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1910 Race Statistics

Year of Race: 1910
Grandstand Location: Hempstead Plains, Long Island
Date of Race: Saturday, October 1
Race Start Time: 6:00 am
Number Cars Starting: 31
Countries Represented: USA, Germany
Winning Driver: Harry Grant
Make of Winning Racer: Alco
Representing: USA
MPH of Winning Racer: 65.18
Length of Course (Miles): 12.64
Length of Public Roads in Course (Miles): 7.49
Length of Long Island Motor Pkwy in Course (Miles): 5.15
Number of Laps: 22
Distance of Course (Miles): 278.08
Time (Hr:Min:Sec): 4:15:36
Estimated Attendance: 250,000-500,000

1910 Race Summary -->

1910

  • Preparations for the 1910 Race
  • The 1910 Start
  • Action During the 1910 Race
  • Louis Chevrolet Crashes
  • The 1910 Finish
  • The Race Aftermath
  • 1910 Race Statistics
  • 1910 Race Summary

Years

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Feature

Book Cover Image

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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Related Images

1910 VCR Website #7 Benz Approaches Massapequa Lodge 1910 VCR Website #8 The Line-Up from the Press and Officals Stand 1910 VCR Website #9 Touring Cars at the Start 1910 VCR Website #2 Alco Wins Again 1910 VCR Website #5 Grant at Westbury Turn William K Vanderbilt Jr Portrait #2 1910 VCR Website #12 Krug's Hotel 1910 VCR Website #1 Angel of Death Cartoon 1910 VCR Website #3 Touring Car Hit by Chevrolet 1910 VCR Website #11 Arriving by Train 1910 VCR Website #4 Officals Confer at Krug's Hotel 1910 VCR Website #10 Pit Crew Awaits Action
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