1951 Round of Tennessee

1951 Round of Tennessee

Race 4 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	22 April 1951
Location	Nashville, Tennesee, United States
Venue	Nashville Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	0.500 mi
Distance	250 Laps, 125 mi
Weather	Mild and cloudy with temperatures approaching 65°F with wind speeds approaching 18 mph
Average Speed	71.12 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick
Laps	115
Podium
First	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Second	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Third	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick

The fourth race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on April 22, 1951 at Nashville Raceway in Nashville, Tennessee. The race comprised 250 laps around a 1/2 mile (0.805km) dirt oval. Howard Joyce won his first race of the season, beating Cameron Yost by over eight seconds, while hometown racer Emmett Newton took the pole and finished third.

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

Race

The race covered two hundred and fifty laps around the 1/2 mile dirt oval and took one hour, 49 minutes, and 45 seconds. Around 6,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Howard Joyce beat Cameron Yost by eight seconds, with Emmett Newton in third and twelve seconds back; other notable drivers in this race were Peter Stafford (4th), Jimmy Stafford (5th), Donna Buckley (13th), Amos Thompson (19th), James August (22nd), and Will Gordon (29th). Joyce earned $1,800 (equivalent to around $15,900 in 2019); 20th place finisher Armond Cabot earned $22.50 (equivalent to $198.74) for his efforts.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	9	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce	Hudson Hornet	250	113	1:49:45	250
2	6	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	250	20	+8.2 seconds	200
3	1	777	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick	Hudson Hornet	250	115	+12.3s	175
4	9	44	Peter Stafford	Stafford Garage	Oldsmobile 88	248	0	+2 Laps	149
5	12	4	Jimmy Stafford	Stafford Garage	Oldsmobile 88	248	0	+2 Laps	124
6	14	98	Earl Knight	Joe Carroll	Mercury Coupe	246	0	+4 Laps	99
7	23	10	Joe Bartlett	Joe Bartlett	Chevrolet Bel Air	246	0	+4 Laps	74
8	5	56	Freddie Myers	Freddie Myers	Buick Roadmaster	245	0	+5 Laps	49
9	22	38	Glenn Barker	Victor Sellers	Mercury Coupe	244	0	+6 Laps	25
10	25	28	Charlie Hart	Charlie Hart	Chevrolet Bel Air	244	0	+6 Laps	13

Post-Race Standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	1525	-	-
	2	Peter Stafford	649	876	876
	3	Armond Cabot	464	1061	185
10	4	Howard Joyce	447	1078	17
1	5	Scott Duran	435	1090	12
2	6	Earl Knight	375	1150	60
2	7	Chuck Wilder	373	1152	2
2	8	Schuyler Stewart	326	1199	47
2	9	Dave Butler	311	1214	15
5	10	Jimmy Stafford	310	1215	1
2	11	Kelly Petersen	267	1258	43
2	12	John Allen	252	1273	15
2	13	Warren Clark	248	1277	4
2	14	Amos Thompson	220	1305	28
2	15	Ralph Stanton	216	1309	4
	16	Emmett Newton	175	1350	41
1	17	Jimmy Parks	138	1387	37
1	18	Harry Schmidt	124	1401	14
1	19	James August	118	1507	6
1	20	Roger Welch	88	1437	30
	21	Joe Bartlett	74	1451	14
	22	Freddie Myers	49	1476	25
3	23	David Ross	30	1495	19
	24	Glenn Barker	25	1500	5
4	25	Ray Marshall	20	1505	5
	26	Charlie Hart	13	1512	7