1915 Astor Cup
9 October - Sheepshead Bay, NY: 175 laps x 3.2187 km = 563.27 km
Pole Position: Dario Resta (Peugeot) 1.02.20
Fastest Lap: N/A
Results:
1 5 5 Gil Anderson Stutz 3:24:42 102.59
2 7 6 Tom Rooney Stutz 3:25:39 102.11
3 9 10 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 3:39:55 95.49
4 22 20 Tom Alley Duesenberg 3:47:03 92.49
5 16 17 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 3:47:26 92.33
6 19 19 Carl Limberg Delage 4:09:23 84.20
Did Not Finish:
4 4 Bob Burman Peugeot 173 Broken transmission
14 13 Ora Haibe Duesenberg 149 Flagged
11 11 Ira Vail Duesenberg 137 Flagged
15 14 Willie Haupt Duesenberg 127 Disqualified
2 2 John Aitken Peugeot 121 Cracked water jacket
20 16 Ralph DePalma Stutz 105 Frozen piston
12 12 Jack LeCain Duesenberg 78 Broken clutch
10 8 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell 55 Burned bearing
1 1 Dario Resta Peugeot 51 Broken connecting rod
6 7 Howard Wilcox Peugeot 37 Engine trouble
17 18 Eddie Pullen Maxwell 28 Broken connecting rod
8 9 Earl Cooper Stutz 23 Broken valve
18 15 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 7 Broken connecting rod
3 3 Barney Oldfield Delage 3 Broken connecting rod
Non Qualifiers:
Earl DeVore Peugeot Did not start
Harry Grant Maxwell Wrecked practice-fatal
Jack Peacock Peugeot Did not qualify
Ralph DePalma Mercedes Did not qualify
Harry Grant Sunbeam Did not qualify
Eddie Pullen Mercer Did not qualify
Glover Ruckstell Mercer Did not qualify
Hughie Hughes Porter Did not qualify
Gene Stecker Mercedes Did not qualify
Tom Orr Maxwell Driven by Rickenbacker
21 Jean Porporato Porter Did not qualify
23 Grover Bergdoll Mercedes Did not qualify
RACE NOTES:
1) First event on Sheepshead Bay track
2) Attendance 70,000
3) Open to cars maximum 300 cu inch
4) Track Type: Board
5) Total Purse: $50,400
6) Promoter: Sheepshead Bay Speedway Corp. AAA Sanction No. 838