1951 Round of Virginia

1951 Round of Virginia

Race 7 of 22 in the 1951 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	27 May 1951
Location	Hampton. Virginia, United States
Venue	Langley Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	0.395 mi
Distance	300 Laps, 118.5 mi
Weather	Mild and clear with temperatures approaching 76°F with wind speed at 23 mph
Average Speed	67.1 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick
Laps	164
Podium
First	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce
Second	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Third	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick

The seventh race of the 1951 National Stock Car Series was held on May 27, 1951 at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia. The race comprised 300 laps around a 0.395-mile asphalt oval. Howard Joyce won the race ahead of championship leader Cameron Yost, with Emmett Newton leading the most laps and finishing in third.

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

Race

The race covered three hundred laps around the 0.395-mile oval and took one hour, 46 minutes, and two seconds. Around 4,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Howard Joyce beat Cameron Yost by 4.5 seconds, with Emmett Newton in third. Amos Thompson and Ben Rogers rounded out the top 5. Other notable drivers in this race were Armond Cabot (6th), Jimmy Stafford (10th), Will Gordon (11th), Peter Stafford (17th), and James August (19th). Joyce earned $1,700 (equivalent to around $16,995 in 2019); 20th place finisher Glenn Barker earned $21.25 (equivalent to $212) for his efforts.

Results

Position	Start	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Laps	Lead	Time/Retired	Points
1	4	9	Howard Joyce	Howard Joyce	Hudson Hornet	300	113	1:46:02	237
2	5	1	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	300	23	+4.6s	190
3	1	777	Emmett Newton	Lucky Hornick	Hudson Hornet	299	164	+1 Lap	166
4	6	62	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing	Plymouth Belvedere	298	0	+2 Laps	142
5	2	8	Ben Rogers	Clarence Rogers	Oldsmobile 88	297	0	+3 Laps	118
6	9	70	Armond Cabot	Warren Clark	Hudson Hornet	295	0	+5 Laps	94
7	17	95	Michael Cox	Norman Rogers	Kaiser Deluxe	295	0	+5 Laps	70
8	15	10	Joe Bartlett	Joe Bartlett	Plymouth Belvedere	295	0	+5 Laps	47
9	20	0	Alton Walker	Carl Henry	Packard 250	294	0	+6 Laps	24
10	7	4	Jimmy Stafford	Stafford Garage	Oldsmobile 88	294	0	+6 Laps	12

Post-Race Standings

Note: only the top 10 in points are shown

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Cameron Yost	1725	-	-
	2	Howard Joyce	1244	481	481
	3	Scott Duran	935	790	309
	4	Peter Stafford	849	876	86
	5	Emmett Newton	829	896	20
	6	Amos Thompson	730	995	99
1	7	Armond Cabot	558	1167	172
1	8	Chuck Wilder	521	1204	37
2	9	Jimmy Stafford	381	1344	140
1	10	Norman Parks	376	1349	5