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1951 Round of Monmouth
Race 6 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date 13 May 1951
Location USA.png Wall Township, New Jersey, United States
Venue Wall Stadium Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length 0.333 mi
Distance 300 Laps, 100 mi
Weather Mild and clear with temperatures approaching 66°F with wind speeds approaching 16 mph
Average Speed 67.87 mph
Pole Position
Driver USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Most Laps Lead
Driver USA.png Peter Stafford Stafford Garage
Laps 179
Podium
First USA.png Peter Stafford Stafford Garage
Second USA.png Howard Joyce Howard Joyce
Third USA.png Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick


The sixth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on May 13, 1951 at Wall Stadium Speedway in Wall Township, New Jersey. The race comprised 300 laps around a 0.333-mile asphalt oval. Peter Stafford won the race ahead of the Hudson duo of Howard Joyce and Emmett Newton, respectively.

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

Race[edit | edit source]

The race covered three hundred laps around the 0.333-mile oval and took one hour, 28 minutes, and 23 seconds. Around 5,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Peter Stafford beat Howard Joyce by one lap, with Emmett Newton in third. Series points leader Cameron Yost was on the pole and lead early, but was relegated to tenth after hitting the wall after pitting. Other notable drivers in this race were Amos Thompson (4th), Jimmy Stafford (7th), Ben Rogers (9th), Donna Buckley (11th), and Scott Duran (16th). Duran earned $1,332 (equivalent to around $13,097 in 2019); 19th place finisher Frank Snow earned $9.75 (equivalent to $96) for his efforts.

Results[edit | edit source]

Position Start No. Driver Owner Car Laps Lead Time/Retired Points
1 7 44 Peter Stafford Stafford Garage Oldsmobile 88 300 179 1:28:23 200
2 3 9 Howard Joyce Howard Joyce Hudson Hornet 299 74 +1 Lap 160
3 2 777 Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick Hudson Hornet 298 0 +2 Laps 139
4 9 62 Amos Thompson Thompson Brothers Racing Plymouth Belvedere 298 12 +2 Laps 120
5 8 15 Will Gordon Alfred Rose Oldsmobile 88 294 6 +6 Laps 98
6 5 88 Norman Parks Robin Goss Nash Ambassador 294 0 +6 Laps 79
7 6 4 Jimmy Stafford Stafford Garage Oldsmobile 88 291 0 +9 Laps 59
8 18 38 Glenn Barker Victor Sellers Mercury Cosmopolitan 288 0 +12 Laps 39
9 13 8 Ben Rogers Clarence Rogers Oldsmobile 88 281 0 +19 Laps 19
10 1 1 Cameron Yost Ted Hansen Studebaker Champion 280 29 +20 Laps 10

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 1535 - -
Uparrow.png 1 2 Howard Joyce 1007 528 528
Dwnarrow.png 1 3 Scott Duran 935 600 72
Rtarrow.png 4 Peter Stafford 849 686 86
Rtarrow.png 5 Emmett Newton 663 872 186
Uparrow.png 1 6 Amos Thompson 588 947 75
Dwnarrow.png 1 7 Chuck Wilder 521 1014 67
Rtarrow.png 8 Armond Cabot 464 1071 57
Uparrow.png 4 9 Norman Parks 376 1159 88
Dwnarrow.png 1 10 Earl Knight 375 1160 1