1955 Silver Cup
Statistics
| 27-Aug | 3 Mile Course |
| Detroit River | 15 Mile Heats |
| Detroit, Michigan | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Qual. | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-2 | Miss U.S. (1) | George Simon | — | — | 85.896 |
| 2 | U-5 | Miss Detroit (2) | Bill Stroh | — | 85.174 | — |
| 3 | U-14 | Dora My Sweetie | Horace Dodge | — | 91.993 | 88.029 |
| 4 | U-17 | John Francis My Sweetie | Horace Dodge | — | D.N.Q. | — |
| 5 | U-23 | Wha Hoppen Too | Chuck Doran | — | 87.097 | — |
| 6 | U-45 | Miss Cadillac | Bud Saile | — | — | — |
| 7 | U-50 | Miss Wayne (2) | Bud Saile | — | 85.217 | — |
| 8 | U-54 | Gale IV | Joe Schoenith | 92.975 | — | — |
| 9 | U-55 | Gale V (1) | Joe Schoenith | — | — | 90.838 |
| 10 | U-56 | Gale VI (1) | Joe Schoenith | — | D.N.Q. | — |
| 11 | U-60 | Miss Thriftway (1) | Willard Rhodes | 92.959 | — | 84.503 |
| 12 | U-99 | Miss Pepsi (2) | Roy Dossin | 97.693 | 95.07 | 90.13 |
| 13 | G-13 | Tempo VII | Guy Lombardo | 96.783 | — | 93.098 |
| 14 | G-22 | Such Crust III (2) | Jack Schafer | — | — | — |
| 15 | CA-1 | Miss Supertest II | Gordon Thompson | — | 88.235 | — |
| Heat One A | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gale V | Lee Schoenith | 400 | 95.381 |
| 2 | Such Crust III | Walt Kade | 300 | 89.618 |
| 3 | Miss Thriftway | Bill Muncey | 225 | 87.87 |
| 4 | Miss Cadillac | Bud Saile | 169 | 75.552 |
| Heat One B | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Gale IV | Bill Cantrell | 400 | 91.678 |
| 2 | Miss U.S. | George Simon | 300 | 85.347 |
| 3 | Miss Detroit | Ray Crawford | DSQ | 81.448 |
| 4 | Wha Hoppen Too | Marv Henrich | 225 | 81.425 |
| Heat One C | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 400 | 96.238 |
| 2 | Tempo VII | Danny Foster | 300 | 95.146 |
| 3 | Dora My Sweetie | Don Wilson | 225 | 86.497 |
| Heat Two A | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Tempo VII | Danny Foster | 400 | 93.408 |
| 2 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 300 | 90.525 |
| 3 | Dora My Sweetie | Don Wilson | 225 | 88.971 |
| 4 | Miss U.S. | George Simon | 169 | 84.211 |
| 5 | Such Crust III | Al D'Eath | DSQ | 84.013 |
| 6 | Wha Hoppen Too | Marv Henrich | DNF | — |
| Heat Two B | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss Thriftway | Bill Muncey | 400 | 88.504 |
| 2 | Miss Detroit | Fred Alter | 300 | 87.271 |
| 3 | Miss Supertest II | Bill Braden | 225 | 86.23 |
| 4 | Gale V | Lee Schoenith | 169 | 84.057 |
| 5 | Miss Cadillac | Bud Saile | 127 | 79.645 |
| 6 | Gale IV | Bill Cantrell | DNF | — |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Tempo VII | Danny Foster | 400 | 94.732 |
| 2 | Gale V | Bill Cantrell | 300 | 93.946 |
| 3 | Dora My Sweetie | Don Wilson | 225 | 88.662 |
| 4 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 169 | 84.399 |
| 5 | Miss U.S. | George Simon | 127 | 84.318 |
| 6 | Miss Thriftway | Bill Muncey | DSQ | 77.974 |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum | Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempo VII | 300 | 400 | 700 | 400 | 1100 |
| 2 | Gale V | 400 | 169 | 569 | 300 | 869 |
| 3 | Miss Pepsi | 400 | 300 | 700 | 169 | 869 |
| 4 | Dora My Sweetie | 225 | 225 | 450 | 225 | 675 |
| 5 | Miss Thriftway | 225 | 400 | 625 | DSQ | 625 |
| 6 | Miss U.S. | 300 | 169 | 469 | 127 | 596 |
| 7 | Gale IV | 400 | DNF | 400 | DNS | 400 |
| 8 | Such Crust III | 300 | DSQ | 300 | DNS | 300 |
| 9 | Miss Detroit | DSQ | 300 | 300 | DNS | 300 |
| 10 | Miss Cadillac | 169 | 127 | 296 | DNS | 296 |
| 11 | Miss Supertest II | DNS | 225 | 225 | DNS | 225 |
| 12 | Wha Hoppen Too | 225 | DNF | 225 | DNS | 225 |
In the 1946 and 1948 Gold Cups it was necessary to split the field into sections since it was recognized that no more than 12 boats could safely start. In the 1954 Silver Cup it was determined that it was unsafe to start any more than 9 boats at one time. However the Detroit River Racing Association decided to start 10 boats in the Ford Memorial. As a result of this or a wild little My Sweetie, three boats came to grief. Consequently in the Silver Cup it was decided that no more than six boats could start at one time.
The 1955 Silver Cup was really the first race in the modern format that would be current for more than 30 years after 1955. Basically the plan was to run both preliminary heats in sections. Previously the first heat would be run in sections with the second and third heats being limited to the top 12 boats.
[Statistics and comments from Greene, V.1]