1905 Race Summary
| Driver | Car Make | Car # | Country of Car Maker | Laps Finished | Avg MPH | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemery | Victor | Darracq | 18 | France | 10/10 | 61.5 | Hemery received $12,000 for winning. Finished at 10:52:08 AM |
| 2 | Heath | George | Panhard | 14 | France | 10/10 | 60.7 | Lost by 3 minutes and 32 seconds |
| 3 | Tracy | Joe | Locomobile | 7 | USA | 10/10 | 56.9 | First American car to place in an international race. Beat Lancia by 2 minutes and 5 seconds. |
| 4 | Lancia | Vincenzo | FIAT | 4 | Italy | 10/10 | 56.5 | Fortunes of race changed when Lancia collided with Christie who was only on Lap 4 at I.U. Willets Road at Michelin Tire Station in Albertson. Broke rear wheel. Delayed 30 minutes. |
| 5 | Szisz | Ferenc | Renault | 10 | France | 9/10 | 55.7 | Still runing in Lap #10 when race was called. |
| 6 | Nazzarro | Felice | FIAT | 8 | Italy | 8/10 | 58.2 | Still runing in Lap #9 when race was called. |
| 7 | Sartori | Paul | FIAT | 20 | Italy | 8/10 | 49.5 | Broke crankshaft during Lap #9 |
| 8 | Warden | John | Mercedes | 9 | Germany | 8/10 | 47.3 | Still running in Lap #9 when race was called. Rear wheel running on rim. Best performance of German team. |
| 9 | Duray | Arthur | De Dietrich | 2 | France | 7/10 | 55.0 | Running in Lap #8 when race was called. |
| 10 | Chevrolet | Louis | FIAT | 16 | Italy | 6/10 | 53.8 | Ran into telegraph pole at the S curve at Willis Avenue and broke front wheel and bent front axle during Lap 7. |
| 11 | Keene | Foxhall | Mercedes | 5 | Germany | 5/10 | 60.4 | Skidded into telegraph pole at S curve at Willis Avenue and broke wheel during Lap 6. Pole was owned by his father's company. (Ref Keene book "Full Tilt". Walked South to Mineola grandstand. |
| 12 | Dingley | Bert | Pope-Toledo | 3 | USA | 5/10 | 28.6 | Broke cylinder, made repairs and was running in Lap #6 when race was stopped |
| 13 | White | Walter | White Steamer | 19 | USA | 4/10 | 35.9 | Tire and engine problems during Lap #5 when race was called. Running without front left tire which came off at Guinea Woods Turn. |
| 14 | Lytle | Herbert | Pope-Toledo | 15 | USA | 4/10 | 34.7 | Broke cylinder, made repairs and was running in Lap #6 when race was stopped |
| 15 | Jenatzy | Camille | Mercedes | 1 | Germany | 3/10 | 56.2 | Lost gear box covers, bearings seized during Lapr #4 at Bull's Head Hotel In Greenvale. |
| 16 | Wagner | Louis | Darracq | 6 | France | 3/10 | 62.0 | Cracked cylinder during Lap #4 |
| 17 | Christie | J. Walter | Christie | 11 | USA | 3/10 | 31.0 | Discovered gasoline valve not turned on sufficiently Collided with Lancia who was on Lap #8 pulling out of the Michelin tire station on IU Willets Road in Albertson and broke both wheels during Lap #4. Turned into a ditch to avoid Lancia. |
| 18 | Cedrino | Emanuel | FIAT | 12 | Italy | 2/10 | 63.0 | Damaged steering gear during Lap#3 after hitting telgraph pole in Lakeville. |
| 19 | Campbell | Albert | Mercedes | X | Germany | 1/10 | 59.9 | Gasoline tank fell off during Lap #2. |
| DNS | Basle | Charles | Mercedes | 17 | Germany | DNS | Did Not Start | |
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