The qualifying race before the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup ( Eng. II WKVanderbilt American Elimination ) is a car race that took place on September 22, 1906 and is designed to identify five US representatives at the Vanderbilt International Cup . [one]
The race was held on September 22, 1906 near Westby , Long Island , New York . Its length was ten laps with a lap length of about 29 miles. The race began at six in the morning local time. Cars left the starting line with an interval of one minute. Ralph Mongini on the first lap exploded one of the tires, resulting in a lost control car crashed into a telephone pole. Mongini, who was thrown out of the car from the blow, escaped with bruises and scratches.
According to the results of the race, Joe Tracy , Hubert le Blon , H.N. Harding , Frank Lowell and Walter Christie [2] .
Classification
| A place | No. | Racer | Car | Circles | Time / Descent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 12 | Joe Tracy | Locomobile | ten | 5:27:45 |
| 2 | 6 | Hubert le Blon | Thomas | ten | 5:51:25 |
| 3 | 14 | H.N. Harding | Haynes | ten | 6:25:39 |
| NKL | 2 | Herbert Little | Pope-toledo | eight | + 2 laps |
| NKL | five | Walter Christie | Christie | 7 | + 3 laps |
| DSC | eleven | Frank Lowell | Frayer-miller | 7 | Startup Help |
| Gathering | four | Gustav Cayuas | Thomas | five | |
| Gathering | sixteen | Richard Belden | Frayer-miller | four | |
| Gathering | 7 | Montague Roberts | Thomas | four | |
| Gathering | one | Ernest Keeler | Oldsmobile | one | |
| Gathering | 3 | Ralph Mongini | Matheson | 0 | Tire explosion |
| Gathering | eight | Lee A. Frayer | Frayer-miller | 0 |
Notes
- β Triumph for Tracy. Comes in first in Vanderbilt Cup Elimination Race. , The Daily Star (September 24, 1906). Date of treatment May 18, 2012.
- β Galpin, Darren 1906 Grands Prix (unreachable link) . The GEL Motorsport Information Page . Date of treatment May 18, 2012. Archived on September 21, 2012.