1951 Round of Massachusetts

1951 Round of Massachusetts

Race 20 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date	21 October 1951
Location	Seekonk, Massachusetts, United States
Venue	Seekonk Speedway
Course	Paved oval
Circuit Length	0.333 mi
Distance	300 Laps, 100.0 mi
Weather	Clear, with warm temperatures at 62°F with wind speed at 5 mph
Average Speed	62.305 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	227
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick
Third	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage

The twentieth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on October 21, 1951 at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Massachusetts. The race comprised 300 laps around the one-third-mile track. Championship leader Cameron Yost secured his eleventh win on the season. Polesitter Emmett Newton finished two laps behind in second, with Peter Stafford, Howard Joyce, and Bob King the remainder of the top five.

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

Race

The race covered 300 laps around the one-third-mile paved oval. It took one hour, 36 minutes and 18 seconds to complete. Around 5,800 people are estimated to have attended.

Cameron Yost beat Emmett Newton by two laps, with Peter Stafford, Howard Joyce, and Bob King rounding out the top five. Other notable drivers in this race included Donna Buckley (6th), Ben Rogers (7th), Jimmy Stafford (15th), Amos Thompson (16th), Scott Duran (17th), and James August (18th). Yost earned $1,740 (equivalent to $17,320.28 in 2020 dollars) for the victory.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	3	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	300	227	1:36:18	200
2	1	777	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick	Hudson Hornet	298	5	-2L	159
3	6	44	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage	Oldsmobile 88	298	6	-2L	140
4	2	9	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce	Hudson Hornet	298	61	-2L	120
5	16	45	Bob King	Harold Willis	Dodge Coronet	296	0	-4L	99
6	10	33	Donna Buckley	Homer Brennan	Nash Ambassador	295	0	-5L	79
7	14	8	Ben Rogers	Clarence Rogers	Oldsmobile 88	294	0	-6L	59
8	20	52	Ricardo Ruiz	Ricardo Ruiz	Studebaker Champion	294	0	-6L	40
9	15	5	Chuck Wilder	Kent Decker	Buick Roadmaster	293	0	-7L	20
10	9	0	Alton Walker	Carl Henry	Packard 250	288	0	-12L	10

Post-Race Standings

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	4389	-	-
	2	Howard Joyce	2317	2072	2072
	3	Emmett Newton	2294	2095	23
	4	Peter Stafford	2095	2294	199
	5	Amos Thompson	1737	2652	358
	6	Armond Cabot	1185	3204	552
	7	Scott Duran	1101	3288	84
	8	Chuck Wilder	993	3396	108
	9	James August	858	3531	135
	10	Jimmy Stafford	826	3563	32