The 1951 National Stock Car season was the second season of professional stock car racing in the United States. The season consisted of 22 races, beginning with the 6th running of The Icebreaker at Thompson and ending at Riverside. Cameron Yost repeated as the driver's champion, and Hudson won the first Manufacturer's Championship.
Following a successful 1950 campaign, the National Stock Car Series expanded the schedule to accommodate growing interest in the series outside of the Northeast. The additional races included trips to Tennessee, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina for the first time, as well as a stop at the newly-constructed Waterford Speedbowl. Series founder Elliott Crawford announced that in addition to a driver's championship, the series would be awarding championships for car owners and manufacturers for the first time.
The biggest news story during the winter offseason, however, was Hudson, who became the first manufacturer to officially fund racing teams in the series after the success of the 1951 Hornet at the end of 1950. Hudson backed Howard Joyce and Lucky Hornick's teams with direct financial support and equipment.
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Date
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Race
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Circuit
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Location
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Pole
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Owner (Car)
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Winner
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Owner (Car)
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| 1
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March 18
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1951 Icebreaker Sweepstakes
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Thompson International Speedway
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Thompson, CT
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 2
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April 1
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1951-02
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Williams Grove Speedway
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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 3
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April 8
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1951-03
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Langhorne Speedway
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Middletown Township, PA
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 4
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April 22
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1951-04
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Nashville Raceway
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Nashville, TN
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Emmett Newton
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Lucky Hornick (Hudson Hornet)
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Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce (Hudson Hornet)
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| 5
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May 6
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1951-05
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Flemington Fair Speedway
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Flemington, NJ
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Jimmy Parks
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Jimmy Parks (Ford Victoria)
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Scott Duran
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Scott Duran (Oldsmobile 88)
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| 6
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May 13
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1951-06
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Wall Township Speedway
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Wall Township, NJ
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Peter Stafford
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Stafford Garage (Oldsmobile 88)
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| 7
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May 27
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1951-07
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Langley Speedway
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Langley, VA
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Emmett Newton
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Lucky Hornick (Hudson Hornet)
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Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce (Hudson Hornet)
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| 8
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June 10
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1951-08
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Bowman Gray Stadium
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Winston-Salem, NC
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Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce (Hudson Hornet)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 9
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June 17
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1951-09
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North Wilkesboro Speedway
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North Wilkesboro, NC
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Peter Stafford
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Stafford Garage (Oldsmobile 88)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 10
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July 4
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1951-10
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Daytona Beach Street Course
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Daytona Beach, FL
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Glen Pierce
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Bernard Payne (Hudson Hornet)
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Emmett Newton
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Lucky Hornick (Hudson Hornet)
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| 11
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July 15
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1951-11
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Lakewood Speedway
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Atlanta, GA
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Amos Thompson
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Thompson Brothers Racing (Plymouth Belvedere)
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| 12
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July 22
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1951-12
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Greenville-Pickens Speedway
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Greenville-Pickens, SC
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Walter Long
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Walter Long (Kaiser Deluxe)
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Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce (Hudson Hornet)
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| 13
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August 5
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1951-13
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Monroe County Fairgrounds
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Rochester, NY
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Jimmy Stafford
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Stafford Garage (Oldsmobile 88)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 14
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August 19
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1951-14
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Syracuse Mile
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Syracuse, NY
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Peter Stafford
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Stafford Garage (Oldsmobile 88)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 15
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August 26
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1951-15
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Niagara Dirt Park
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Lockport, NY
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Schuyler Stewart
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Schuyler Stewart (Studebaker Champion)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 16
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September 9
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1951-16
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Columbus Motor Speedway
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Columbus, OH
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John Allen
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John Allen (Kaiser Traveller)
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Earl Knight
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Joe Carroll (Mercury Coupe)
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| 17
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September 16
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1951-17
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Port Huron Dirt Colosseum
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Port Huron, MI
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce (Hudson Hornet)
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| 18
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September 30
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1951-18
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Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
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Scarborough, ME
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Peter Stafford
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Stafford Garage (Oldsmobile 88)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 19
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October 14
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1951-19
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Warwick Fairgrounds
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Warwick, RI
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 20
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October 21
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1951-20
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Seekonk Speedway
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Seekonk, MA
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Emmett Newton
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Lucky Hornick (Hudson Hornet)
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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| 21
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November 4
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1951-21
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New London-Waterford Speedbowl
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Waterford, CT
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Cameron Yost
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Ted Hansen (Studebaker Champion)
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Amos Thompson
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Thompson Brothers Racing (Plymouth Belvedere)
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| 22
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November 18
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1951 Turkey Bowl
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Riverside Park Speedway
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Agawam, MA
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Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce (Hudson Hornet)
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Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce (Hudson Hornet)
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| Legend
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| #
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Paved Oval
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| #
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Dirt Oval
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| #
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Road/Street Course
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- Note: only drivers who scored at least one point are displayed.
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| Key
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| Colour |
Result
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| Gold |
Winner
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| Silver |
2nd place
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| Bronze |
3rd place
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| Green |
Other points position
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| Blue
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Other classified position
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| Not classified, finished (NC)
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| Purple |
Not classified, retired (Ret)
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| Red
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
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| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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| White
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Did not start (DNS)
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| Race cancelled (C)
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| Excluded (EX)
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| Did not arrive (DNA)
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| Withdrawn (WD)
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Manufacturer's Championship[edit | edit source]
Cameron Yost