1951 Round of Syracuse

1951 Round of Syracuse

Race 14 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	19 August 1951
Location	Syracuse, New York, United States
Venue	The Syracuse Mile
Course	Dirt oval
Circuit Length	1.000 mi
Distance	200 Laps, 200.0 mi
Weather	Cloudy, with temperatures approaching 78°F with wind speed at 10 mph
Average Speed	73.49 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	122
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Donna Buckley	Homer Brennan
Third	James August	Floyd Logan

The fourteenth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on August 19, 1951 on the Syracuse Mile near Syracuse, New York. The race comprised 200 laps around the one-mile dirt track. The race saw incredible attrition, as only ten cars made it to the finish behind championship leader Cameron Yost. Yost won by a record eight laps over Donna Buckley, James August, Will Gordon, and Ronnie Horn.

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

Race

The race covered 200 laps around the one-mile dirt oval. It took two hours, 43 minutes, and 16 seconds to complete. Around 14,500 people are estimated to have attended.

Cameron Yost beat Donna Buckley by 8 laps as high attrition eliminated several of his championship rivals. James August, Will Gordon, and Ronnie Horn completed the top five. Other notable drivers in this race included Scott Duran (9th), Howard Joyce (11th), Jimmy Stafford (17th), Amos Thompson (19th), Peter Stafford (24th), and Emmett Newton (30th). Yost earned $2,570 (equivalent to 27,599 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	122	2:43:16	400
2	9	33	Donna Buckley	Homer Brennan	Nash Ambassador	192	0	-8L	308
3	25	29	James August	Floyd Logan	Buick Roadmaster	190	0	-10L	266
4	7	15	Will Gordon	Alfred Rose	Buick Roadmaster	190	0	-10L	228
5	8	67	Ronnie Horn	Ronnie Horn	Mercury Coupe	188	0	-12L	188
6	13	5	Chuck Wilder	Kent Decker	Buick Roadmaster	188	0	-12L	151
7	17	37	Herman Fields	Herman Fields	Mercury Coupe	185	0	-15L	111
8	22	11	Warren Strickland	Warren Strickland	Studebaker Champion	183	0	-17L	74
9	21	72	Scott Duran	Scott Duran	Oldsmobile 88	181	0	-19L	37
10	20	99JR	Keith McDonald	Keith McDonald	Kaiser Traveler	180	0	-20L	18

Post-Race Standings

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	3300	-	-
	2	Howard Joyce	1783	1517	1517
	3	Emmett Newton	1771	1529	12
	4	Peter Stafford	1599	1701	172
	5	Amos Thompson	1559	1741	40
	6	Scott Duran	1022	2278	537
1	7	Chuck Wilder	835	2465	187
1	8	Jimmy Stafford	778	2522	57
	9	Armond Cabot	668	2632	110
	10	Dave Butler	533	2767	135