1946 APBA Gold Cup

Statistics 1

1946 APBA Gold Cup -- 3 Mile Course -- 90 Miles
  No. Entry Rep. Driver Qual.
(10 laps 30 miles)
Comp. Lap Race
1 G-13 Tempo VI Lombardo Guy Lombardo 67.192 [B] (400) 76.797 68.072
2 1-G Miss Golden Gate III Arena Dan Arena 65.208 [A] (300)
3 F-9 Blitz II [225] Bogie Bob Bogie 64.175 [B] (225)
4 F-12 Aljo-V [225] Van Blerck Joe Van Blerck 54.560 [A] (127)
5 F-3 Buckeye Baby [225] Bradfield Gib Bradfield 54.730 [B] (169)
6 G-8 Miss Canada III Wilson E.A. Wilson DNF [A]
7 F-90 Tomyann IV [225] Taggart Joe Taggart DNF [A]
8 F-17 Mr. Dockit [225] Robinson Dr. Walt Robinson DNF [A]
9 F-10 Malt 'n Hops [225] Hanley Jed Hanley DNF [A]
10 G-7 Miss Cincinnati IV Fischer Cam Fischer DNF [B] (flipped)
11 F-5 Seabiscuit [225] Brinkman Al Brinkman Jr DNF [B]
12 G-1 So Long, Jr. Fageol Lou Fageol DNF [B]
13 F-23 Miss Spitfire [225] [?] [?] DNF [B]
14 F-39 Ariel II [225] Braden Bill Braden DNF [*]
15 F-2 The Detroiter [225] Woods Jack Woods DNF [*]
16 A-17 Ly-Bee [?] [?] DNF [*]
17 A-16 Thumper [?] [?] DNF [*]
18 G-9 Dukie (1) [?] [?] DNS [**]
19 S-1 Lion Bar Special [?] [?] DNS [**]
20 G-2 Miss Windsor [?] [?] DNS [**]
21 10-G So Long Fageol? [?] DNS [**]
22 G-4 Hotsy Totsy III [?] [?] DNS [**]
* Participated but it is not yet clear in which section

** Attended event (?) but did not start

 

  Entry Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Total
1 Tempo VI B 400 67.192 400 66.315 [1] 400 70.890 [2] 2000 [3]
2 Buckeye Baby [225] B 169 54.73 225 55.869 300 59.974 694
3 Miss Golden Gate III A 300 65.208 300 57.158 DNF 4 600
4 Blitz II [225] B 225 64.175 127 49.763 225 52.6 577
5 Aljo V [225] A 127 54.56 169 50.802 169 52.346 465
6 Miss Canada III A DNF 0
7 Tomyann IV [225] A DNF 0
8 Mr. Dockit [225] A DNF 0
9 Malt 'n Hops [225] A DNF [5] 0
10 Miss Cincinnati IV B DNF [6] 0
11 Seabiscuit [225] B DNF 0
12 So Long, Jr. B DNF 0
13 Miss Spitfire [225] B DNF 0
[1] 73.2948 mph on 2nd lap

[2] 76.797 mph on 7th lap

[3] 400 point bonus for fastest heat; 400 point bonus for fastest race; race average 68.072 mph

[4] Lap speeds (laps 1-7): 73.740, 76.384, 75.821, 77.110, 75.172, 77.911, 76.797 mph

[5] Failed to finish in allotted time. Flipped on third lap

 

Sep 2 135's Under 50 mph, 5 mile heat
  No. Entry Driver Home Speed
1 [?] Yankee Doodle II Merlyn Culver Dayton, O. 57+ mph
135's Over 50 mph, 5 mile heat
1 [?] Skidoo [?] [?] [?]
2 [?] Son of a Seabiscuit Al Brinkman Jr [?] [?]
3 [?] (unnamed) Merlyn Culver Dayton, O. DNF

 

[Statistics from Greene, V.1]