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• Jan 31 2012

  Then & Now: Krug’s Corner in Mineola

  Krug's Hotel, on the north-west corner of Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue in Mineola, was a favorite viewing site for the 1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. This Then & Now look found a rarity- A building on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course that is still standing!

• Dec 17 2011

  Profile: #10 Darracq- Winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  It’s safe to say the motoring press gave little credence to Louis Wagner’s Darracq racer as a prospect for winning the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup despite a victory by the same marques in the same race just one year prior. The Motor Way described Wagner’s racer as “the peculiar wire wheeled,…

• Dec 15 2011

  Profile:Louis Wagner- Winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race& the First American Grand Prize (1908)

  Born on February 5, 1882 in Pre-Saint-Gervais, France, Louis Wagner had a distinguished racing career lasting 24 years. His greatest victories were the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race with a 80-hp Darracq and the 1908 American Grand Prize with a 120-hp Fiat.

• Oct 29 2011

  Race Profile: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race- The First Use of A Checkered Flag

  No greater evidence of the success of the Vanderbilt Cup Race emerged than when popular culture embraced it.

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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• May 20 2009

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner for Sale

  Have you always wanted to own a historic race car and a winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Race? No, the Alco-6 Black Beast Racer is not available. In a VanderbiltCupRaces.com exclusive, the Darraqcthat is believed to have won the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race with driver Louis Wagner is being…

• Mar 10 2008

  Film “The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race”