1951 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

1951 AAA Championship Car season

AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races| 15
Start date| May 30
End date| November 11
Awards
National champion|  Tony Bettenhausen
Indianapolis 500 winner|  Lee Wallard

<- 1950

1952 ->

The 1951 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 15 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in San Mateo, California on November 11. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Tony Bettenhausen, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Lee Wallard.

## Schedule and results[edit]

Rnd  | Date  | Race Name  | Track  | Location  | Type  | Pole Position  | Winning Driver

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1  | May 30  |  International 500 Mile SweepstakesA | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved  |  Duke Nalon |  Lee Wallard
2  | June 10  |  Rex Mays Classic | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt  |  Jack McGrath |  Tony Bettenhausen
3  | June 24  |  Langhorne 100  | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt  |  Jack McGrath |  Tony Bettenhausen
4  | July 4  |  Darlington 250 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | Paved  |  Johnny McDowell |  Walt Faulkner
NC | July 29  |  Indianapolis Sweepstakes  | Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Dirt  |  Troy Ruttman |  Troy Ruttman
5  | August 18  |  Springfield 100  | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt  |  Paul Russo |  Tony Bettenhausen
6  | August 26  |  Milwaukee 200 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt  |  Johnny McDowell |  Walt Faulkner
7  | September 1  |  Ted Horn Memorial  | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt  |  Johnnie Parsons |  Tony Bettenhausen
8  | September 3  |  Du Quoin 150B | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt  |  Tony Bettenhausen |  Tony Bettenhausen
9  | September 3  |  Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill  |  Louis UnserC |  Al Rogers
10  | September 8  |  Syracuse 100D | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt  |  Tony Bettenhausen |  Tony Bettenhausen
11  | September 9  |  Detroit 100  | Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt  |  Johnny McDowell |  Paul Russo
12  | September 23  |  Denver 100  | Centennial Park | Littleton, Colorado | Dirt  |  Tony Bettenhausen |  Tony Bettenhausen
13  | October 21  |  San Jose 100  | San Jose Speedway | San Jose, California | Dirt  |  Tony Bettenhausen |  Tony Bettenhausen
14  | November 4  |  Phoenix 100 | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, Arizona | Dirt  |  Henry Banks |  Johnnie Parsons
15  | November 11  |  Bay Meadows 150  | Bay Meadows Race Track | San Mateo, California | Dirt  |  Jack McGrath |  Johnnie Parsons

Paved/Dirt Oval

Road Course/Hill Climb

Non-championship race

^A Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1951 FIA World Championship of Drivers title.
^B Race stopped after 101 laps due to rain.
^C No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
^D Race stopped after 67 laps due to wreck.

## Final points standings[edit]

Note1: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver)

Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems

Note2: There were scoring omissions in the AAA records regarding laps completed for eight drivers in the Darlington and Milwaukee races in 1951. The statistics shown include the most accurate representation of those races that is available.

