1951 · Round 2 · Qualifying Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States
Wednesday, May 30, 1951
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States
Wednesday, May 30, 1951
Pole position
NAL
4:23.740
Pole margin
+2.850
to WAL
Top-ten spread
+9.210
P1 to GRE
Entries
33
Fastest time from each qualifying segment; purple marks the segment best
| Pos | Driver | Best | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | NALJean Marcenac · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:23.740 | — | — |
| 02 | WALBelanger · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:26.590 | +2.850 | — |
| 03 | MCGHinkle · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:28.050 | +4.310 | — |
| 04 | CARRotary Engineering Corp | 4:29.160 | +5.420 | — |
| 05 | ROSHoward Keck Company | 4:29.820 | +6.080 | — |
| 06 | RUTAgajanian · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.080 | +8.340 | — |
| 07 | NAZJim Robbins · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.350 | +8.610 | — |
| 08 | PAREd Walsh · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.410 | +8.670 | — |
| 09 | BETRotary Engineering Corp | 4:32.830 | +9.090 | — |
| 10 | GREM.A. Walker · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.950 | +9.210 | — |
| 11 | AGAGrancor Auto Specialists · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:26.610 | +2.870 | — |
| 12 | HANKurtis Kraft · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:30.680 | +6.940 | — |
| 13 | BROFederal Engineering Association · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.920 | +9.180 | — |
| 14 | FAUAgajanian · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:23.020 | +-0.720 | — |
| 15 | SCALee Elkins · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:25.460 | +1.720 | — |
| 16 | SCHChapman · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:28.590 | +4.850 | — |
| 17 | BANHopkins | 4:28.860 | +5.120 | — |
| 18 | GRIMorris · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:28.980 | +5.240 | — |
| 19 | STEMarchese | 4:29.310 | +5.570 | — |
| 20 | VUKPete Salemi | 4:29.210 | +5.470 | — |
| 21 | CONMoore | 4:29.960 | +6.220 | — |
| 22 | FORBrown Motor Company · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:30.470 | +6.730 | — |
| 23 | HELTuffanelli And Derrico | 4:30.830 | +7.090 | — |
| 24 | FORLouis Rassey · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:30.900 | +7.160 | — |
| 25 | WARBromme | 4:26.930 | +3.190 | — |
| 26 | MCDMaserati Race Cars · B · ERA | 4:31.750 | +8.010 | — |
| 27 | DAVParks · Pawl | 4:29.630 | +5.890 | — |
| 28 | MILJean Marcenac · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:25.100 | +1.360 | — |
| 29 | BALMcDaniel | 4:28.460 | +4.720 | — |
| 30 | JAMBob Estes · Watson · ATS | 4:28.820 | +5.080 | — |
| 31 | LINLeitenberger | 4:32.260 | +8.520 | — |
| 32 | DINBrown Motor Company · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.780 | +9.040 | — |
| 33 | MACHall | 4:33.820 | +10.080 | — |