Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Barney Oldfield

Feb 23 2024
Book Reviews: The Master Driver of the World- The 1914 Cactus Derby

Author, early auto racing historian and my friend Mark Dill has penned another master book on racing icon Barney Oldfield Here are some of the great reviews.
May 22 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1908 American Grand Prize

This weekend's mystery photo, plus a bonus photo
Oct 12 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Famous signatures found in the Helck Family Collection

For over 60 years, Peter Helck saved every postcard and/or letter to his files. The amount of correspondence in his vast collection is staggering.
Aug 30 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Other Vanderbilt Cup Race Personalities

Here are some individuals associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Race of which you may not be aware.
Jul 12 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Two Prominent Supporters of Automobile Racing

Following up on Greg O's recent post about the dislike of automobile racing by "Horseless Age" magazine, I present here three opposing viewpoints.
May 14 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Baseball Great Ty Cobb’s Connection to the Vanderbilt Cup Race

Detroit Tiger slugger Ty Cobb was an auto enthusiast as previous posts have documented. Here is a connection between Cobb and the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race I've recently uncovered.
Dec 17 2021
Video of the week: Gadgets Galore (1955) featuring Barney Oldfield and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

This 10:33-minute film took a humorous look at the early days of automobiles and racing. Highlights include Barney Oldfield racing (4:44) and a brief clip of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race (5:00).
Sep 21 2021
Greg O.‘s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Barney Oldfield on Ormond Beach in his own words

Peter Helck and Barney Oldfield began a friendship shortly before Barney's passing
Sep 06 2021
Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Four Speed Merchants- Robertson, Christie, Strang and Oldfield at Atlanta Speedway in 1909

The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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.