1908 Vanderbilt Cup
24 October - Long Island circuit: 11 laps of 23.460 miles = 258.06 miles
Pole Position: N/A
Fastest lap: Joe Robertson (Locomobile) lap 3 20'17"
Results:
1 16 Joe Robertson Locomobile 4:00'48"2
2 6 Herb Lytle Isotta 4:02'36"4
3 1 Joe Florida Locomobile 4:28'10"
4 5 Karl Klaus Luttgen Mercedes 4:30'35"
5 12 George Salzman Thomas 10 flagged
6 3 Emil Stricker Mercedes 9 flagged
7 2 Al Dennison Knox 9 caught fire
8 10 William A Bourque Knox 8 flagged
9 8 Joe Seymour Thomas 8 flagged
10 4 Willie Haupt Chadwick 8 flagged
Did Not Finish:
18 Foxhall Keene Mercedes 4 caught fire
7 Ryall Matheson 3 caught fire
17 Lewis Strang Renault 3 burned out clutch
11 Cyrus Patchke Acme 2 broke camshaft
9 Kilpatrick Hotchkiss 2 seized rod bearing
15 Louis Chevrolet Matheson 1 cracked cylinder
19 P. Gill Thomas 1 disabled clutch
Did not start
10 Pouget Richard Brasier broke steering
14 Williams BLM withdrawn, not ready
Notes:
1. Race organized by American Automobile Association (A.A.A.). The A.A.A. ignored the
international formula, and set up its own upper weight limit of 1,200 kg. European clubs
protested, but to no avail – so they boycotted the race (The Chequered Flag – Ivan Rendall.)
2. Again the race was stopped because the crowds invaded the course. However third and fourth
managed to get to the finish and were credited an unofficial time at the finish. The other
running cars were flagged.