Indianapolis 500
Round 2 · 30 May 1951 ·Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States
Nazaruk
Kurtis Kraft
2
Wallard
Kurtis Kraft
1
Ayulo
Kurtis Kraft
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 200 | 3:57:38.05 | 9 | |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 200 | +1:47.24 | 6 | |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | 200 | +2:51.39 | 2 | |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 200 | +2:51.39 | 2 | |
| 4 | Andy Linden | Sherman | 200 | +4:40.12 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | 200 | +4:52.23 | 2 | |
| 6 | Henry Banks | Moore | 200 | +5:40.02 | 0 | |
| 7 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Deidt | 180 | +20 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 178 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 151 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 142 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 135 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 129 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 126 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | 123 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | 110 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 109 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 93 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | Bill Mackey | Hall | 97 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | 93 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 87 | Magneto | 0 | |
| R | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 80 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 78 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | 73 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 56 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 55 | Magneto | 0 | |
| R | Rodger Ward | Bromme | 34 | Oil pipe | 0 | |
| R | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 30 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | 29 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | George Connor | Lesovsky | 29 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Mack Hellings | Deidt | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Johnny McDowell | Maserati | 15 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | Joe James | Watson | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
- R
- Retired