| Pos  | Driver  | INDY
| MIL1
| LAN
| DAR
| SPR
| MIL2
| DUQ1
| DUQ2
| PIK
| SYR
| DET
| DNC
| SJS
| PHX
| BAY
| Pts

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1  |  Tony Bettenhausen | 9  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 1  | 1 |  | 1 | 4  | 1 | 1 | 13  | 2  | 2556
2  |  Henry Banks | 6  | 11  | 10  | 7  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 5  |  | 6  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 2 | 3  | 1856.6
3  |  Walt Faulkner | 15  |  |  | 1  | DNQ  | 1  | 4  | 2  |  | 2  | 2  | 18  | DNQ  | 6  | DNS  | 1513.6
4  |  Jack McGrath | 3  | 18 | 7 | 5  | 2  | 2  | 16  | 11  |  | 7  |  | 3  | 4  | 14  | 18 | 1460.4
5  |  Mike Nazaruk RY | 2  | 8  | 9  | 8  |  | 16  |  |  |  | 18  | 3  | 15  | 16  | 18  | 15  | 1143
6  |  Johnnie Parsons | 21  | DNQ  | DNS  | 23  |  | 3  | 2 | 16  |  | 17  |  | 14  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 1012
7  |  Lee Wallard | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1000
8  |  Manuel Ayulo | DNS  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 17  | 17  |  | 6  |  | 12  | 6  | 7  | DNQ  | 9  | 11  | 997.5
9  |  Andy Linden | 4  | 15  | 8  | 12  | DNQ  | 22  | 9  | 7  |  | 11  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 5  | 911
10  |  Paul Russo | DNQ  | 4  |  | 13  | 14 | 9  | 3  |  |  | 15  | 1  | 13  | 2  | DNQ  | 16  | 700
11  |  Bill Schindler | 13  | 16  | 2  | 21  | 3  | 4  | 12  |  |  | 8  |  | DNP  |  | 8  | 9  | 693.5
12  |  Cecil Green | 22  | 2  | 3  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 650
13  |  Bobby Ball | 5  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 11  | 15  | 13  | 620
14  |  Chuck Stevenson | 20  | DNQ  |  | 9  | 5  | 6  | 10  | 4  |  | 9  |  | DNP  |  |  |  | 538
15  |  Duane Carter | 8  | 3  | 15  | DNS  | 11  |  | 17  |  |  | 13  | 8  |  |  |  | 10  | 505
16  |  Sam Hanks | 12  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 3  |  | DNQ  | 5  | 10  | DNQ  |  |  | 421.4
17  |  Jimmy Davies | 16  | 14  |  | 24  | 18  | 13  | 13  | 17  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 3  | 8  | 315
18  |  Gene Force R | 11  | 7  |  | 15  | 13  | 19  |  | 10  |  |  | 18  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 6  | 310.3
19  |  Cliff Griffith | 28  | 9  | 11  | 11  |  | 7  | 8  | 9  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 308.4
20  |  Neal Carter |  | DNQ  | 18  | 20  | 16  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 13  |  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 300
21  |  Bill Mackey | 19  | 13  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300
22  |  Carl Forberg R | 7  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300
23  |  Bill Vukovich R | 29  | DNQ  | 14  | 26  | 15  | 21  | 7  | DNQ  |  | 3  | 7  | 11  | 18  |  | DNQ  | 291.8
24  |  Joe James | 33  | 17  | 12  | 28  | 12  | 15  | DNQ  | 14  |  | 16  | 15  | 4  | 8  | 5  | DNQ  | 283
25  |  Fred Agabashian | 17  | DNS  | 6  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 6  | 17  | 12  | 278.2
26  |  Jim Rigsby R |  |  | DNS  |  | 10  | 11  | 14  | 12  |  | DNS  |  | 12  | 10  | 11  | 7  | 233.1
27  |  Johnny McDowell | 32  |  | 16  | 16 | 9  | 8 | 15  | 15  |  |  | 17 | 9  | 9  | 12  | DNP  | 230
28  |  Gordon Reid R | DNQ  | 6  | 17  | 17  | 7  | 20  | 18  | 13  |  | DNQ  | 14  | 16  | 13  | 7  | 14  | 204
29  |  Al Rogers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200
30  |  Rodger Ward | 27  | 5  | 13  | DNS  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 17  | 10  | 17  | 192
31  |  Johnny Mauro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160
32  |  Duke Nalon | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150
33  |  Louis Unser |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140
34  |  Pete Woods  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  | 120
35  |  Harry King R |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 8  |  | 5  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  | 117.5
36  |  Eddie Johnson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 11  |  |  |  |  | 100.4
37  |  Ray Knepper | DNQ  | DNQ  | 5  | 22  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100
38  |  Herb Bryers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100
39  |  Troy Ruttman | 23  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  |  |  | 80
40  |  Charles Bryant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80
41  |  Joe Garson R |  |  |  |  | 8  | DNQ  | 11  | 18  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  | 70
42  |  Bob Finney |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60
43  |  Shelby Hill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50
44  |  Mack Hellings | 31  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 40
45  |  Johnny Tolan | DNQ  | 12  |  | DNS  | DNQ  | 14  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | 10  | DNQ  |  |  |  | 40
46  |  Jimmy Good |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
47  |  Roy Sherman | DNQ  |  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28
48  |  Buzz Barton |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.1
49  |  Delmar Desch |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
50  |  George Connor | 30  | DNQ  | DNS  | 25  | DNQ  | 12  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 20
51  |  Walt Brown | 26  | DNQ  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
52  |  Frank Armi R | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 17  | 12  | 16  | DNQ  | 10
53  |  Hugh Thomas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
