1951 Steel Cup
Statistics
| June 2 | 2½ Mile Course |
| Ohio River | 15 Mile Heats |
| Pittsburgh, Penn. | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-99 | Miss Pepsi (2) | Walter Dossin | 63.467 |
| 2 | G-99 | Such Crust I | Jack Schafer | — |
| 3 | H-90 | Tomyann | Joe Taggart | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 400 | 57.435 |
| 2 | Tomyann | Joe Taggart | 300 | 47.719 |
| 3 | Such Crust I | Danny Foster | DNF | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 400 | 61.777 |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 400 | 73.17 |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | 400 | 400 | 800 | 400 | 1200 |
| 2 | Tomyann | 300 | DNS | 300 | DNS | 300 |
| 3 | Such Crust I | DNF | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 |
The course for the 1951 Steel Cup was unique in that it resembled a clover leaf. The site of the race was at the confluence of three rivers - the Allegheny, the Monongahela and the Ohio. The course started up the Allegheny, twisted around a hair pin curve to run past the mouth of the Monongahela and then down the Ohio before turning back to the judge's stand. Needless to say such a twisting course did not make for high speeds.
[Greene, V.1]
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Statistics
Steel Cup Trophy (3 15-mile heats)
First Heat
1. Miss Pepsi, Charles F. Thompson, Detroit. Time 15:40⅖ Speed 57.4 mph
2. Tomyann, Joseph J. Taggart, Canton OH
Such Crust, Dan Foster, Detroit DNF
Second Heat
1. Miss Pepsi. Time 14:31⅕ Speed 61.35 mph
Such Crust and Tomyann DNS
Third Heat
1. Miss Pepsi. Time 12:18 Speed 73.17 mph
Such Crust and Tomyann DNS
Point score: Miss Pepsi 1200, Tomyann 300
(Reprinted from New York Times June 3, 1951)