1906 Race Statistics
| Year of Race: | 1906 |
| Grandstand Location: | Westbury, Long Island |
| Date of Race: | Saturday, October 06 |
| Race Start Time: | 6:00 am |
| Number Cars Starting: | 17 |
| Countries Represented: | USA, Germany, Italy, France |
| Winning Driver: | Louis Wagner |
| Make of Winning Racer: | Darracq |
| Representing: | France |
| MPH of Winning Racer: | 60.8 |
| Length of Course (Miles): | 29.1 |
| Length of Public Roads in Course (Miles): | 29.1 |
| Length of Long Island Motor Pkwy in Course (Miles): | 0 |
| Number of Laps: | 10 |
| Distance of Course (Miles): | 297.1 |
| Time (Hr:Min:Sec): | 4:50:10 |
| Estimated Attendance: | 150,000-200,000 |
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1906
- “The Vanderbilt Cup”: The Broadway Musical
- The 1906 American Elimination Trial
- Preparing for the 1906 Race
- The Start of the 1906 Race
- Crowds on the Course
- Action in Manhasset
- The Hairpin Turn in Old Westbury
- Action Around the Course
- The Trials and Tribulation of Shepard’s Hotchkiss
- The 1906 Finish
- 1906 Race Statistics
- 1906 Race Summary
Feature
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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