob Jeffries | — | Lincoln | 225 | 0 | – |
| 19 | 43 | 120 | John McGinley | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 224 | 0 | – |
| 20 | 8 | 7 | Bob Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 223 | 0 | – |
| 21 | 35 | 151 | Les Snow | Les Snow (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 222 | 0 | – |
| 22 | 33 | 38 | Iggy Katona | Iggy Katona (Owner) | Ford | 222 | 0 | – |
| 23 | 39 | 88 | Dell Pearson | Del Pearson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 216 | 0 | – |
| 24 | 41 | 85 | Bob Prince | — | Hudson | 199 | 0 | – |
| 25 | 34 | 2 | Bobby Myers | — | Hudson | 199 | 0 | – |
| 26 | 37 | 22 | Oda Greene | Harold Lucas (Owner) | Hudson | 173 | 0 | – |
| 27 | 48 | 48 | John Barker | Leo Sigman (Owner) | Studebaker | 173 | 0 | – |
| 28 | 46 | 102 | Ray Duhigg | — | Oldsmobile | 167 | 0 | – |
| 29 | 53 | 65 | Jack White | — | Oldsmobile | 158 | 0 | – |
| 30 | 27 | 36 | Danny Letner | Bert Letner (Owner) | Hudson | 153 | 0 | overheating |
| 31 | 51 | 140 | Walt Flanders | Floyd Rice (Owner) | Ford | 145 | 0 | – |
| 32 | 10 | 12 | Billy Carden | Sam Knox (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 142 | 0 | – |
| 33 | 1 | 6 | Marshall Teague | Marshall Teague (Owner) | Hudson | 136 | 1 | overheating |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | George Seeger | George Seeger (Owner) | Studebaker | 133 | 0 | – |
| 35 | 4 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 130 | 85 | accident |
| 36 | 12 | 75 | Bob Greer | Bob Greer (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 126 | 0 | accident |
| 37 | 49 | 44 | Jack Smith | B.J. Dantone (Owner) | Plymouth | 123 | 0 | accident |
| 38 | 42 | 198 | Billy Myers | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Plymouth | 123 | 0 | accident |
| 39 | 11 | 777 | Tom Suligoy | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 115 | 0 | accident |
| 40 | 58 | 750 | Al Miller | — | Kaiser | 115 | 0 | – |
| 41 | 29 | 1 | Walt Sprague | — | Oldsmobile | 113 | 0 | – |
| 42 | 3 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sam Knox (Owner) | Cadillac | 104 | 7 | tie rod |
| 43 | 18 | 133 | Bobby Booth | Stanley Moore (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 103 | 0 | – |
| 44 | 31 | 32 | Tommy Melvin | — | Oldsmobile | 92 | 0 | accident |
| 45 | 16 | 8 | Bud Riley | Joe Beccue (Owner) | Hudson | 89 | 0 | accident |
| 46 | 23 | 28 | Ray Chase | Bill Sheldon (Owner) | Hudson | 89 | 0 | overheating |
| 47 | 24 | 41.5 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 88 | 0 | – |
| 48 | 40 | 175 | Bill Holland | Cal Connell (Owner) | Cadillac | 80 | 0 | accident |
| 49 | 57 | 30 | Elmer Wilson | Elmer Wilson (Owner) | Buick | 80 | 0 | – |
| 50 | 21 | 23 | Frank Mundy | Perry Smith (Owner) | Studebaker | 80 | 0 | accident |
| 51 | 50 | 9 | Freddie Farmer | Freddie Farmer (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 77 | 0 | – |
| 52 | 9 | 90 | Jim Rathmann | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 76 | 0 | – |
| 53 | 26 | 118 | Ed Benedict | Ken Swihart (Owner) | Hudson | 75 | 0 | overheating |
| 54 | 28 | 11 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 73 | 0 | accident |
| 55 | 59 | 21 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 31 | 0 | overheating |
| 56 | 36 | 70 | Johnny Wohlfiel | — | Nash Motor Company | 27 | 0 | – |
| 57 | 6 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 26 | 0 | overheating |
| 58 | 7 | 31 | Jesse James Taylor | Jesse James Taylor (Owner) | Hudson | 14 | 0 | overheating |
| 59 | 19 | 188 | Pat Flaherty | — | Oldsmobile | 13 | 0 | – |
Season Navigation
1951 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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