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Southern 500 1951

Darlington Raceway · 1951 · NASCAR Cup Series

Finishing order

FinDriverTeamMakeLapsPts
1Herb ThomasHerb Thomas RacingHudson400
2Jesse James TaylorJesse James Taylor (Owner)Hudson399
3Buddy ShumanR.H. Yandell (Owner)Ford391
4Hershel McGriffMcGriff MotorsportsOldsmobile390
5Fireball RobertsEd Saverance (Owner)Ford387
6Harold KiteJulian Buesink (Owner)Oldsmobile384
7Leon SalesHubert Westmoreland (Owner)Oldsmobile384
8Fonty FlockFrank Christian (Owner)Oldsmobile383
9Bill SnowdenSnowden RacingFord383
10Pap WhiteJulian Petty (Owner)Plymouth383
11Tim FlockTed Chester (Owner)Oldsmobile379
12Slick SmithFrank Christian (Owner)Oldsmobile379
13Jack GoodwinBill Caltrider (Owner)Plymouth378
14Billy CardenSam Knox (Owner)Cadillac377
15Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth373
16Gober SosebeeSosebee RacingOldsmobile373
17Bud FarrellWilliam Gundaker (Owner)Plymouth373
18Billy MyersHubert Westmoreland (Owner)Plymouth373
19Bill WidenhouseBill Widenhouse (Owner)Plymouth371
20George SeegerTony Sampo (Owner)Studebaker371
21Gayle WarrenEarl Blevins (Owner)Studebaker370
22Freddie FarmerFreddie Farmer (Owner)Nash Motor Company370
23Cotton OwensF.J. Bland (Owner)Plymouth370
24Ed BenedictKen Swihart (Owner)Hudson370
25Red ByronB.J. Dantone (Owner)Ford368
26Bud RileyJoe Beccue (Owner)Hudson368
27Bob FlockTed Chester (Owner)Oldsmobile368
28Jimmie LewallenHubert Hamilton (Owner)Plymouth367
29Tommy MelvinClarence Burbank (Owner)Oldsmobile367
30Earl MossJ.B. Watkins (Owner)Studebaker366
31Ewell WeddleAl Wheatley (Owner)Ford365
32Shorty YorkRuss Lou (Owner)Nash Motor Company363
33Marshall TeagueMarshall Teague (Owner)Hudson361
34Johnny YountzHubert Westmoreland (Owner)Plymouth361
35Ted SwaimFord360
36Jim FiebelkornJim Fiebelkorn (Owner)Lincoln360
37Gene ComstockGene Comstock (Owner)Oldsmobile357
38Oliver DialPreston Jones (Owner)Chevrolet355
39Jim PaschalAl Wheatley (Owner)Ford353
40Reino TulonenReino Tulonen (Owner)Kaiser353
41Ted ChamberlainDel Pearson (Owner)Plymouth340
42J.E. HardieJ.E. Hardie (Owner)Ford339
43Donald ThomasHerb Thomas RacingPlymouth337
44Iggy KatonaIggy Katona (Owner)Chrysler337
45Joe MerolaJoe Merola (Owner)Oldsmobile335
46Dave AndersonBill Caltrider (Owner)Kaiser335
47Bob ProngerBob Pronger (Owner)Oldsmobile332
48Jack SmithWally Marks (Owner)Oldsmobile323
49Billy TibbettBilly Tibbett (Owner)Dodge318
50Jimmy WardenCain Bowman (Owner)Hudson314
51Gene DarraghBob Griffin (Owner)Oldsmobile309
52Gwyn StaleyFord303
53Jim DelaneyBob Osiecki (Owner)Ford294
54Erick EricksonPontiac281
55Bill BlairBill Blair (Owner)Ford275
56Buck BakerBuck Baker RacingFord275
57Curtis TurnerJohn Eanes (Owner)Oldsmobile272
58Wade FieldsJames Hinnant (Owner)Plymouth268
59Lloyd DaneLloyd Dane (Owner)Ford263
60John BarkerLeo Sigman (Owner)Studebaker258
61Buck BaityBuck Baity (Owner)Buick248
62Ray ChaseBill Sheldon (Owner)Oldsmobile237
63Jimmy ThompsonLeland Colvin (Owner)Ford236
64Jimmy AyersJimmy Ayers (Owner)Plymouth225
65Frank GiseB.R. Waller (Owner)Studebaker215
66Sandy LynchSandy Lynch (Owner)Ford215
67Bob JohnsonI.D. Stenstrom (Owner)Studebaker214
68Herb TrimbleHerb Trimble (Owner)Oldsmobile198
69Bub KingBub King (Owner)Plymouth149
70Tommy ThompsonA.L. Miller (Owner)Nash Motor Company148
71Bill RexfordGeorge Hartley (Owner)Oldsmobile143
72Fred MooreWalt Jarrod (Owner)Mercury112
73Weldon AdamsLeland Colvin (Owner)Plymouth104
74Murrace WalkerMurrace Walker (Owner)Studebaker104
75Joe EubanksPhil Oates (Owner)Oldsmobile92
76Johnny MantzJohnny Mantz (Owner)Nash Motor Company88
77Rudy HiresRudy Hires (Owner)Ford82
78Sonny BlackSonny Black (Owner)Plymouth73
79Lloyd MooreJulian Buesink (Owner)Ford61
80Lee ConnellLee Connell (Owner)Pontiac58
81Bobby BoothStanley Moore (Owner)Oldsmobile53
82Frank MundyPerry Smith (Owner)Studebaker12

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