Summary of 1911-1960 Races

Summary

A summary of the Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1911-1960 is as follows:
Race Location Date Winning Driver Make of Winning Racer
1911 Vanderbilt Cup Savannah, GA 11/27/1911 Ralph Mulford Lozier
1912 Vanderbilt Cup Milwaukee, WI 10/2/1912 Ralph de Palma Mercedes
1914 Vanderbilt Cup Santa Monica, CA 2/27/1914 Ralph de Palma Mercedes
1915 Vanderbilt Cup San Francisco, CA 3/6/1915 Dario Resta Peugeot
1916 Vanderbilt Cup Santa Monica, CA 10/12/1916 Dario Resta Peugeot
1936 George Vanderbilt Cup Roosevelt Raceway, NY 10/12/1936 Tazio Nuvolari Alfa Romeo
1937 George Vanderbilt Cup Roosevelt Raceway, NY 7/5/1938 Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union
1960 Cornelius Vanderbilt Cup Roosevelt Raceway, NY 6/19/1960 Harry Carter Stanguellini

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The 128-page book by Howard Kroplick, a researcher and lecturer on the races, contains rare images of the races from the archives of major museums, libraries and private collectors. The book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island will be available from Arcadia Publishing in March 2008.

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