1951 Round of New Jersey

1951 Round of New Jersey

Race 5 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date	6 May 1951
Location	Flemington, New Jersey, United States
Venue	Flemington Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	0.624 mi
Distance	400 Laps, 250 mi
Weather	Mild and clear with temperatures approaching 70°F with wind speeds approaching 8 mph
Average Speed	65.507 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Jimmy Parks	Jimmy Parks
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Laps	142
Podium
First	Scott Duran	Scott Duran
Second	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Third	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick

The fifth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on May 6, 1951 at Flemington Speedway in Flemington, New Jersey. The race comprised 400 laps around a 0.625-mile dirt oval. Scott Duran won a race filled with high attrition, as only eleven of the 31 cars finished the race.

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

Race

The race covered four hundred laps around the 0.625 mile dirt oval and took three hours, 48 minutes, and 59 seconds. Around 8,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Scott Duran beat Howard Joyce by two seconds, with Emmett Newton in third. Series points leader Cameron Yost was involved in an early crash with John Allen while leading and exited the race after fifty laps, finishing 29th. Other notable drivers in this race were Amos Thompson (5th), Chuck Wilder (7th), Peter Stafford (12th), Jimmy Stafford (15th), Armond Cabot (19th), and Ben Rogers (24th). Duran earned $3,800 (equivalent to around $37,400 in 2019); 20th place finisher Frank Snow earned $47.50 (equivalent to $467) for his efforts.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	5	72	Scott Duran	Scott Duran	Oldsmobile 88	400	74	3:48:59	500
2	4	9	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce	Hudson Hornet	400	142	+1.6 seconds	400
3	3	777	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick	Hudson Hornet	398	0	+2 Laps	349
4	9	88	Norman Parks	Robin Goss	Nash Ambassador	396	0	+4 Laps	297
5	13	62	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing	Plymouth Belvedere	396	0	+4 Laps	248
6	26	57	Dennis Wilcox	Don Jacobs	Ford Victoria	394	0	+6 Laps	197
7	14	5	Chuck Wilder	Kent Decker	Buick Roadmaster	393	0	+7 Laps	148
8	1	48	Jimmy Parks	Jimmy Parks	Ford Victoria	393	0	+7 Laps	99
9	12	25	Randall McCall	Randall McCall	Ford Victoria	391	0	+9 Laps	49
10	28	0	Alton Walker	Carl Henry	Packard 250	391	0	+9 Laps	25

Post-Race Standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	1525	-	-
3	2	Scott Duran	935	590	590
1	3	Howard Joyce	847	678	88
2	4	Peter Stafford	649	876	198
11	5	Emmett Newton	524	1001	125
1	6	Chuck Wilder	521	1004	3
7	7	Amos Thompson	468	1057	53
5	8	Armond Cabot	464	1061	4
3	9	Earl Knight	375	1150	89
2	10	Schuyler Stewart	326	1199	49
2	11	Dave Butler	311	1214	15
2	12	Jimmy Stafford	310	1215	1
	13	Norman Parks	297	1228	13
3	14	Kelly Petersen	267	1258	30
3	15	John Allen	252	1273	15
3	16	Warren Clark	248	1277	4
	17	Jimmy Parks	237	1288	11
3	18	Ralph Stanton	216	1309	21
	19	Dennis Wilcox	197	1328	19
2	20	Harry Schmidt	124	1401	73
2	21	James August	118	1507	6
2	22	Roger Welch	88	1437	30
2	23	Joe Bartlett	74	1451	14
2	24	Freddie Myers	49	1476	25
	24	Randall McCall	49	1476	0
3	26	David Ross	30	1495	19
3	27	Glenn Barker	25	1500	5
	28	Alton Walker	25	1500	5
4	29	Ray Marshall	20	1505	5
4	30	Charlie Hart	13	1512	7