Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jun 16 2014
Mystery Foto #72 Solved: Arthur Duray Driving the #18 Lorraine-Dietrich During the 1906 Race

Bill Bellmer, member of the Village of Garden City Planning Commission, forwarded this week's Mystery Foto. (11 comments)

Jun 15 2014
Vanderbilt Cup Races Featured on Velocity’s AmeriCarna Series

The Vanderbilt Cup Race episode of AmeriCarna will be shown on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 3:00 pm. (43 comments)

Jun 14 2014
2014 Brickyard Invitational: Video “A Lap on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the Black Beast”

The Alco Black Beast returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2014 Brickyard Invitational and was on thee track on both Saturday and Sunday. This eight-minute video and images document the Black Beast pacing the pre-war racers on Saturday, June 7, 2014. (5 comments)

Jun 11 2014
Memorable Moments From The 2014 Brickyard Invitational

Our five days at the Brickyard Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were filled with fun, smiles, and thrills. Here are some additional memorable moments. (4 comments)

Jun 10 2014
The 2014 Brickyard Invitational: Smiles and Thumbs Ups

The 2014 Brickyard Invitational held last week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a real blast! Among the thousands who attended the event, several hundred experienced being a Black Beast driver or mechanician. (0 comments)

Jun 09 2014
Mystery Foto #71 Solved: A Bust of Louis Chevrolet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

This weekend's Mystery Foto was a real bust! (10 comments)

Jun 06 2014
Hemmings Classic Car receives national award for the “Black Beast” article

As reported on the Hemmings Daily Blog, the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association has recognized Hemmings Classic Car for excellence during its annual awards banquet in May 2014 at the Indianapolis 500. The article also appeared in the September 2014 issue of Hemmings Classic Car. (1 comments)

Jun 03 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #47: Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)

The 47th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)

Jun 02 2014
Mystery Foto #70 Still A Mystery: Is this Dario Resta?

Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great great nephew of Barney Oldfield, forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto from his collection. (15 comments)

May 31 2014
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

On Friday, October 7, 1904, the day before the first Vanderbilt Cup Race, 60 superintendents and engineers of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (A.L.A.M.) gathered for a 65-mile "meet" covering Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester. On the next day, many of the participants ventured to Long Island to see the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. One A.L.A.M. member documented the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.. (1 comments)