1951 Southern 500
Qualifying
Note: Qualifying was an eight-lap run; the fastest lap time was actually 53.4 seconds while the slowest lap time was 54.6 seconds.

1951 Southern 500

Section Title: Qualifying
Table Section Text: Note: Qualifying was an eight-lap run; the fastest lap time was actually 53.4 seconds while the slowest lap time was 54.6 seconds.

Grid	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Speed	Time	Owner

1	23	Frank Mundy	'51 Studebaker	84.173	7:07.690	Perry Smith

2	92	Herb Thomas	'51 Hudson	83.164	7:12.880	Herb Thomas

3	31	Jesse James Taylor	'51 Hudson	82.924	7:14.130	Jesse James Taylor

4	14	Fonty Flock	'51 Oldsmobile	82.645	7:15.600	Frank Christian

5	77	Hershel McGriff	'51 Oldsmobile	82.819	7:14.680	Hershel McGriff

6	16	Bill Snowden	'51 Ford	82.141	7:18.270	Bill Snowden

7	11	Fireball Roberts	'51 Ford	82.417	7:16.800	Ed Saverance

8	28	Ray Chase	'50 Oldsmobile	81.409	7:22.210	Bill Sheldon

9	38	Frank Gise	'51 Studebaker	81.194	7:23.880	B.R. Waller

10	7	Bob Flock	'51 Oldsmobile	82.284	7:17.510	Ted Chester

Sentence(s)

In qualifying, Frank Mundy finished with a speed of 84.173.

final_sentence: In qualifying, Frank Mundy finished with a speed of 84.173.