Springfield 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
August 18, 1951

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 14 Tony Bettenhausen 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 100 1:06:37.59 90.054 200
2 4 Jack McGrath 9 Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished 160
3 7 Bill Schindler 10 Chapman Kurtis 2000 Offy 100 Finished 140
4 8 Henry Banks 1 Hopkins Blue Crown Moore Offy 100 Finished 120
5 13 Chuck Stevenson 8 Bardahl/Marchese Marchese Offy 100 Finished 100
6 12 Troy Ruttman 4 John Zink Kurtis Offy 100 Finished 80
7 17 Gordon Reid 73 McNamara Kurtis/Wetteroth Offy 98 Flagged 60
8 5 Joe Garson 77 Elgin Piston Pin Stevens Offy 98 Lost oil pressure 50
9 15 Johnny McDowell 79 Hart Fullerton Kurtis 4000 Offy SC 97 Flagged 40
10 18 Jim Rigsby 33 Iddings Meyer Offy 97 Flagged 30
11 2 Duane Carter 14 Pat Clancy Ewing Offy 91 Flagged 20
12 16 Joe James 26 Bob Estes Watson Offy 86 Lost oil pressure 10
13 11 Gene Force 69 Brown Motor Co. Kurtis 2000 Offy 81 Steering failure
14 1 Paul Russo 7 Russo-Nichels Russo/Nichels Offy 77 Lost oil pressure
15 6 Bill Vukovich 81 Central Excavating Trevis Offy 64 Lost oil pressure
16 3 Neal Carter 53 Lutes Bardazon Offy 43 Lost rear end
17 10 Manny Ayulo 31 Coast Grain Lesovsky Offy 15 Spun out turn 1
18 9 Jimmy Davies 76 Parks Offy Pawl Offy 7 Fuel pump
-- -- George Connor 98 Saraffof Kurtis 2000 Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- John Crone 35 Johnston X Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Rex Easton 39 Shaheen Hill Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Walt Faulkner 2 Agajanian Grant Kuzma Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Harry King 34 Pete Wales Trucking Kurtis 2000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Andy Linden 57 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Johnnie Tolan 71 Karl Hall Stevens Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Rodger Ward 48 Deck Manufacturing Bromme Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Carl Scarborough 74 Jewell X Offy -- Did not qualify

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Tony Bettenhausen 81 20-100
Paul Russo 19 1-19