Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jul 24 2021
Excerpt from “The Legend of the First Super Speedway”: Barney Oldfield at the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Mark Dill's marvelous book "The Legend of the First Super Speedway" chronicles tales of Barney Oldfield's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. With Mark's permission, below is the section on when Oldfield attended the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (3 comments)

Jul 21 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The expenses of constructing the never built Ronkonkoma Racing Loop

As noted in a 2010 post plans were drawn up to construct a racing loop at the end of the Motor Parkway in Ronkonkoma. An estimate dated October 24, 1910, projected the cost to be $258,075.67 - a low estimate among the many alternatives provided . . . (1 comments)

Jul 21 2021
Update July 20 2021: A visit to see Marty Himes and the Himes Museum of Automobile Nostagia

I am pleased to report that Marty Himes has recovered from his automobile accident. Highlights for Tuesday's visit to the Himes Museum of Automobile Nostalgia in Bayshore. (12 comments)

Jul 19 2021
Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1910 Maxwell Model E Touring and a 1916 Overland Model 83 Touring from Professor Robert Kraft’s Family Album

Professor Robert A. Kraft needed your assistance to identify these three automobiles from his grandfather's photo album. (9 comments)

Jul 17 2021
Greg O’s Garage: Wrecks of The Long Island Motor Parkway including a racer practicing for the 1925 Indy 500

There is much reported and documented about the race cars that crashed throughout the Cup races and trials, but much less is known about the hundreds of public accidents along the parkway. (28 comments)

Jul 14 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Petting Parties on the Motor Parkway

The popularity of the Motor Parkway as a location for "petting parties" led to multiple burglaries and attacks on young adults. Citizens and government officials looked to the managers of the Motor Parkway to provide security most often to no avail. (6 comments)

Jul 12 2021
Mystery Foto #28 Solved: Barney Oldfield in the 1909 Christie Racer which established the 102.6 mph Indy lap record in 1916

Wayne Carroll Petersen challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (20 comments)

Jul 10 2021
Update: Highlights from the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting at Waterfront at Roslyn

Over 40 members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society met today at the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn. (10 comments)

Jul 07 2021
1908: The Great American Auto Race Comes to Woodbury

Historian Tom Montalbano has written a wonderful book on the history of Woodbury. With the assistance of VanderbiltCupRaces.com, one chapter highlights the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and its impact on this hamlet. (0 comments)

Jul 06 2021
Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Stocks and Bonds

Rare Stock and Bond certificates discovered in the Helck Family archives. (5 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.