1953 Mapes Mile High Gold Cup
Statistics
| September 12-13 | 5 Mile Course |
| Lake Tahoe | 15 Mile Heats? |
| Tahoe City, Calif. | 45 Mile Race? |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-9 | Honey Moon | Richard Davis | — | — |
| 2 | U-20 | Hot Metal | Henry Kaiser | — | — |
| 3 | U-21 | Aluminum First | Henry Kaiser | — | — |
| 4 | G-2 | Hurricane IV | Bill Stead | — | — |
| 5 | G-8 | Short Snorter | Stan Dollar | — | 84.@@@? |
| 6 | G-19 | Fleur Du Lac | Henry Kaiser | — | — |
| 7 | F- | Ruthless* | Ken St. Oegger | — | — |
| 8 | F- | Breathless* | John Murphy | — | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Snorter | Stan Dollar | 400 | 92.27 |
| 2 | Hurricane IV | Morlan Visel | 300 | 87.07 |
| 3 | Ruthless | Ken St. Oegger | 225 | 79.25 |
| 4 | Honey Moon | Richard Davis | 169 | — |
| 5 | Breathless | Jay Murphy | 127 | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Short Snorter | Stan Dollar | 400 | 86.914? |
| 2 | Hurricane IV | Bill Stead | 300 | — |
| 3 | Honey Moon | Richard Davis | 225 | — |
| 4 | Ruthless | Ken St. Oegger | 169 | — |
| 5 | Breathless | Jay Murphy | — | — |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Short Snorter | Stan Dollar | 400 | 73.@@@? |
| 2 | Hurricane IV | Bill Stead | 300 | — |
| 3 | Ruthless | Ken St. Oegger | 225 | — |
| 4 | Honey Moon | Richard Davis | 169 | — |
| 5 | Breathless | Jay Murphy | — | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum | Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Snorter | 400 | 400 | 800 | 400 | 1200 |
| 2 | Hurricane IV | 300 | 300 | 600 | 300 | 900 |
| 3 | Ruthless | 225 | 169 | 394 | 225 | 619 |
| 4 | Honey Moon | 169 | 225 | 394 | 169 | 563 |
| 5 | Breathless | 127 | — | — | — | 127? |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]