1908 Race Statistics

Year of Race: 1908
Grandstand Location: Hempstead Plains, Long Island
Date of Race: Saturday, October 24
Race Start Time: 6:00 am
Number Cars Starting: 18
Countries Represented: USA, Germany, Italy, France
Winning Driver: George Robertson
Make of Winning Racer: Locomobile
Representing: USA
MPH of Winning Racer: 64.3
Length of Course (Miles): 23.46
Length of Public Roads in Course (Miles): 14.46
Length of Long Island Motor Pkwy in Course (Miles): 9
Number of Laps: 11
Distance of Course (Miles): 258.06
Time (Hr:Min:Sec): 4:00:48
Estimated Attendance: 200,000-250,000

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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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