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1951 Round of Niagara
Race 15 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date 26 August 1951
Location USA.png 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 USA.png Schuyler Stewart Schuyler Stewart
Most Laps Lead
Driver USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Laps 199
Podium
First USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Second USA.png Amos Thompson Thompson Brothers Racing
Third USA.png 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

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