Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Feb 19 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 5 - The Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State (North Carolina): A 1907 Race on the Beach

Forty years before the creation of NASCAR in North Carolina several Wilmington auto enthusiasts envisioned an annual racing event to be held on the main beach of the area, Wrightsville Beach. (2 comments)

Feb 18 2022
CBS Sunday Morning: “Vanderbilt” by Anderson Cooper

This September 19, 2021 CBS Sunday Morning segment featured Anderson Cooper on the Vanderbilt family dynasty. (0 comments)

Feb 16 2022
1938 Aerials of Roosevelt Raceway from the Cradle of Aviation

The Cradle of Aviation has provided these six 1938 aerials of Roosevelt Raceway, the site for the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (1 comments)

Feb 15 2022
Video of the week: Up to Speed: Tucker 48- Everything you need to know

Donut Media has posted this 15-minute video on the Tucker 48. (0 comments)

Feb 14 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #7 Solved: A 1912 Alco Convertible Touring Car driven by Dick Hovey

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (4 comments)

Feb 11 2022
Video of the week: Tucker 1044 at the Savoy Automobile Museum

Another tour of the new Savoy Automobile Museum featuring Tucker #1044. (0 comments)

Feb 09 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 4 -The Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State (North Carolina)

The beginnings of the automobile in North Carolina started with a steam engine called the Buggymobile. In part 4 of this series I uncover the individuals and their plans to bring the auto to the everyday person in my new home state. (4 comments)

Feb 08 2022
1933 Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate sells for a record $4,434 on Ebay

A new Ebay record of $4,434 was set last Saturday for an auction of Long Island Motor Parkway license plate. (3 comments)

Feb 07 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: Henry Austin Clark, Jr. visiting Lynhurst in Tarrytown in his 1912 Simplex Toy Tonneau in1970

Gary Hammond challenged you to solve last weekend's Mystery Foto. (28 comments)

Feb 05 2022
Vintage Motorsport: Candid Cameras- The story behind Nathan Lazarnick and F. Ed Spooner

Nathan Lazarnick and Ed Spooner and their associates were the great photographers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. In the July/August issue of Vintage Motorsport, Charles B. Camp documented "the flash in the pan twins." (3 comments)

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.