Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Sheepshead Bay Speedway

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  May 24 2023

  Kleiner’s Korner: A Vanderbilt Cup Race In Brooklyn

  Six years following the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race several newspapers reported the race would be brought back to Long Island (yes, Brooklyn is technically part of Long Island) after having been run in Savannah, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Santa Monica.

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  Mar 10 2018

  The Impact of the Vanderbilt Cup Races: The Long Island Race Tracks

  Sunday's new presentation in Westhampton will highlight the impact of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Motor Parkway on Long Island.

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  Sep 15 2015

  Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Futurity Handicap Race at Sheepshead Bay Speedway Held on June 1, 1918

  Bob Green, director of Survive the Drive, challenged you to identify this Long Island race.

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  Jul 28 2012

  Film: The 1917 Match Races Among Oldfield, Chevrolet and De Palma in Sheepshead Bay Speedway

  In 1917, three of the most famous daredevil drivers were veterans of the Vanderbilt Cup Races; Barney Oldfield (1914 & 1915), Louis Chevrolet (1905, 1908, 1909,& 1910) and Ralph De Palma (1911,1912, 1914 & 1915). On August 17, 1917, over 40,000 spectators came to Sheepshead Bay Track in Brooklyn to…

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  Mar 07 2011

  Rare Image Series #3: Louis Chevrolet- The Most Famous “Name” in the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Louis Chevrolet drove in four Vanderbilt Cup Races (1905, 1908,1909 &1910), more than any other driver. These are rarely seen photos of Louis Chevrolet, whose name became and continues to be one of the most recognizable brands in American car history: