|| *Comments on the 1951 Indianapolis 500:* View the most recent comment <#13> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Aldo posted: 10.01.2009 - 5:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon Reid George Lynch George Fonder Frank Armi Doc Shanebrook Bud Sennett Bob Sweikert Bob Scott Bill Cantrell Johnny Boyd Jackie Holmes Did not qualify: Jimmy Bryan Jimmy Daywalt Ray Knepper Spider Webb Paul Russo Norm Houser Myron Fohr Mike Salay LeRoy Warriner Johnnie Tolan Joel Thorne Joe Barzda Bayliss Levrett 2. Aldo posted: 10.01.2009 - 5:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry, all names up here did not qualify. 3. Aldo posted: 10.01.2009 - 5:32 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry again, better list for drivers that didn't qualify: nq 7 Paul RUSSO Nichels Offenhauser nq 14 Jerry HOYT Ewing Offenhauser nq 24 Jackie HOLMES Adams Offenhauser nq 29 George FONDER Deidt Sparks nq 31 Manuel AYULO Lesovsky Offenhauser nq 33 Jimmy DAYWALT Meyer Novi nq 34 Johnnie TOLAN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 35 Frank ARMI Bardazon Offenhauser nq 36 George LYNCH Rassey Offenhauser nq 37 Bob SWEIKERT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 41 Mike SALAY Szalai Offenhauser Accident nq 42 Bill BOYD Gdula Offenhauser nq 46 Bayliss LEVRETT Silnes Offenhauser nq 49 Joe BARZDA Maserati Offenhauser nq 51 Bud SENNET Maserati Maserati nq 53 George FONDER Schroeder Offenhauser nq 58 Frank ARMI Scopa Offenhauser nq 63 George FONDER Schroeder Offenhauser nq 64 Frank ARMI Kurtis Kraft Duray nq 67 Gordon REID Silnes Chevrolet nq 72 Jimmy BRYAN Lesovsky Offenhauser nq 75 Leroy WARRINER Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 77 Doc SHANEBROOK Stevens Offenhauser nq 78 Ray KNEPPER Silnes Offenhauser f 100 Jean ACHARD Talbot Lago Talbot Not present 4. martin-n-rusty posted: 03.09.2010 - 4:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Only F1 race in 1951 that did not feature Argentinians or Italians on the podium at all 5. Unser1 posted: 03.12.2010 - 11:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Duke Nalon's only "F1 pole" comes in his first "F1 start" 6. Unser1 posted: 07.12.2010 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lee Wallard's "lone F1 victory." Shortly after winning the Indy 500 he retired from racing after being burned in a crash. 7. martin-n-rusty posted: 11.18.2010 - 3:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 10th (along with 11th and 12th, due to drivers sharing rides) points finish by American drivers in F1 history up to this point 8. Anonymous posted: 11.01.2011 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wallard drove the last 50 laps of this race without brakes 9. RaceFanX posted: 02.04.2012 - 12:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Former Indy winner Mauri Rose flipped in his crash but was unhurt. 10. Bradley Thomas posted: 06.22.2014 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 8 cars were running at the finish of this race. The 8th place car was 20 laps down. 11. Schroeder51 posted: 03.14.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Indy 500 starts for Mike Nazaruk, Andy Linden, Bobby Ball, Gene Force, Carl Scarborough, Rodger Ward, Cliff Griffith, Bill Vukovich, and Joe James. Only Indy 500 starts for Carl Forberg and Bill Mackey. Last Indy 500 starts for Lee Wallard, Mauri Rose, Cecil Green, Walt Brown, and Mack Hellings. 12. Schroeder51 posted: 03.14.2015 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also first Indy start for Chuck Stevenson. 13. Schroeder51 posted: 03.14.2015 - 7:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Complete DNQs/WDs: (Driver; Number; Sponsor; Chassis/Engine; Status) Paul Russo, #7 Kennedy Tank, Russo/Nichels/Offy (DNS, too slow) Jerry Hoyt, #14 Pat Clancy, Erwing/Offy (DNS, too slow) Roscoe Rann, #14 Pat Clancy, Ewing/Offy (Did not qualify) Bill Johnson, #15 Wayne, Johnston/Wayne (Did not qualify) Jackie Holmes, #24 Palmer, Adams/Off (DNS, too slow) George Fonder, #29 Ray Brady, X/Sparks SC (Did not qualify) Manny Ayulo, #31 Coast Grain, Lesovsky/Offy (DNS, too slow) Jimmy Daywalt, #33 Iddings, Meyer/Offy (Wrecked practice) Johnnie Tolan, #34 Peter Wales Trucking, Kurtis 2000/Offy (Did not qualify) Frank Armi, #35 Hancock Dome, Bardazon/Offy (Did not qualify) George Lynch, #36 Rassey, Rassey/Offy (Did not qualify) Bob Sweikert, #37 Marion Engineering, Kurtis 2000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Mike Salay, #41 Szala, Salay D/Offy (Wrecked practice) Bill Boyd, #42 Gdula, Gdula/Offy (Wrecked practice) Jackie Holmes, #45 Cincinnati Race Cars, Adams/Offy (Did not qualify) Bayliss Leverett, #46 Safety Seal, Silnes/Offy (DNS, too slow) Jimmy Daywalt, #47 Merkler Machine Works, X/Offy SC (Did not qualify) Joe Barzda, #49 Barzda, Maserati/Offy (Spun qualifying) Bud Sennett, #51 Auto Accessories/Barzda, Maserati/Maserati (Wrecked qualifying) George Fonder, #53 Lutes, Schroeder/Offy (DNS, too slow) Myron Fohr, #56 Shaheen, Hill/Offy (Did not qualify) Frank Armi, #59 Scopa, Scopa/Offy (Did not qualify) Norm Houser, #61 Sarafoff, Miller/Offy (Did not qualify) Bill Cantrell, #62 Motor Trends, X/Wayne (Did not qualify) George Fonder, #63 Ray Brady, Schroeder/Offy (Did not qualify) Frank Armi, #64 Bardahl/Page, Kurtis/Duray (DNS, too slow) Dick Page, #64 Bardahl/Page, Kurtis/Offy (Did not qualify) Kenny Eaton, #66 Jeanie-Lee/Glessner, Stevens/Offy (Did not qualify) Gordon Reid, #67 Johnson/Herbert, Silnes/Chevy (Did not qualify) Jimmy Bryan, #72 Viking Trailer, Lesovsky/Offy (DNS, too slow) Leroy Warriner, #75 Heller, Kurtis/Offy (Did not qualify) Doc Shanebrook, #77 Elgin Piston Pin, Stevens/Offy (Did not qualify) Ray Knepper, #78 Bardahl/Tomshe, Silnes/Offy (Did not qualify) Bill Cantrell, #79 Hart Fullerton, Kurtis 4000/Offy SC (Did not qualify) Bob Scott, #82 Bob Estes Mercury, X/Mercury (Did not qualify) Joel Thorne, #88 Thorne Engineering, Adams/Sparks (Did not qualify) Danny Kladis, #89 Trainor Chicago, Miller 4RE/Miller (Did not qualify) Jean Achard, #100 Talbot-Lago, Talbot-Lago/Talbot-Lago (Did not appear) Roy Sherman, X/X, X/X (Did not qualify) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. 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