1951 Round of North Carolina

1951 Round of North Carolina

Race 8 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date	10 June 1951
Location	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Venue	Bowman Gray Stadium
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	0.250 mi
Distance	300 Laps, 75.0 mi
Weather	Clear with temperatures approaching 82°F with wind speed at 30 mph
Average Speed	48.297 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	265
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Third	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick

The eighth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on June 10, 1951 at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The race comprised 300 laps around a 0.25-mile asphalt oval. Cameron Yost won the race ahead of championship rival Howard Joyce, with Emmett Newton finishing in third for the fifth consecutive race.

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

Race

The race covered three hundred laps around the 0.25-mile oval and took one hour, 33 minutes, and ten seconds. Around 8,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Cameron Yost beat Howard Joyce by 9.6 seconds, with Emmett Newton in third. Jimmy Stafford and local driver Stephen Mosely rounded out the top 5. Other notable drivers in this race were Armond Cabot (6th), Amos Thompson (8th), Glenn Barker (10th), James August (15th), Donna Buckley (21st), and Peter Stafford (24th). Yost earned $2,110 (equivalent to around $20,750 in 2020); 20th place finisher Chris Martin earned $26.38 (equivalent to $260) for his efforts.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	5	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	300	265	1:33:10	150
2	1	9	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce	Hudson Hornet	300	32	+9.6s	120
3	10	777	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick	Hudson Hornet	299	3	+1 Lap	105
4	7	4	Jimmy Stafford	Stafford Garage	Oldsmobile 88	299	0	+1 Lap	90
5	8	56	Stephen Mosely	Tom Copeland	Hudson Hornet	298	0	+2 Laps	75
6	13	70	Armond Cabot	Warren Clark	Hudson Hornet	298	0	+2 Laps	60
7	17	5	Chuck Wilder	Kent Decker	Buick Roadmaster	297	0	+3 Laps	45
8	2	62	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing	Plymouth Belvedere	297	0	+3 Laps	30
9	11	46	Walter Long	Walter Long	Kaiser Deluxe	296	0	+4 Laps	15
10	23	38	Glenn Barker	Victor Sellers	Mercury Coupe	295	0	+5 Laps	8

Post-Race Standings

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	1875	-	-
	2	Howard Joyce	1364	511	511
	3	Scott Duran	935	940	429
1	4	Emmett Newton	934	941	1
1	5	Peter Stafford	849	1026	85
	6	Amos Thompson	760	1115	89
	7	Armond Cabot	618	1257	142
	8	Chuck Wilder	566	1309	52
	9	Jimmy Stafford	471	1404	95
	10	Norman Parks	376	1499	95