1950 Harmsworth Trophy
Statistics
| September 1, 2 | (5n) 5.755 Mile Course |
| Detroit River | (40n) 46.04 Mile Heats |
| Detroit, Michigan | (80n) 92.08 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Qual. | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-1 | Such Crust I | Jack Schafer | 87.81 | — | — |
| 2 | U-11 | Such Crust II | Jack Schafer | 88.94 | 87.072 | 81.171 |
| 3 | U-3 | My Sweetie (1) | Horace Dodge II | 94.51 | 86.343 | — |
| 4 | U-10 | Delphine X | Horace Dodge II | — | — | — |
| 5 | U-4 | Miss Great Lakes | Al Fallon | 92.73 | — | — |
| 6 | U-9 | Astraea II | Cameron Peck | — | — | — |
| 7 | U-27 | Slo-mo-shun IV | Stan Sayres | 96.72 | 102.676 | 95.439 |
| 8 | U-99 | Miss Pepsi (2) | Walter Dossin | 96.51 | — | — |
| 9 | G-13 | Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo | — | — | — |
| 10 | CA-9 | Miss Canada IV | Ernest Wilson | — | 87.956 | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slo-mo-shun IV | Lou Fageol | 400 | 91.127 |
| 2 | My Sweetie | Bill Cantrell | 300 | 85.004 |
| 3 | Such Crust II | Dan Arena | 225 | 84.705 |
| 4 | Miss Canada IV | Harold Wilson | 169 | 80.41 |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Slo-mo-shun IV | Lou Fageol | 400 | 100.18 |
| 2 | Such Crust II | Dan Arena | 300 | 77.922 |
| 3 | My Sweetie | Bill Cantrell | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slo-mo-shun IV | 400 | 400 | 800 |
| 2 | Such Crust II | 225 | 300 | 525 |
| 3 | My Sweetie | 300 | DNF | 300 |
| 4 | Miss Canada IV | 169 | DNS | 169 |
| Qualifications (Driver) | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Lap 3 | Ave. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slo-mo-shun IV (Stan Sayres) | 96.9 | 97.35 | 96.05 | 96.73 |
| 2 | Miss Pepsi (Chuck Thompson) | 98.18 | 95.12 | 96.91 | 96.51 |
| 3 | My Sweetie (Bill Cantrell) | 95.29 | 93.91 | 91.34 | 94.51 |
| 4 | Miss Great Lakes (Bill Muncey) | 95.42 | 96.81 | 86.25 | 92.73 |
| 5 | Such Crust II (Dan Arena) | 87.56 | 89.53 | 87.94 | 88.94 |
| 6 | Such Crust I (Danny Foster) | 87.78 | 89.52 | 89.75 | 87.81 |
| 7 | Astraea II (Clell Perry) | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Tempo VI (Guy Lombardo) | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Delphine X (Bill Cantrell) | — | — | — | — |
Lap - Slo-mo-shun IV 102.676
The Harmsworth Trophy was a contest between nations with each nation allowed a three boat team. The selection was a judgment call with qualification speed being not necessarily determinative. Such Crust II was selected as the #3 boat due to her reliability. Miss Pepsi and Miss Great Lakes were passed by since the committee felt this factor was lacking. Stan Sayres was originally slated to drive Slo-mo-shun IV, but pressure from his family and insurance company dissuaded him. Gold Cup driver Ted Jones had injured his hand hence the selection of Lou Fageol.
[Statistics and comments from Greene, V.1]