1951 Round of Pennsylvania

1951 Round of Pennsylvania

Race 3 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date	8 April 1951
Location	Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Venue	Langhorne Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	1.000 mi
Distance	200 Laps, 200 mi
Weather	Mild, clear, and sunny with temperatures approaching 67°F (19°C) with wind speeds approaching 22 mph (35.4 kmh)
Average Speed	81.72 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	192
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Armond Cabot	Warren Clark
Third	Earl Knight	Joe Carroll

The third race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on April 8, 1951 at Langhorne Speedway in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania. The race comprised 200 laps around a 1 mile (1.609km) dirt oval. Cameron Yost won his third consecutive race in dominant fashion; Yost lead 192 laps and won by two laps over second-place Armond Cabot.

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

Race

The race covered two hundred laps around the 1 mile dirt oval and took two hours, 26 minutes, and 51 seconds. Around 9,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Cameron Yost beat Armond Cabot by two laps; other notable drivers in this race were Howard Joyce (5th), Amos Thompson (6th), Schuyler Stewart (7th), Jimmy Stafford (16th), Kelly Petersen (27th), Peter Stafford (28th), and Ben Rogers (34th). Yost earned $2,800 (equivalent to around $27,532 in 2019); 20th place finisher Gary Cameron earned $35.00 (equivalent to $344) for his efforts.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	200	192	2:26:51	400
2	8	70	Armond Cabot	Warren Clark	Hudson Hornet	198	0	+2 Laps	317
3	5	98	Earl Knight	Joe Carroll	Mercury Coupe	197	0	+3 Laps	276
4	20	55	John Allen	John Allen	Kaiser Traveler	197	0	+3 Laps	237
5	2	9	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce	Hudson Hornet	197	0	+3 Laps	197
6	4	62	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing	Plymouth Belvedere	197	0	+3 Laps	158
7	17	18	Schuyler Stewart	Schuyler Stewart	Studebaker Champion	197	8	+3 Laps	119
8	19	48	Jimmy Parks	Jimmy Parks	Ford Victoria	197	0	+3 Laps	79
9	11	23	Ralph Stanton	Ralph Stanton	Dodge Coronet	196	0	+4 Laps	40
10	30	620	Ray Marshall	George Freeman	Chevrolet Bel Air	195	0	+5 Laps	20

Post-Race Standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	1325	-	-
	2	Peter Stafford	500	825	825
8	3	Armond Cabot	464	861	36
1	4	Scott Duran	435	890	29
1	5	Chuck Wilder	373	952	62
2	6	Schuyler Stewart	326	999	47
2	7	Dave Butler	311	1014	15
	8	Earl Knight	276	1049	35
5	9	Kelly Petersen	267	1058	9
8	10	John Allen	252	1073	15
4	11	Warren Clark	248	1077	4
3	12	Amos Thompson	220	1105	28
3	13	Ralph Stanton	216	1109	4
5	14	Howard Joyce	197	1128	19
6	15	Jimmy Stafford	186	1139	11
	16	Jimmy Parks	138	1187	48
5	17	Harry Schmidt	124	1201	14
5	18	James August	118	1207	6
5	19	Roger Welch	88	1237	30
3	20	David Ross	30	1295	29
	21	Ray Marshall	20	1305	10