Round 2 of 8 · Indianapolis · 30 May 1951, Wednesday
Indianapolis 500
Key highlights
Nalon
pole position
200
laps
9
finishers out of 34
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 3:57:38.05 | 9 |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | +1:47.24 | 6 |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | +2:51.39 | 2 |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | +2:51.39 | 2 |
| 4 | Andy Linden | Sherman | +4:40.12 | 3 |
| 5 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | +4:52.23 | 2 |
| 6 | Henry Banks | Moore | +5:40.02 | |
| 7 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | +7 Laps | |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Deidt | +20 Laps | |
| DNF | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | Spun off | |
| DNF | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | Retired | |
| DNF | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Mauri Rose | Deidt | Accident | |
| DNF | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | Engine | |
| DNF | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | Axle | |
| DNF | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | Clutch | |
| DNF | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | Bill Mackey | Hall | Clutch | |
| DNF | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | Magneto | |
| DNF | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | Overheating | |
| DNF | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | Ignition | |
| DNF | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | Magneto | |
| DNF | Rodger Ward | Bromme | Oil pipe | |
| DNF | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | Axle | |
| DNF | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | Oil leak | |
| DNF | George Connor | Lesovsky | Transmission | |
| DNF | Mack Hellings | Deidt | Engine | |
| DNF | Johnny McDowell | Maserati | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Joe James | Watson | Transmission |
- DNF
- Did not finish