Tag: Babe Stapp
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Jun 03 2010
“Babe” Stapp: Driver of the Topping-Miller Special and Maserati V8Ri
Elbert "Babe" Stapp (1904-1980) was an American driver active in racing from 1923 to 1940. He drove in 12 Indy 500s and both the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races. Babe Stapp was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Apr 09 2010
1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race: Photos from the Nassau County Division of Museum Services
Last month I spent a day exploring the photo archives of the Nassau County Division of Museum Services. These 12 photos were taken at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at the new Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury.
