1951 Motor City 250 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1951 Motor City 250 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan State Fairgrounds |
| Date: | N/A |
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1951 Motor City 250 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1951 Motor City 250, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Thompson | 40 | 5 | $5,000 | 250 | 0 | running | Tommy Thompson |
| 2 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | 13 | $2,000 | 250 | 0 | running | Oates Motor Co. |
| 3 | Johnny Mantz | 98 | 15 | $1,000 | 244 | 0 | running | Johnny Mantz |
| 4 | Red Byron | 83 | 25 | $600 | 241 | 0 | running | Dantone Racing Stable |
| 6 | Jack Goodwin | 34 | 47 | $400 | 239 | 0 | running | Bill Caltrider |
| 7 | Lloyd Moore | 59 | 22 | $300 | 239 | 0 | running | Julian Buesink |
| 9 | Curtis Turner | 41 | 30 | $100 | 233 | 0 | heating | Eanes Motor Co. |
| 10 | Erick Erickson | 1 | 45 | $100 | 233 | 0 | running | Packer |
| 12 | Jim Fiebelkorn | 10 | 52 | $50 | 233 | 0 | running | Jim Fiebelkorn |
| 13 | Lee Petty | 42 | 44 | $50 | 233 | 0 | running | Hodges Dodges |
| 14 | Lou Figaro | 33 | 14 | $50 | 231 | 0 | running | Jack Gaynor |
| 16 | Jim Paschal | 60 | 55 | $25 | 228 | 0 | Julian Buesink | |
| 17 | Tim Flock | 91 | 2 | $125 | 228 | 0 | Black Phantom | |
| 18 | Bob Jeffries | 67 | 54 | $25 | 225 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Bob Flock | 7 | 8 | $25 | 223 | 0 | Gray Ghost | |
| 22 | Iggy Katona | 38 | 33 | $25 | 222 | 0 | Iggy Katona | |
| 26 | Oda Greene | 22 | 37 | $25 | 173 | 0 | Harold Lucas | |
| 27 | John Barker | 48 | 48 | $25 | 173 | 0 | Leo Sigman | |
| 28 | Ray Duhigg | 102 | 46 | $25 | 167 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Jack White | 65 | 53 | $25 | 158 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Danny Letner | 36 | 27 | $25 | 153 | 0 | heating | Bert Letner |
| 31 | Walt Flanders | 140 | 51 | $10 | 145 | 0 | Floyd Rice | |
| 32 | Billy Carden | 12 | 10 | $10 | 142 | 0 | Sam Knox | |
| 33 | Marshall Teague | 6 | 1 | $10 | 136 | 0 | heating | FABULOUS |
| 35 | Fonty Flock | 14 | 4 | $10 | 130 | 0 | crash | Red Devil |
| 36 | Bob Greer | 75 | 12 | $0 | 126 | 0 | crash | Connell Cadillac |
| 37 | Jack Smith | 44 | 49 | $0 | 123 | 0 | crash | Dantone Racing Stable |
| 38 | Billy Myers | 198 | 42 | $0 | 123 | 0 | crash | Hubert Westmoreland |
| 42 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | 3 | $0 | 104 | 0 | tie rod | West Peach Motors |
| 43 | Bobby Booth | 133 | 18 | $0 | 103 | 0 | Stanley Moore | |
| 46 | Ray Chase | 28 | 23 | $0 | 89 | 0 | heating | Oster-Barry |
| 47 | Bill Blair | 41 | 24 | $0 | 88 | 0 | Bill Blair | |
| 48 | Bill Holland | 175 | 40 | $0 | 80 | 0 | crash | Cal Connell |
| 50 | Frank Mundy | 23 | 21 | $0 | 80 | 0 | crash | Perry Smith |
| 51 | Freddie Farmer | 9 | 50 | $0 | 77 | 0 | Tom's Grill | |
| 53 | Ed Benedict | 118 | 26 | $0 | 75 | 0 | heating | Ken Swihart |
| 54 | Hershel McGriff | 11 | 28 | $0 | 73 | 0 | crash | Superior |
| 55 | Dick Rathmann | 21 | 59 | $0 | 31 | 0 | heating | Walt Chapman |
| 57 | Herb Thomas | 92 | 6 | $0 | 26 | 0 | heating | FABULOUS |
| 59 | Pat Flaherty | 188 | 19 | $0 | 13 | 0 |
