1952 Imperial Gold Cup
Statistics
| September 28 | 2½-Mile Course |
| Ohio River | 10 Mile Heats |
| New Martinsville, W.Va. | 20 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-4 | Miss Great Lakes II | Al Fallon | — |
| 2 | U-99 | Miss Pepsi (2) | Walter Dossin | — |
| 3 | G-66 | Dee Jay V | Daniel Murphy | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Jay V | Norm Lauterbach | 400 | 68.912 |
| 2 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | DNF | — |
| — | Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed |
| 1 | Dee Jay V | Norm Lauterbach | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Jay V | 400 | DNF | 400 |
| 2 | Miss Pepsi | DNF | DNS | 0 |
On the day before the race Miss Great Lakes II threw a prop in making a mile trial and caused considerable damage to her hull although she made a speed of 126 m.p.h. As a result she had to withdraw from the race. Two 7 Litres ran their race at the same time as the Unlimiteds with Mercury defeating her only, competitor Roughneck 700 points to 000.
[Statistics and comments from Greene, V.1]