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1951 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

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

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Type	Pole position
May 30	US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1951-indianapolis-500)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	US Duke Nalon	US Lee Wallard
June 10	US Rex Mays Classic	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Jack McGrath	US Tony Bettenhausen
June 24	US Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Jack McGrath	US Tony Bettenhausen
July 4	US [Darlington 250](https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1951_Darlington_250/UO)	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	Paved	US Johnny McDowell	US Walt Faulkner
July 29	US Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Troy Ruttman	US Troy Ruttman
August 18	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US Paul Russo	US Tony Bettenhausen
August 26	US Milwaukee 200	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Johnny McDowell	US Walt Faulkner
September 1	US Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	US Johnnie Parsons	US Tony Bettenhausen
September 3	US Du Quoin 150	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Tony Bettenhausen
September 3	US Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	US Louis Unser	US Al Rogers
September 8	US Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Tony Bettenhausen
September 9	US Detroit 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	US Johnny McDowell	US Paul Russo
September 23	US Denver 100	Centennial Park	Littleton, Colorado	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Tony Bettenhausen
October 21	US San Jose 100	San Jose Speedway	San Jose, California	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Tony Bettenhausen
November 4	US Phoenix 100	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	US Henry Banks	US Johnnie Parsons
November 11	US Bay Meadows 150	Bay Meadows Race Track	San Mateo, California	Dirt	US Jack McGrath	US Johnnie Parsons

: Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1951 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. : Race stopped after 101 laps due to rain. : 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. : Race stopped after 67 laps due to wreck.

