1951 - Indianapolis 500

The history of Formula One has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950. FIA Formula 1 Racing Champions FIA Formula 1 Racing by Year

1951 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/30/1951
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner Duke Nalon
Average Race Speed - 203.173 kph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 10 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Lee Wallard
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Lee Wallard	Belanger Motors	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2	7	Mike Nazaruk	Jim Robbins	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3	3	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4	31	Andy Linden	Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5	29	Bobby Ball	Blakely Oil	Schroeder	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6	17	Henry Banks	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Moore	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7	24	Carl Forberg	Automobile Shippers	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8	4	Duane Carter	Mobilgas	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9	9	Tony Bettenhausen	Mobiloil	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10	1	Duke Nalon	Novi Purelube	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C
11	22	Gene Force	Brown Motor Co	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12	12	Sam Hanks	Schmidt	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13	16	Bill Schindler	Chapman	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14	5	Mauri Rose	Pennzoil	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15	14	Walt Faulkner	Agajanian Grant Piston Ring	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16	27	Jimmy Davies	Parks	Silnes-Pawl	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17	11	Fred Agabashian	GranatelliBardahl	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18	15	Carl Scarborough	McNamara	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19	33	Bill Mackey	Karl Hall	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20	19	Chuck Stevenson	Bardahl	Marchese	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21	8	Johnnie Parsons	Wynns Friction Proofing	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22	10	Cecil Green	John Zink	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23	6	Troy Ruttman	Agajanian Featherweight	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24	32	Duke Dinsmore	Brown Motor Co	Schroeder	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25	28	Chet Miller	Novi Purelube	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C
26	13	Walt Brown	Federal Engineering	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27	25	Rodger Ward	Deck Manufacturing Co	Bromme	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28	18	Cliff Griffith	Morris	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29	20	Bill Vukovich	Central Excavating	Trevis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30	21	George Connor	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31	23	Mack Hellings	TuffanelliDerrico	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32	26	Johnny McDowell	W J	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
33	30	Joe James	Bob Estes LincolnMercury	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4