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| Date | Wednesday 30 May 1951 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Race | 9 of 22 |
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| Championship race | 9 |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny, Hot, Dry |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 8 |
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| Championship Debutants | Andy Linden (Driver),
Bill Mackey (Driver),
Bill Vukovich (Driver),
Bobby Ball (Driver),
Carl Forberg (Driver),
Carl Scarborough (Driver),
Chet Miller (Driver),
Chuck Stevenson (Driver),
Cliff Griffith (Driver),
Duke Nalon (Driver),
Gene Force (Driver),
Joe James (Driver),
Manny Ayulo (Driver),
Mike Nazaruk (Driver),
Rodger Ward (Driver),
Bromme (Car Manufacturer),
Hall (Car Manufacturer),
Kuzma (Car Manufacturer),
Pawl (Car Manufacturer),
Schroeder (Car Manufacturer),
Sherman (Car Manufacturer),
Trevis (Car Manufacturer),
Novi (Engine Manufacturer),
Bromme (Car Model),
Hall (Car Model),
Kuzma (Car Model),
Pawl (Car Model),
Schroeder (Car Model),
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Sherman (Car Model),
Trevis (Car Model),
25 (Car Number),
57 (Car Number),
68 (Car Number),
71 (Car Number),
73 (Car Number),
83 (Car Number),
99 (Car Number),
Bob Estes (Entrant),
Brown Motor Co (Entrant),
C.G. Tuffanelli & J. Derrico (Entrant),
Ed Walsh (Entrant),
Federal Engineering Association (Entrant),
George H Leitenberger (Entrant),
H.A. Chapman (Entrant),
Jean Marcenac (Entrant),
Jim Robbins (Entrant),
John L. McDaniel (Entrant),
Karl Hall (Entrant),
L.E. Parks (Entrant),
Lee Elkins (Entrant),
Lindsey Hopkins (Entrant),
Louis & Bruce Bromme (Entrant),
Maserati Race Cars (Entrant),
Pete Salemi (Entrant),
Peter Schmidt (Entrant),
Rotary Engineering Corp (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 99 - 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 99 - 1st Win (Car Number)
Duke Nalon - 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Firestone - 50th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
Jean Marcenac - 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Kurtis Kraft - 20th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Kurtis Kraft - 25th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Lee Wallard - 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Lee Wallard - 1st Win (Driver)
Murrell Belanger - 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Murrell Belanger - 1st Win (Entrant)
Novi - 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Offenhauser - 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
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| Records Broken |
1. Highest 4th Place Finish Ratio – Sherman (100.00%),
2. Highest 5th Place Finish Ratio – Schroeder (50.00%),
3. Most 26th Place Qualifications – Maserati (2),
4. Most 27th Place Qualifications – Jimmy Davies (2)
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| Records Extended |
None
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