Southern 500

Darlington Raceway — September 3, 1951

Herb Thomas
Winner
400
Laps
82
Entries
5
Leaders

Herb Thomas won the 1951 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 3, 1951, leading 311 of 400 laps. Jesse James Taylor finished second; Buddy Shuman rounded out the podium. The race featured 5 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Monday, September 3, 1951
Season
1951
Winner
Herb Thomas
Leaders
5 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 2 +1 Herb Thomas
2 3 +1 Jesse James Taylor
3 19 +16 Buddy Shuman
4 5 +1 Hershel McGriff
5 7 +2 Fireball Roberts
6 38 +32 Harold Kite
7 27 +20 Leon Sales
8 4 -4 Fonty Flock
9 6 -3 Bill Snowden
10 55 +45 Pap White
11 45 +34 Tim Flock
12 16 +4 Slick Smith
13 52 +39 Jack Goodwin
14 15 +1 Billy Carden
15 24 +9 Lee Petty
16 51 +35 Gober Sosebee
17 47 +30 Bud Farrell
18 23 +5 Billy Myers
19 80 +61 Bill Widenhouse
20 39 +19 George Seeger
21 11 -10 Gayle Warren
22 30 +8 Freddie Farmer
23 82 +59 Cotton Owens
24 60 +36 Ed Benedict
25 54 +29 Red Byron
26 29 +3 Bud Riley
27 10 -17 Bob Flock
28 62 +34 Jimmie Lewallen
29 63 +34 Tommy Melvin
30 31 +1 Earl Moss
31 25 -6 Ewell Weddle
32 48 +16 Shorty York
33 47 +14 Marshall Teague
34 41 +7 Johnny Yountz
35 49 +14 Ted Swaim
36 50 +14 Jim Fiebelkorn
37 21 -16 Gene Comstock
38 65 +27 Oliver Dial
39 22 -17 Jim Paschal
40 79 +39 Reino Tulonen
41 61 +20 Ted Chamberlain
42 73 +31 J.E. Hardie
43 — — Donald Thomas
44 75 +31 Iggy Katona
45 70 +25 Joe Merola
46 76 +30 Dave Anderson
47 57 +10 Bob Pronger
48 17 -31 Jack Smith
49 78 +29 Billy Tibbett
50 69 +19 Jimmy Warden
51 58 +7 Gene Darragh
52 53 +1 Gwyn Staley
53 72 +19 Jim Delaney
54 33 -21 Erick Erickson
55 68 +13 Bill Blair
56 18 -38 Buck Baker
57 26 -31 Curtis Turner
58 40 -18 Wade Fields
59 15 -44 Lloyd Dane
60 64 +4 John Barker
61 77 +16 Buck Baity
62 8 -54 Ray Chase
63 18 -45 Jimmy Thompson
64 67 +3 Jimmy Ayers
65 9 -56 Frank Gise
66 32 -34 Sandy Lynch
67 28 -39 Bob Johnson
68 66 -2 Herb Trimble
69 37 -32 Bub King
70 74 +4 Tommy Thompson
71 34 -37 Bill Rexford
72 81 +9 Fred Moore
73 46 -27 Weldon Adams
74 36 -38 Murrace Walker
75 72 -3 Joe Eubanks
76 35 -41 Johnny Mantz
77 56 -21 Rudy Hires
78 59 -19 Sonny Black
79 13 -66 Lloyd Moore
80 42 -38 Lee Connell
81 20 -61 Bobby Booth
82 1 -81 Frank Mundy
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Track
Darlington Raceway
Winner
Herb Thomas
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Season
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1951 Southern 500?
Herb Thomas won the 1951 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway driving for Herb Thomas Racing.
Where was the 1951 Southern 500 held?
The 1951 Southern 500 was held at Darlington Raceway on September 3, 1951.