1956 Silver Cup
Statistics
| 18-Aug | 3 Mile Course |
| Detroit River | 15 Mile Heats |
| Detroit, Michigan | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Qual. | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-2 | Miss U.S. I (1) | George Simon | — | — | — |
| 2 | U-20 | Miss U.S. II | George Simon | — | 92.943 | 86.91 |
| 3 | U-3 | My Sweetie (2) | Horace Dodge | — | 71.861 | — |
| 4 | U-14 | Dora My Sweetie | Horace Dodge | — | 79.336 | T.N.T. |
| 5 | U-6 | Short Circuit (1) | Chuck Thompson | — | 75.895 | — |
| 6 | U-30 | Muvalong | Phil Murphy | D.N.Q. | — | — |
| 7 | U-50 | Miss Wayne (2) | Bud Saile | — | 92.544 | — |
| 8 | U-54 | Gale IV | Joe Schoenith | — | 96.103 | — |
| 9 | U-55 | Gale V (2) | Joe Schoenith | — | — | — |
| 10 | U-56 | Gale VI (1) | Joe Schoenith | — | 93.442 | — |
| 11 | U-81 | Crusty | Leo Mucutza | D.N.Q. | — | — |
| 12 | G-22 | Such Crust III (2) | Jack Schafer | — | — | — |
| Heat One A | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss U.S. II | Don Wilson | 400 | 90.992 |
| 2 | Miss Wayne | Bud Saile | 300 | 90.81 |
| 3 | Gale VI | Lee Schoenith | 225 | 83.506 |
| 4 | Short Circuit | Chuck Thompson | 169 | 74.849 |
| 5 | Dora My Sweetie | Jack Bartlow | 127 | 74.458 |
| Heat One B | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Gale IV | Roy Duby | 400 | 81.015 |
| 2 | My Sweetie | Joe "Doc" Terry | 300 | 67.867 |
| 3 | Miss U.S. I | George Simon | DSQ* | — |
| *Disqualification for making a late start | ||||
| Heat Two A | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Gale VI | Lee Schoenith | 400 | 90.545 |
| 2 | Miss U.S. II | Don Wilson | 300 | 86.375 |
| 3 | Dora My Sweetie | Jack Bartlow | 225 | T.N.T. |
| 4 | Miss Wayne | Bud Saile | DNF | — |
| Heat Two B | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Gale IV | Roy Duby | 400 | 88.076 |
| 2 | Miss U.S. I | Fred Alter | DNF | — |
| 3 | My Sweetie | Joe "Doc" Terry | DNF | — |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss U.S. II | Don Wilson | 400 | 83.682 |
| 2 | Dora My Sweetie | Jack Bartlow | 300 | 78.113 |
| 3 | Gale IV | Roy Duby | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss U.S. II | 400 | 300 | 700 | 400 | 1100 |
| 2 | Gale IV | 400 | 400 | 800 | DNF | 800 |
| 3 | Dora My Sweetie | 127 | 225 | 352 | 300 | 652 |
| 4 | Gale VI | 225 | 400 | 625 | DNS | 625 |
| 5 | Miss Wayne | 300 | DNF | 300 | DNS | 300 |
| 6 | My Sweetie | 300 | DNF | 300 | DNS | 300 |
| 7 | Short Circuit | 169 | DNS | 169 | DNS | 169 |
| 8 | Miss U.S. I | DNF | DNF | 0 | DNS | 0 |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]