1951 season·Round 2·30 May 1951

Indianapolis 500

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Winner

Lee Wallard Lee Wallard

Fastest lap

Lee Wallard1:07.260

Laps

200

Distance

804.67 km

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid	Pts / timePts
1	99	Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	200	3:57:38.050	2	9 3:57:38.050
2	83	Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	200	+1:47.243	7	6 +1:47.243
3	9	Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	200	+2:51.390	3	2 +2:51.390
3	9	Manny Ayulo Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser			–	2
4	57	Andy Linden Sherman · Offenhauser	Sherman Offenhauser	200	+4:40.120	31	3 +4:40.120
5	52	Bobby Ball Schroeder · Offenhauser	Schroeder Offenhauser	200	+4:52.230	29	2 +4:52.230
6	1	Henry Banks Moore · Offenhauser	Moore Offenhauser	200	+5:40.020	17	+5:40.020
7	68	Carl Forberg Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	193	+7 laps	24	+7 laps
8	27	Duane Carter Deidt · Offenhauser	Deidt Offenhauser	180	+20 laps	4	+20 laps
9	5	Tony Bettenhausen Deidt · Offenhauser	Deidt Offenhauser	178	Spun off	9	Spun off
10	18	Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft · Novi	Kurtis Kraft Novi	151	Retirement	1	Retirement
11	69	Gene Force Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	142	Engine	22	Engine
12	25	Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	135	Engine	12	Engine
13	10	Bill Schindler Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	129	Engine	16	Engine
14	16	Mauri Rose Deidt · Offenhauser	Deidt Offenhauser	126	Accident	5	Accident
15	2	Walt Faulkner Kuzma · Offenhauser	Kuzma Offenhauser	123	Engine	14	Engine
16	76	Jimmy Davies Pawl · Offenhauser	Pawl Offenhauser	110	Axle	27	Axle
17	59	Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	109	Clutch	11	Clutch
18	73	Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	100	Fire	15	Fire
19	71	Bill Mackey Hall · Offenhauser	Hall Offenhauser	97	Clutch	33	Clutch
20	8	Chuck Stevenson Marchese · Offenhauser	Marchese Offenhauser	93	Fire	19	Fire
21	3	Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	87	Magneto	8	Magneto
22	4	Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	80	Engine	10	Engine
23	98	Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	78	Engine	6	Engine
24	6	Duke Dinsmore Schroeder · Offenhauser	Schroeder Offenhauser	73	Overheating	32	Overheating
25	32	Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft · Novi	Kurtis Kraft Novi	56	Ignition	28	Ignition
26	44	Walt Brown Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	55	Magneto	13	Magneto
27	48	Rodger Ward Bromme · Offenhauser	Bromme Offenhauser	34	Oil pipe	25	Oil pipe
28	23	Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser	30	Axle	18	Axle
29	81	Bill Vukovich Trevis · Offenhauser	Trevis Offenhauser	29	Oil leak	20	Oil leak
30	22	George Connor Lesovsky · Offenhauser	Lesovsky Offenhauser	29	Transmission	21	Transmission
31	19	Mack Hellings Deidt · Offenhauser	Deidt Offenhauser	18	Engine	23	Engine
32	12	Johnny McDowell Maserati · Offenhauser	Maserati Offenhauser	15	Fuel leak	26	Fuel leak
33	26	Joe James Watson · Offenhauser	Watson Offenhauser	8	Transmission	30	Transmission

Drivers after this round

1	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
2	Lee Wallard	9
3	Piero Taruffi	6
4	Mike Nazaruk	6
5	Nino Farina	4
6	Consalvo Sanesi	3
7	Andy Linden	3
8	Jack McGrath	2
9	Manny Ayulo	2
10	Emmanuel de Graffenried	2