1946 Viking Trophy
Statistics
September 29 | 2½ Mile Course |
Ohio River | 10 Mile Heats |
New Martinsville, W.Va. | 20 Mile Race |
No. | Entry | Owner? | Race | |
1. | G-6 | So Long Jr. | Lou Fageol | — |
2. | G-13 | Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo | — |
3. | F-5 | Wild Goose | Phil Rothenbusch | — |
4. | F-10 | Malt 'n Hops | Jed Hanley | — |
5. | F-12 | Aljo V | Joe Van Blerck | — |
Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
1. | So Long Jr. | Lou Fageol | 400 | 61.189 |
2. | Aljo V | Joe Van Blerck | 300 | 56.119 |
3. | Wild Goose | Phil Rothenbusch | 225 | 53.154 |
4. | Malt'n Hops | Jed Hanley | 169 | 53.158 |
Late in the afternoon the New Martinsville race course was engulfed in a rain storm that interrupted the program. Nevertheless all heats of the limited classes were completed. However there was a one heat 10 mile Free For All that was apparently not completed. Since this race and the completion of the Viking Trophy were probably scheduled late in the day, it is felt that they were cancelled due to the rain storm.
[Statistics and comment from Greene, V.1]
[NOTE: The "Viking Trophy" was supposedly won by So Long, Jr. but I have not found the Viking Trophy competition in any contemporary newspaper accounts. --LF]