Round 2 · 30 May 1951
1951 Indianapolis 500: results
Lee Wallard (Kurtis Kraft) won the 1951 Indianapolis 500, round 2 of the championship, held on 30 May 1951 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (USA), starting from position 2. Mike Nazaruk (Kurtis Kraft) and Manny Ayulo (Kurtis Kraft) completed the podium. Pole position went to Duke Nalon.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 3:57:38.050 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | +107.240 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | +171.390 s | 2 | Finished |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | +171.390 s | 2 | Finished |
| 4 | Andy Linden | Sherman | 31 | +280.120 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | 29 | +292.230 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Henry Banks | Moore | 17 | +340.020 s | — | Finished |
| 7 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Deidt | 4 | +20 Laps | — | +20 Laps |
| 9 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 10 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | — | — | Retired |
| 11 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 5 | — | — | Accident |
| 15 | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | 27 | — | — | Axle |
| 17 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | — | — | Clutch |
| 18 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | — | — | Heat shield fire |
| 19 | Bill Mackey | Hall | 33 | — | — | Clutch |
| 20 | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | 19 | — | — | Heat shield fire |
| 21 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | — | — | Magneto |
| 22 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | 32 | — | — | Overheating |
| 25 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | — | — | Ignition |
| 26 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | — | — | Magneto |
| 27 | Rodger Ward | Bromme | 25 | — | — | Oil pipe |
| 28 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | — | — | Axle |
| 29 | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | 20 | — | — | Oil leak |