Locomobile #9 (1906)
The American favorite for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Make: Locomobile
Year: 1906
Mechanician: Al Poole
Horsepower: 90
Finish Place: 10
Average Speed: 48.7
#9 Locomobile (USA) driven by Joe Tracy, 90 HP. Finished 10th. Made fastest lap of the race averaging 67.7 mph. Still running in Lap #9 when race was called. Averaged 48.7 mph.
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