1951 Round of Niagara

1951 Round of Niagara

Race 15 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	26 August 1951
Location	Lockport, New York, United States
Venue	Niagara Dirt Park
Course	Dirt oval
Circuit Length	0.500 mi
Distance	200 Laps, 100.0 mi
Weather	Cloudy, with temperatures at 68°F with wind speed at 14 mph
Average Speed	70.94 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Schuyler Stewart	Schuyler Stewart
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	199
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing
Third	Schuyler Stewart	Schuyler Stewart

The fifteenth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on August 26, 1951 at the Niagara Dirt Park near Lockport, New York. The race comprised 200 laps around the half-mile dirt track. The race, like the previous week's race at Syracuse, saw wide attrition, as half of the cars failed to make it to the finish behind championship leader Cameron Yost. Yost won by one lap over Amos Thompson, Schuyler Stewart, Daryl Burns, and Ben Rogers.

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

Race

The race covered 200 laps around the half-mile dirt oval. It took one hour, 25 minutes, and 7 seconds to complete. Around 5,500 people are estimated to have attended.

Cameron Yost beat Amos Thompson by 1 lap as high attrition again eliminated several of his championship rivals. Schuyler Stewart, Daryl Burns, and Ben Rogers completed the top five. Other notable drivers in this race included Emmett Newton (6th), James August (8th), Peter Stafford (19th), Howard Joyce (22nd), Will Gordon (25th), Jimmy Stafford (28th), and Donna Buckley (31st). Yost earned $1,800 (equivalent to $17,917.73 in 2020 dollars).

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	200	199	1:25:07	400
2	20	62	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing	Plymouth Belvedere	199	0	-1L	160
3	1	18	Schuyler Stewart	Schuyler Stewart	Studebaker Champion	199	0	-1L	140
4	9	2	Daryl Burns	Timothy Diaz	Kaiser Traveler	199	0	-1L	120
5	16	8	Ben Rogers	Clarence Rogers	Oldsmobile 88	198	0	-2L	99
6	15	777	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick	Hudson Hornet	198	0	-2L	80
7	4	70	Armond Cabot	Warren Clark	Hudson Hornet	198	0	-2L	60
8	22	29	James August	Floyd Logan	Buick Roadmaster	198	0	-2L	40
9	3	20	Don Cooper	Don Cooper	Chevrolet Bel Air	198	0	-2L	20
10	23	7	Brent Stanley	Brent Stanley	Packard 250	198	0	-2L	10

Post-Race Standings

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	3500	-	-
1	2	Emmett Newton	1851	1649	1649
1	3	Howard Joyce	1783	1717	68
1	4	Amos Thompson	1719	1781	64
1	5	Peter Stafford	1599	1901	120
	6	Scott Duran	1022	2478	577
	7	Chuck Wilder	835	2665	187
	8	Jimmy Stafford	778	2722	57
	9	Armond Cabot	668	2772	50
1	10	James August	544	2956	184