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1951 Round of Michigan
Race 17 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date 16 September 1951
Location USA.png Port Huron, Michigan, United States
Venue Port Huron Fairgrounds
Course Dirt oval
Circuit Length 0.887 mi
Distance 200 Laps, 177.4 mi
Weather Cloudy, with temperatures at 57°F with wind speed at 6 mph
Average Speed 62.91 mph
Pole Position
Driver USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Most Laps Lead
Driver USA.png Howard Joyce Howard Joyce
Laps 165
Podium
First USA.png Howard Joyce Howard Joyce
Second USA.png Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick
Third USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen


The seventeenth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on September 16, 1951 at the Port Huron Fairgrounds in Port Huron, Michigan. The race comprised 200 laps around the 0.887-mile dirt track. Championship contenders Howard Joyce and Emmett Newton finished 1-2, giving Hudson the first manufacturer's 1-2 in series history. Cameron Yost was just behind Newton, who finished well back of the dominant Joyce, with Peter Stafford and James August rounding out the top five.

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

Race[edit | edit source]

The race covered 200 laps around the 0.887-mile dirt oval. It took two hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds to complete. Around 6,500 people are estimated to have attended.

Howard Joyce beat Emmett Newton by 36 seconds, with Cameron Yost half a second behind Newton in third. Peter Stafford and James August completed the top five. Other notable drivers in this race included Armond Cabot (6th), Ben Rogers (8th), Jimmy Stafford (9th), Amos Thompson (10th), Earl Knight (11th), Donna Buckley (13th), and Chuck Wilder (22nd). Joyce earned $1,500 (equivalent to $14,931.44 in 2020 dollars).

Results[edit | edit source]

Position Start No. Driver Owner Car Laps Lead Time/Retired Points
1 19 9 Howard Joyce Howard Joyce Hudson Hornet 200 165 2:49:12 355
2 2 777 Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick Hudson Hornet 200 5 -36.1 284
3 1 1 Cameron Yost Ted Hansen Studebaker Champion 200 30 -36.6 249
4 3 44 Peter Stafford Stafford Garage Oldsmobile 88 198 0 -2L 211
5 7 29 James August Floyd Logan Buick Roadmaster 198 0 -2L 176
6 9 70 Armond Cabot Warren Clark Hudson Hornet 198 0 -2L 141
7 11 15 Will Gordon Alfred Rose Oldsmobile 88 198 0 -2L 106
8 6 8 Ben Rogers Clarence Rogers Oldsmobile 88 198 0 -2L 71
9 4 4 Jimmy Stafford Stafford Garage Oldsmobile 88 198 0 -2L 36
10 10 62 Amos Thompson Thompson Brothers Racing Plymouth Belvedere 197 0 -3L 18

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 3749 - -
Uparrow.png 1 2 Howard Joyce 2197 1552 1552
Dwnarrow.png 1 3 Emmett Newton 2135 1614 62
Uparrow.png 1 4 Peter Stafford 1908 1841 227
Dwnarrow.png 1 5 Amos Thompson 1737 2012 171
Uparrow.png 2 6 Armond Cabot 1027 2722 710
Dwnarrow.png 1 7 Scott Duran 1022 2727 5
Dwnarrow.png 1 8 Chuck Wilder 973 2776 49
Rtarrow.png 9 Jimmy Stafford 814 2935 159
Uparrow.png 1 10 James August 720 3029 94