1951 Motor City 250 Results
Tommy Thompson won the 1951 Motor City 250 at Michigan State Fairgrounds on August 12, 1951, leading 58 of 250 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 59 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | 5 | 250 | 58 | Running |
| 2 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 13 | 250 | 7 | Running |
| 3 | 98 | Johnny Mantz | 15 | 244 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 83 | Red Byron | 25 | 241 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 43 | Paul Newkirk | 38 | 241 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 34 | Jack Goodwin | 47 | 239 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | 22 | 239 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 50 | Ewell Weddle | 20 | 236 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 41 | Curtis Turner | 30 | 233 | 92 | Overheating |
| 10 | 1-X | Erick Erickson | 45 | 233 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 135 | Bill Majot | 56 | 233 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 10 | Jim Fiebelkorn | 52 | 233 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 42 | Lee Petty | 44 | 233 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 33 | Lou Figaro | 14 | 231 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 142 | Bob Myers | 32 | 230 | 0 | - |
| 16 | 60 | Jim Paschal | 55 | 228 | 0 | - |
| 17 | 91 | Tim Flock | 2 | 228 | 0 | - |
| 18 | 67 | Bob Jeffries | 54 | 225 | 0 | - |
| 19 | 120 | John McGinley | 43 | 224 | 0 | - |
| 20 | 7 | Bob Flock | 8 | 223 | 0 | - |
| 21 | 151 | Les Snow | 35 | 222 | 0 | - |
| 22 | 38 | Iggy Katona | 33 | 222 | 0 | - |
| 23 | 88 | Dell Pearson | 39 | 216 | 0 | - |
| 24 | 85 | Bob Prince | 41 | 199 | 0 | - |
| 25 | 2 | Bobby Myers | 34 | 199 | 0 | - |
| 26 | 22 | Oda Greene | 37 | 173 | 0 | - |
| 27 | 48 | John Barker | 48 | 173 | 0 | - |
| 28 | 102 | Ray Duhigg | 46 | 167 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 65 | Jack White | 53 | 158 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 36 | Danny Letner | 27 | 153 | 0 | Overheating |
| 31 | 140 | Walt Flanders | 51 | 145 | 0 | Crash |
| 32 | 12 | Billy Carden | 10 | 142 | 0 | - |
| 33 | 6 | Marshall Teague | 1 | 136 | 1 | Overheating |
| 34 | 18 | George Seeger | 17 | 133 | 0 | - |
| 35 | 14 | Fonty Flock | 4 | 130 | 85 | Crash |
| 36 | 75 | Bob Greer | 12 | 126 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 44 | Jack Smith | 49 | 123 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 198 | Billy Myers | 42 | 123 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 777 | Tom Suligoy | 11 | 115 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 750 | Al Miller | 58 | 115 | 0 | - |
| 41 | 1 | Walt Sprague | 29 | 113 | 0 | - |
| 42 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | 3 | 104 | 7 | Tie rod |
| 43 | 133 | Bobby Booth | 18 | 103 | 0 | - |
| 44 | 32 | Tommy Melvin | 31 | 92 | 0 | Crash |
| 45 | 8 | Bud Riley | 16 | 89 | 0 | Crash |
| 46 | 28 | Ray Chase | 23 | 89 | 0 | Overheating |
| 47 | 41.5 | Bill Blair | 24 | 88 | 0 | - |
| 48 | 175 | Bill Holland | 40 | 80 | 0 | Crash |
| 49 | 30 | Elmer Wilson | 57 | 80 | 0 | Crash |
| 50 | 23 | Frank Mundy | 21 | 80 | 0 | Crash |
| 51 | 9 | Freddie Farmer | 50 | 77 | 0 | - |
| 52 | 90 | Jim Rathmann | 9 | 76 | 0 | - |
| 53 | 118 | Ed Benedict | 26 | 75 | 0 | Overheating |
| 54 | 11 | Hershel McGriff | 28 | 73 | 0 | Crash |
| 55 | 21 | Dick Rathmann | 59 | 31 | 0 | Overheating |
| 56 | 70 | Johnny Wohlfiel | 36 | 27 | 0 | - |
| 57 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 6 | 26 | 0 | Overheating |
| 58 | 31 | Jesse James Taylor | 7 | 14 | 0 | Overheating |
| 59 | 188 | Pat Flaherty | 19 | 13 | 0 | - |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | August 12, 1951 |
| Track | Michigan State Fairgrounds |
| Laps | 250 |