Final points standings

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) 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](1951-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	LAN
US	DAR
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DUQ1
US	DUQ2
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DET
US	DNC
US	SJS
US	PHX
US	BAY
US	Pts	1	2556	2	1856.6	3	1513.6	4	1460.4	5	1143	6	1012	7	1000	8	997.5	9	911	10	700	11	693.5	12	650	13	620	14	538	15	505	16	421.4	17	315	18	310.3	19	308.4	20	300	21	300	22	300	23	291.8	24	283	25	278.2	26	233.1	27	230	28	204	29	200	30	192	31	160	32	150	33	140	34	120	35	117.5	36	100.4	37	100	38	100	39	80	40	80	41	70	42	60	43	50	44	40	45	40	46	30	47	28	48	20.1	49	20	50	20	51	17	52	10	53	10	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	[INDY](1951-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	LAN
US	DAR
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DUQ1
US	DUQ2
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DET
US	DNC
US	SJS
US	PHX
US	BAY
US	Pts
US Tony Bettenhausen	9	1	1	2	1	10	1	1		1	4	1	1	13	2
US Henry Banks	6	11	10	7	4	5	6	5		6	9	2	3	2	3
US Walt Faulkner	15			1	DNQ	1	4	2		2	2	18	DNQ	6	DNS
US Jack McGrath	3	18	7	5	2	2	16	11		7		3	4	14	18
US Mike Nazaruk	2	8	9	8		16				18	3	15	16	18	15
US Johnnie Parsons	21	DNQ	DNS	23		3	2	16		17		14	7	1	1
US Lee Wallard	1
US Manuel Ayulo	DNS	10	4	6	17	17		6		12	6	7	DNQ	9	11
US Andy Linden	4	15	8	12	DNQ	22	9	7		11				DNQ	5
US Paul Russo	DNQ	4		13	14	9	3			15	1	13	2	DNQ	16
US Bill Schindler	13	16	2	21	3	4	12			8		DNP		8	9
US Cecil Green	22	2	3	3
US Bobby Ball	5	DNQ										5	11	15	13
US Chuck Stevenson	20	DNQ		9	5	6	10	4		9		DNP
US Duane Carter	8	3	15	DNS	11		17			13	8				10
US Sam Hanks	12						5	3		DNQ	5	10	DNQ
US Jimmy Davies	16	14		24	18	13	13	17					5	3	8
US Gene Force	11	7		15	13	19		10			18		DNQ	DNQ	6
US Cliff Griffith	28	9	11	11		7	8	9		DNQ
US Neal Carter		DNQ	18	20	16					DNQ	13		14	4	4
US Bill Mackey	19	13		4
US Carl Forberg	7			DNQ
US Bill Vukovich	29	DNQ	14	26	15	21	7	DNQ		3	7	11	18		DNQ
US Joe James	33	17	12	28	12	15	DNQ	14		16	15	4	8	5	DNQ
US Fred Agabashian	17	DNS	6	DNQ								6	6	17	12
US Jim Rigsby			DNS		10	11	14	12		DNS		12	10	11	7
US Johnny McDowell	32		16	16	9	8	15	15			17	9	9	12	DNP
US Gordon Reid	DNQ	6	17	17	7	20	18	13		DNQ	14	16	13	7	14
US Al Rogers									1
US Rodger Ward	27	5	13	DNS	DNQ							8	17	10	17
US Johnny Mauro									2
US Duke Nalon	10
US Louis Unser									3
US Pete Woods									4			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Harry King					DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	8		5		DNQ
US Eddie Johnson										4	11
US Ray Knepper	DNQ	DNQ	5	22
US Herb Bryers									5
US Troy Ruttman	23				6								15
US Charles Bryant									6
US Joe Garson					8	DNQ	11	18		DNQ		DNQ			DNQ
US Bob Finney									7
US Shelby Hill									8
US Mack Hellings	31		DNQ						9					DNQ
US Johnnie Tolan	DNQ	12		DNS	DNQ	14		DNQ		DNQ	10	DNQ
US Jimmy Good									10
US Roy Sherman	DNQ		DNS	DNS
US Buzz Barton										10
US Delmar Desch									11
US George Connor	30	DNQ	DNS	25	DNQ	12		DNQ		DNQ			DNQ
US Walt Brown	26	DNQ		10
US Frank Armi	DNQ	DNQ									DNQ	17	12	16	DNQ
US Hugh Thomas									12
US Buster Warke										DNS	12
US Wayne Sankey									13
US Kenny Eaton	DNQ			14
US Tommy Hinnershitz			DNQ							14
US Mauri Rose	14
US Glenn Harrison									14
US Walt Moffatt									15
US Jimmy Jackson									16
US Johnny Fedricks											16
US Wayne England									17
US Duke Dinsmore	24			DNQ		18				DNQ	DNQ
US Carl Scarborough	18	DNQ	DNQ	27	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ		DNQ
US Dick Fraizer			DNQ	18						DNQ	DNQ
US Roger Barlow									18
US Rex Easton		DNQ		19	DNQ
US D. R. Atkinson									19
US Malcolm Brazier									20
US Walt Killinger									21			DNS
US Phil Shafer									21
US Milton Mabe									22
US Buster Hammond									23
US Richard DeMark									24
US Chet Miller	25
US George Hammond									25
US Art McKee									26
US T. E. Russell									27			DNP
US Andy Cimino									28
US Joel Thorne	DNQ								DNS
US Clarence Doley									DNS
US Clifford Foltz									DNS
US Jim Hammond									DNS
US Red Lawrence									DNS
US Billy Ryan									DNS
Canada Ray Shadbolt									DNS
US Curt Stockwell									DNS
US Harry Syer									DNS
US Doc Shanebrook	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ
US Joe Barzda	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ
US Dick Page	DNQ												DNQ		DNQ
US Bob Scott	DNQ												DNQ		DNQ
US Myron Fohr	DNQ	DNQ
US George Lynch	DNQ		DNQ
US Jud Larson		DNQ	DNQ
US Joe Sostilio		DNQ	DNQ
US Mark Light			DNQ							DNQ
US Potsy Goacher							DNQ			DNQ
US Bill Boyd	DNQ												DNQ
US Del Fanning											DNQ		DNQ
US Jimmy Bryan	DNQ
US Bill Cantrell	DNQ
US Jimmy Daywalt	DNQ
US George Fonder	DNQ
US Jackie Holmes	DNQ
US Norm Houser	DNQ
US Jerry Hoyt	DNQ
US Bill Johnson	DNQ
US Danny Kladis	DNQ
US Bayliss Levrett	DNQ
US Roscoe Rann	DNQ
US Mike Salay	DNQ
US Bud Sennett	DNQ
US Bob Sweikert	DNQ
US Leroy Warriner	DNQ
US Frank Burany		DNQ
US John Crone					DNQ
US Bobby Barker										DNQ
US Eddie Sachs										DNQ
US Bill Doster											DNQ
US Slim Roberts												DNQ
US Dempsey Wilson													DNQ
France Jean Achard	DNP

Color	Result
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

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References

http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 299-302)

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