1951 Round of North Wilkesboro

1951 Round of North Wilkesboro

Race 9 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	17 June 1951
Location	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Venue	North Wilkesboro Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	0.625 mi
Distance	300 Laps, 187.5 mi
Weather	Mild and cloudy, with temperatures approaching 70°F with wind speed at 8 mph
Average Speed	74.81 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	242
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Third	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage

The ninth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on June 17, 1951 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The race comprised 300 laps around a 0.625-mile asphalt oval. Cameron Yost won the race ahead of Amos Thompson, with Peter Stafford finishing in third after winning the pole.

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

Race

The race covered three hundred laps around the 0.625-mile oval and took two hours, 40 minutes, and 26 seconds. Around 7,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Cameron Yost beat Amos Thompson by one lap, with pole winner Peter Stafford in third. Gene Walsh and Stephen Mosely rounded out the top 5. Other notable drivers in this race were Jimmy Stafford (6th), Howard Joyce (10th), Chuck Wilder (11th), Alton Walker (16th), Emmett Newton (25th), and James August (28th). Yost earned $1,800 (equivalent to around $17,700 in 2020); 20th place finisher Joe Bartlett earned $22.50 (equivalent to $198.74) for his efforts.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	3	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	300	242	2:40:26	375
2	8	62	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing	Plymouth Belvedere	299	22	+1 Lap	299
3	1	44	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage	Oldsmobile 88	297	23	+3 Laps	260
4	9	51	Gene Walsh	Gene Walsh	Chevrolet Bel Air	296	2	+4 Laps	222
5	6	56	Stephen Mosely	Tom Copeland	Hudson Hornet	296	2	+4 Laps	185
6	13	4	Jimmy Stafford	Stafford Garage	Oldsmobile 88	295	0	+5 Laps	148
7	5	8	Ben Rogers	Clarence Rogers	Oldsmobile 88	295	0	+5 Laps	111
8	18	66	Clifford West	Gary West	Chevrolet Bel Air	293	0	+7 Laps	75
9	7	28	Charlie Hart	Charlie Hart	Chevrolet Bel Air	293	0	+7 Laps	37
10	2	9	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce	Hudson Hornet	292	9	+8 Laps	19

Post-Race Standings

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	2250	-	-
	2	Howard Joyce	1383	867	867
2	3	Peter Stafford	1109	1141	274
2	4	Amos Thompson	1059	1191	50
2	5	Scott Duran	935	1315	124
2	6	Emmett Newton	934	1316	1
2	7	Jimmy Stafford	619	1631	315
1	8	Armond Cabot	618	1632	1
1	9	Chuck Wilder	566	1684	52
	10	Norman Parks	376	1874	95