Vanderbilt Cup Races

Dec 12 2025
Video of the Week: 1966 Demolition Derby! Islip Speedway, Long Island, New York, classic auto racing 1960s vintage cars

Archivist Gram Spina has uncovered an amazing and fun 1966 film from Islip Speedway of the 66 Demolition Derby! Famous Islip Speedway, Long Island, New York hosted Demolition Derby races for many years. This original film from 1966 shows an exciting Demo Derby meet with many "classic" cars and excited fans. How many classic cars can you name? Were you or did you know any Demolition Derby racers|? Comments welcome! (3 comments)

Dec 10 2025
Update: 12/11/2025: A 17—year old Parkway Inn Lake Ronkonkoma sign mystery likely solved

Back in 2008, a mystery photo was posted but never solved. Seventeen years later, it just may be solved. (6 comments)

Dec 09 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #59 Solved: A Nice Stay at the Garden City Hotel

Did you identify the Garden City Hotel in the photo? (13 comments)

Dec 06 2025
InstaGRAM report: The history behind the 1939 Midget Racing National Championship at Roosevelt Raceway

Long Island’s Roosevelt Raceway was modified to become a ½-mile oval and home to the Midget Racing National Championship on August 12th,1939. There has been almost no photo documentation published online about this race until now. (5 comments)

Dec 05 2025
Video of the Week: When The Vanderbilt Family Got Evicted From Their Own Mansion

The Vanderbilt family's story at The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island ended not with a bang but with an eviction notice, as the family that once commanded enough wealth to build this palace had been reduced to unwelcome tenants in their own creation. (0 comments)

Dec 03 2025
Film: 1950 Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races

A very rare film documents the June 10, 1950 Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races. (1 comments)

Dec 02 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #58 Solved: A Midget Racetrack at Roosevelt Raceway

Did you identify the National Midget Championship race track in Westbury, Long Island? (6 comments)

Nov 29 2025
Newsday LI Life cover article: A need for Speed: LI’s Motor Parkway was a road like no other for racers with the right plates

The November 30, 2025 issue of Newsday's LI Life section features a cover article on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (5 comments)

Nov 28 2025
Fraud Alert Update: Guide to Identifying Authentic Versus Reproduced Long Island Motor Parkway and Roosevelt Field Porcelain Plates

Replicas of Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates continue to be sold as original plates on Ebay. (23 comments)

Nov 26 2025
The Twelfth Annual Thanksgiving “Turkeys on the Road”

To celebrate Thanksgiving, here is our traditional "Turkeys on the Road" post. (12 comments)