1951 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1951 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 41 races across 32 tracks, with 14 different drivers reaching victory lane. Herb Thomas captured the championship driving a Hudson.

Total Races

Different Winners

Herb Thomas

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Oldsmobile: 20, Hudson: 12, Studebaker: 3, Plymouth: 2, Mercury: 2, Nash Motor Company: 1, Chrysler: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Marshall Teague	Hudson	54
2	113 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Curtis Turner	Nash Motor Company	39
3	113 Miles at Lakeview Speedway	Lakeview Speedway	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile	24
4	100 Miles at Carrell Speedway	Carrell Speedway	Marshall Teague	Hudson	20
5	86 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	33
6	150 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Marshall Teague	Hudson	30
7	Wilkes County 150	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	38
8	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile	35
9	Poor Man's 500	Canfield Fairgrounds	Marshall Teague	Hudson	38
10	100 Miles at Columbus Speedway	Columbus Speedway	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile	31
11	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Frank Mundy	Studebaker	34
12	100 Miles at Dayton Speedway	Dayton Speedway	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile	29
13	100 Miles at Carrell Speedway	Carrell Speedway	Lou Figaro	Hudson	22
14	100 Miles at Grand River Speedrome	Grand River Speedrome	Marshall Teague	Hudson	21
15	100 Miles at Bainbridge Fairgrounds	Bainbridge Fairgrounds	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	34
16	100 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway	Heidelberg Raceway	Herb Thomas	Oldsmobile	42
17	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	30
18	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Plymouth	24
19	100 Miles at Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds	Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	20
20	Motor City 250	Michigan State Fairgrounds	Tommy Thompson	Chrysler	59
21	100 Miles at Ft. Miami Speedway	Ft. Miami Speedway	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile	33
22	100 Miles at Morristown Speedway	Morristown Speedway	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile	44
23	100 Miles at Greenville Textile Speedway	Airbase Speedway	Bob Flock	Oldsmobile	15
24	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	82
25	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile	29
26	100 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway	Herb Thomas	Plymouth	22
27	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	36
28	150 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	26
29	100 Miles at Dayton Speedway	Dayton Speedway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	31
30	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	17
31	135 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	24
32	108 Miles at Thompson Speedway	Thompson Speedway	Neil Cole	Oldsmobile	38
33	100 Miles at Pine Grove Speedway	Pine Grove Speedway	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile	20
34	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Frank Mundy	Oldsmobile	23
35	200 Miles at Oakland Stadium	Oakland Stadium	Marvin Burke	Mercury	35
36	Wilkes 200	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Fonty Flock	Oldsmobile	26
37	280 Miles at Marchbanks Speedway	Marchbanks Speedway	Danny Weinberg	Studebaker	24
38	100 Miles at Speedway Park	Speedway Park	Herb Thomas	Hudson	22
39	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Tim Flock	Hudson	31
40	100 Miles at Carrell Speedway	Carrell Speedway	Bill Norton	Mercury	29
41	113 Miles at Lakeview Speedway	Lakeview Speedway	Frank Mundy	Studebaker	22

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Fonty Flock	8	20	22	34	9.4
2	Tim Flock	7	19	21	30	7.7
3	Herb Thomas ★	7	16	18	34	11.5
4	Marshall Teague	5	7	9	15	13.5
5	Frank Mundy	3	9	12	26	17.7
6	Curtis Turner	3	3	5	12	16.3
7	Lee Petty	1	11	19	32	10.9
8	Bob Flock	1	4	9	17	13.3
9	Neil Cole	1	3	3	5	10.0
10	Lou Figaro	1	3	4	13	15.4
11	Bill Norton	1	2	3	3	4.0
12	Danny Weinberg	1	2	3	6	11.3
13	Marvin Burke	1	1	1	1	1.0
14	Tommy Thompson	1	1	2	5	20.2
15	Jimmie Lewallen	0	4	8	12	9.2
16	Donald Thomas	0	4	8	17	14.8
17	Jim Paschal	0	4	7	16	15.5
18	Gober Sosebee	0	4	5	10	16.4
19	Buck Baker	0	4	5	11	16.5
20	Erick Erickson	0	4	6	12	16.7
21	Bill Blair	0	4	7	18	17.4
22	Dick Rathman	0	4	7	15	18.8
23	Lloyd Moore	0	4	8	22	19.1
24	Dick Meyer	0	3	4	6	8.3
25	Bill Snowden	0	3	9	12	9.5
26	Joe Eubanks	0	3	3	12	21.8
27	Woody Brown	0	2	2	3	9.3
28	Ronnie Kohler	0	2	3	5	10.6
29	Fred Steinbroner	0	2	3	6	12.0
30	Jimmy Florian	0	2	5	9	13.4