1951 Round of Harrisburg

1951 Round of Harrisburg

Race 2 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	1 April 1951
Location	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Venue	Williams Grove Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	0.500 mi
Distance	300 Laps, 150 mi
Weather	Mild, clear, and sunny with temperatures approaching 56°F (6.1°C) with wind speeds approaching 14 mph (22.5 kmh)
Average Speed	61.52 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	300
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Kelly Petersen	Randy Petersen
Third	Schuyler Stewart	Schuyler Stewart

The second race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on April 1, 1951 at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The race comprised 300 laps around a 1/2 mile (.806km) dirt oval. Cameron Yost won his second consecutive race in dominant fashion; Yost lead all 300 laps and won by five laps over second-place Kelly Petersen.

In 1970, following the series' established race naming guidelines, this race was retroactively named the 1951 Round of Harrisburg.

Race

The race covered three hundred laps around the 1/2 mile clay oval and took two hours, 26 minutes, and 18 seconds. Around 7,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Cameron Yost beat Kelly Petersen by five laps; other notable drivers in this race were Schuyler Stewart (3rd), James August (6th), Scott Duran (11th), Jimmy Stafford (14th), Peter Stafford (20th), Howard Joyce (23rd) and Amos Thompson (24th). Yost earned $2,600 (equivalent to around $25,565 in 2019); 20th place finisher Peter Stafford earned $32.50 (equivalent to $319) for his efforts.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	300	300	2:26:18	300
2	3	47	Kelly Petersen	Randy Petersen	Kaiser Deluxe	295	0	+5 Laps	236
3	7	18	Schuyler Stewart	Schuyler Stewart	Studebaker Champion	295	0	+5 Laps	207
4	22	23	Ralph Stanton	Ralph Stanton	Dodge Coronet	293	0	+7 Laps	176
5	5	70	Armond Cabot	Warren Clark	Hudson Hornet	293	0	+7 Laps	147
6	6	29	James August	Floyd Logan	Buick Roadmaster	293	0	+7 Laps	118
7	11	81	Roger Welch	Roger Welch	Dodge Coronet	293	0	+7 Laps	88
8	4	48	Jimmy Parks	Jimmy Parks	Ford Victoria	292	0	+8 Laps	59
9	21	32	David Ross	David Ross	Chevrolet Bel Air	292	0	+8 Laps	30
10	10	55	John Allen	John Allen	Dodge Coronet	292	0	+8 Laps	15

Post-Race Standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	925	-	-
	2	Peter Stafford	500	425	425
	3	Scott Duran	435	490	65
	4	Chuck Wilder	373	552	62
	5	Dave Butler	311	614	62
4	6	Kelly Petersen	267	658	19
1	7	Warren Clark	248	677	19
9	8	Schuyler Stewart	207	718	41
2	9	Jimmy Stafford	186	739	21
20	10	Ralph Stanton	176	749	10
5	11	Armond Cabot	147	778	29
4	12	Harry Schmidt	124	801	23
	13	James August	118	807	6
	14	Roger Welch	88	837	30
6	15	Amos Thompson	62	863	26
	16	Jimmy Parks	59	866	3
	17	David Ross	30	895	29
	18	John Allen	15	910	15