1951 Southern 500

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The 1951 Southern 500 was a Grand National event held at Darlington Speedway on September 3, 1951. Eventual season champion Herb Thomas dominated the event, leading 311 of 400 laps en route to a one lap victory on Jesse James Taylor and the rest of the 82-car field. Stats