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Vanderbilt Cup Winners
The Willie K. Vanderbilt Years
| Year |
Driver |
Car |
MPH |
Location |
| 1904 |
George Heath |
Panhard |
52.2 |
Long Island |
| 1905 |
Victor Hemery |
Darracq |
61.5 |
Long Island |
| 1906 |
Louis Wagner |
Darracq |
61.43 |
Long Island |
| 1908 |
George Robertson |
Locomobile |
64.39 |
Long Island |
| 1909 |
Harry Grant |
ALCO |
62.77 |
Long Island |
| 1910 |
Harry Grant |
ALCO |
65.183 |
Long Island |
| 1911 |
Ralph Mulford |
Lozier |
73.390 |
Savannah |
| 1912 |
Ralph DePalma |
Mercedes |
68.962 |
Milwaukee |
| 1914 |
Ralph DePalma |
Schroeder-Merc. |
75.49 |
Santa Monica |
| 1915 |
Dario Resta |
Peugeot |
66.443 |
San Francisco |
| 1916 |
Dario Resta |
Peugeot |
86.990 |
Santa Monica |
The George Vanderbilt Years
| Year |
Driver |
Car |
MPH |
Location |
| 1936 |
Tazio Nuvolari |
V-12 Alfa Romeo |
65.998 |
Roosevelt R'way |
| 1937 |
Bernd Rosemeyer |
Auto Union |
82.564 |
Roosevelt R'way |
The Cornelius Vanderbilt Years
| Year |
Driver |
Car |
MPH |
Location |
| 1960 |
Harry Carter |
Stanguellini |
74.95 |
Roosevelt R'way |
The US 500 Years
| Year |
Driver |
Car |
MPH |
Location |
| 1996 |
Jimmy Vasser |
Reynard-Honda |
156.403 |
Michigan |
| 1997 |
Alex Zanardi |
Reynard-Honda |
167.044 |
Michigan |
| 1998 |
Greg Moore |
Reynard-Mercedes |
165.913 |
Michigan |
| 1999 |
Tony Kanaan |
Reynard-Honda |
186.097 |
Michigan |
The CART/Champ Car Champion Years
| Year |
Driver |
Car |
Wins |
Team |
| 2000 |
Gil de Ferran |
Reynard-Honda |
2 |
Penske Racing |
| 2001 |
Gil de Ferran |
Reynard-Honda |
2 |
Penske Racing |
| 2002 |
Cristiano da Matta |
Lola-Toyota |
7 |
Newman-Haas |
| 2003 |
Paul Tracy |
Lola-Ford |
7 |
Players-Forsythe |
| 2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
Lola-Ford |
7 |
Newman/Haas |
| 2005 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
Lola-Ford |
6 |
Newman/Haas |
| 2006 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
Lola-Ford |
7 |
Newman/Haas |
| 2007 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
Panoz-Cosworth |
8 |
Newman/Haas |
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Vanderbilt Tidbits
1904: Willie K. Vanderbilt creates a major international auto race in the US to inspire the American
manufacturers to compete against the Europeans. Vanderbilt donates the cup for the winner. Though George Heath
is an American, the winning car is French, and thus the victory is considered a foreign win. Riding mechanic
Carl Mensel is killed.
1906: Spectator Curt L. Grueber killed.
1907: Due to previous crowd control problems, the race is canceled while the Long Island Motor Parkway, the
first limited access highway in the world, is built for future races.
1908: The Locomobile Type 1906, later nicknamed "Old 16," becomes the first American car to win a major
international auto race.
1910: Riding mechanics Charles Miller and Mathew Bacon killed in separate crashes.
1911: Jay McNay killed during practice.
1912: David Bruce-Brown killed during practice.
1914: Race postponed five days due to rain.
1936: The Vanderbilt Cup is revived thanks to the efforts of George Robertson. George Vanderbilt, nephew
of Willie K., donates a new Cup for the winner. Track turns out to be a "Mickey Mouse" farce with numerous turns
and short straights.
1937: Race postponed two days due to rain.
1960: The race is once again revived in the parking lots of Roosevelt Field with a Formula Junior race with
such drivers as Jim Rathmann, Rodger Ward, Jim Hall, Roger Penske, Carroll Shelby, Walt Hansgen, and the Rodriguez
brothers. Cornelius Vanderbilt, another nephew of Willie K., donates a new Cup for the winner.
1996: CART gains the rights to the Vanderbilt Cup, commissions a new one similar to the original, and awards
it to the winner of the US 500. The first year sees a 12 car pileup before the start. The race is red flagged, and
restarted with many drivers using their backup cars.
1999: Tony Kanaan beats Juan Montoya by 0.032 seconds after leader Max Papis runs out of fuel on last corner.
2000: Vanderbilt Cup is awarded to the CART/Champ Car season champion, replacing the PPG Cup.
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