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1951 Round of Virginia
Race 7 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date 27 May 1951
Location USA.png Hampton. Virginia, United States
Venue Langley Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length 0.395 mi
Distance 300 Laps, 118.5 mi
Weather Mild and clear with temperatures approaching 76°F with wind speed at 23 mph
Average Speed 67.1 mph
Pole Position
Driver USA.png Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick
Most Laps Lead
Driver USA.png Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick
Laps 164
Podium
First USA.png Howard Joyce Howard Joyce
Second USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Third USA.png Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick


The seventh race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on May 27, 1951 at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia. The race comprised 300 laps around a 0.395-mile asphalt oval. Howard Joyce won the race ahead of championship leader Cameron Yost, with Emmett Newton leading the most laps and finishing in third.

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

Race[edit | edit source]

The race covered three hundred laps around the 0.395-mile oval and took one hour, 46 minutes, and two seconds. Around 4,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Howard Joyce beat Cameron Yost by 4.5 seconds, with Emmett Newton in third. Amos Thompson and Ben Rogers rounded out the top 5. Other notable drivers in this race were Armond Cabot (6th), Jimmy Stafford (10th), Will Gordon (11th), Peter Stafford (17th), and James August (19th). Joyce earned $1,700 (equivalent to around $16,995 in 2019); 20th place finisher Glenn Barker earned $21.25 (equivalent to $212) for his efforts.

Results[edit | edit source]

Position Start No. Driver Owner Car Laps Lead Time/Retired Points
1 4 9 Howard Joyce Howard Joyce Hudson Hornet 300 113 1:46:02 237
2 5 1 Cameron Yost Ted Hansen Studebaker Champion 300 23 +4.6s 190
3 1 777 Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick Hudson Hornet 299 164 +1 Lap 166
4 6 62 Amos Thompson Thompson Brothers Racing Plymouth Belvedere 298 0 +2 Laps 142
5 2 8 Ben Rogers Clarence Rogers Oldsmobile 88 297 0 +3 Laps 118
6 9 70 Armond Cabot Warren Clark Hudson Hornet 295 0 +5 Laps 94
7 17 95 Michael Cox Norman Rogers Kaiser Deluxe 295 0 +5 Laps 70
8 15 10 Joe Bartlett Joe Bartlett Plymouth Belvedere 295 0 +5 Laps 47
9 20 0 Alton Walker Carl Henry Packard 250 294 0 +6 Laps 24
10 7 4 Jimmy Stafford Stafford Garage Oldsmobile 88 294 0 +6 Laps 12

Post-Race Standings[edit | edit source]

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

Pos. Driver Points To Lead To Next
Rtarrow.png 1 Cameron Yost 1725 - -
Rtarrow.png 2 Howard Joyce 1244 481 481
Rtarrow.png 3 Scott Duran 935 790 309
Rtarrow.png 4 Peter Stafford 849 876 86
Rtarrow.png 5 Emmett Newton 829 896 20
Rtarrow.png 6 Amos Thompson 730 995 99
Uparrow.png 1 7 Armond Cabot 558 1167 172
Dwnarrow.png 1 8 Chuck Wilder 521 1204 37
Uparrow.png 2 9 Jimmy Stafford 381 1344 140
Dwnarrow.png 1 10 Norman Parks 376 1349 5