1937 APBA Gold Cup
Statistics
| 1937 APBA Gold Cup | |
|---|---|
| September 6 | 3 Mile Course |
| Detroit River | 30 Mile Heats |
| Detroit, Michigan | 90 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G-4 | Hotsy Totsy III | VIc Kliesrath | 62.984 | |
| 2. | G-5 | Notre Dame | Herb Mendelson | 70.791 | 63.473 |
| 3. | G-6 | Miss Canada II | Ernest Wilson | 66.087 | |
| 4. | G-18? | El Lagarto | George Reis | 62.591 | |
| 5. | G-20 | Miss Cincinnati Jr. | Cam Fischer | 51.504 | |
| 6. | G-36 | Impshi | Horace Dodge | 62.772 | |
| 7. | G-38 | Delphine IX | Horace Dodge | 67.525 | |
| 8. | F-U-1 | Rafale VI | Maurice Vasseur | 64.182 | |
| 9. | IU-117 | Aradam | Theo Rossi | 61.563 | |
| 10. | IU-121 | Alagi | Theo Rossi | 71.446 | 62.128 |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Notre Dame | Clell Perry | 400 | 62.359 |
| 2. | Miss Canada II | Harold Wilson | 300 | 60.420 |
| 3. | Rafale VI | Maurice Vasseur | 225 | 59.007 |
| 4. | Alagi | Theo Rossi | 169 | 58.807 |
| 5. | Hotsy Totsy III | Bill Horn | 127 | 52.401 |
| 6. | Delphine IX | Joe Schaefer | 95 | 52.378 |
| 7. | Miss Cincinnati Jr. | Lou Schafer | 71 | 49.609 |
| 8. | Impshi | Fritz Ericson | Dnf | |
| 9. | El Lagarto | George Reis | Dnf | |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Alagi | Theo Rossi | 400 | 60.581 |
| 2. | Notre Dame | Clell Perry | 300 | 60.023 |
| 3. | Hotsy Totsy III | Bill Horn | 225 | 58.058 |
| 4. | Rafale VI | Mauricf Vasseur | Dnf | |
| 5. | Delphine IX | Joe Schaefer | Dnf | |
| 6. | Aradam | Guido Cattaneo | Dnf | |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Notre Dame | Clell Perry | 400 | 68.645 |
| 2. | Alagi | Theo Rossi | 300 | 67.678 |
| 3. | Hotsy Totsy III | Bill Horn | 225 | T.N.T. |
| 4. | Delphine IX | Joe Schaefer | Dnf |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | Heat 3 | Bonus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Notre Dame | 400 | 300 | 700 | 400 | 800 | 1900 |
| 2. | Alagi | 169 | 400 | 569 | 300 | — | 869 |
| 3. | Hotsy Totsy III | 127 | 225 | 352 | 225 | — | 577 |
| 4. | Miss Canada II | 300 | Dns | 300 | Dns | — | 300 |
| 5.. | Rafale VI | 225 | Dnf | 225 | Dnf | ——— | 225 |
| 6. | Delphine IX | 95 | Dnf | 95 | Dnf | ——— | 95 |
| 7. | Miss Cincinnati Jr. | 71 | Dns | 71 | Dns | ——— | 71 |
| 8. | Impshi | Dnf | Dns | 000 | Dns | ——— | 000 |
| 9. | El Lagarto | Dnf | Dns | 000 | Dns | ——— | 000 |
| 10. | Aradam | Dns | Dnf | 000 | Dns | 000 |
( The Gold Cup returned to the points system for the 1937 race. In addition bonus points for the fastest heat and race were added.
The reason for the bonus points was to prevent an entry with a high point total from coasting In the final heat.)
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]