1951 Round of Monmouth

1951 Round of Monmouth

Race 6 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	13 May 1951
Location	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	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage
Laps	179
Podium
First	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage
Second	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Third	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

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

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

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

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