San José 100
San José Speedway
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
October 21, 1951

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

Points
1 1 Tony Bettenhausen 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 100 1:14:24.00 81.760 200
2 3 Paul Russo 7 Russo-Nichels Russo/Nichels Offy 99 Flagged 160
3 14 Henry Banks 1 Hopkins Blue Crown Moore Offy 99 Flagged 140
4 6 Jack McGrath 9 Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy 98 Flagged 120
5 9 Jimmy Davies 76 Parks Offy Pawl Offy 97 Flagged 100
6 13 Fred Agabashian 14 Pat Clancy Ewing Offy 96 Flagged 80
7 5 Johnnie Parsons 3 Wynn's Friction Proofing Kurtis 4000 Offy 96 Flagged 60
8 17 Joe James 4 John Zink Kurtis Offy 95 Flagged 46
9 18 Johnny McDowell 44 Federal Engineering Detroit Kurtis 3000 Offy 92 Flagged 40
10 2 Jim Rigsby 26 Bob Estes Watson Offy 85 Engine overheated 30
11 16 Bobby Ball 52 Blakely Oil Kurtis 4000 Offy 84 Flagged 20
12 8 Frank Armi 38 L & E Wetteroth Offy 74 Flagged 10
13 11 Gordon Reid 73 McNamara Kurtis/Wetteroth Offy 70 Broken radius rod
14 7 Neal Carter 28 Lutes Kurtis 4000 Offy 50 Broken engine timing
15 15 Troy Ruttman 79 Hart Fullerton Kurtis 4000 Offy SC 39 Broken steering
16 12 Mike Nazaruk 48 Deck Manufacturing Bromme Offy 25 Broken piston
17 10 Rodger Ward 71 Karl Hall Stevens Offy 20 Broken shock absorber
18 4 Bill Vukovich 72 Viking Trailer Lesovsky Offy 1 Wrecked, turn 1
-- -- Gordon Reid 4 John Zink Kurtis Offy 4 Relieved J. James 92-95 4
-- -- George Connor 10 Chapman Kurtis 2000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Manny Ayulo 31 Coast Grain Lesovsky Offy -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Del Fanning 63 Dobry Kurtis 2000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Gene Force 69 Brown Motor Co. Kurtis 2000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Walt Faulkner 2 Agajanian Grant Kuzma Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Dick Page 64 Bardahl/Page Kurtis Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Dempsey Wilson 55 Johnston Kurtis Midget Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Bob Scott 55 Dietrich Sprint Car Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Pete Woods 67 Johnston Silnes Wayne -- Did not qualify
-- -- Sam Hanks X X X X -- Did not qualify

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Tony Bettenhausen 96 X
Jim Rigsby 4 X