\-  |  Buster Warke |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  | 12  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Wayne Sankey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Kenny Eaton | DNQ  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Tommy Hinnershitz |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Mauri Rose | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Glenn Harrison |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Walt Moffatt R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jimmy Jackson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Johnny Fedricks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Wayne England  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Duke Dinsmore | 24  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 18  |  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Carl Scarborough R | 18  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 27  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dick Fraizer |  |  | DNQ  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Roger Barlow R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Rex Easton R |  | DNQ  |  | 19  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  D. R. Atkinson R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Malcolm Brazier R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Walt Killinger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Phil Shafer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Milton Mabe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Buster Hammond |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Richard DeMark R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Chet Miller | 25  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  George Hammond |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Art McKee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  T. E. Russell |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27  |  |  | DNP  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Andy Cimino R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Joel Thorne | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Clarence Doley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Clifford Foltz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jim Hammond  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Red Lawrence  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Billy Ryan  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Ray Shadbolt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Curt Stockwell |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Harry Syer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Doc Shanebrook | DNQ  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Joe Barzda | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dick Page | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Bob Scott | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Myron Fohr | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  George Lynch | DNQ  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jud Larson |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Joe Sostilio |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Mark Light |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Potsy Goacher |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bill Boyd | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Del Fanning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jimmy Bryan | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bill Cantrell | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jimmy Daywalt | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  George Fonder | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jackie Holmes | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Norm Houser | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jerry Hoyt | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bill Johnson  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Danny Kladis | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bayliss Levrett | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Roscoe Rann | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Mike Salay | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bud Sennett | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bob Sweikert | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Leroy Warriner | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Frank Burany |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  John Crone |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bobby Barker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Eddie Sachs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bill Doster |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Slim Roberts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dempsey Wilson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jean Achard  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | INDY
| MIL1
| LAN
| DAR
| SPR
| MIL2
| DUQ1
| DUQ2
| PIK
| SYR
| DET
| DNC
| SJS
| PHX
| BAY
| Pts
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Gold  | Winner
Silver  | 2nd place
Bronze  | 3rd place
Green  | 4th & 5th place
Light Blue  | 6th-10th place
Dark Blue  | Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple  | Did not finish
(Ret)
Red  | Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown  | Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black  | Disqualified
(DSQ)
White  | Did not start
(DNS)
Blank  | Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
| In-line notation

Bold | Pole position
Italics | Ran fastest race lap
*  | Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie

## References[edit]

* Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1951". Driver Database. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
* "1951 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
* Harms, Phil. "1951 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
* http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 299-302)

## See also[edit]

* 1951 Indianapolis 500

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Seasons|

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Indianapolis 500s|

* 1911
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National Champions|

* Billy Arnold
* Henry Banks
* Tony Bettenhausen
* Jimmy Bryan
* Bob Carey
* Gaston Chevrolet
* Bill Cummings
* Pete DePaolo (twice)
* Sam Hanks
* Harry Hartz
* Eddie Hearne
* Ted Horn (three times)
* Rex Mays (twice)
* Louis Meyer (three times)
* Tommy Milton
* Jimmy Murphy (twice)
* Barney Oldfield
* Johnnie Parsons
* Kelly Petillo
* Dario Resta
* Floyd Roberts
* Mauri Rose
* Louis Schneider
* Wilbur Shaw (twice)
* Chuck Stevenson
* Bob Sweikert

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