George Vanderbilt Cup
Roosevelt Raceway
3.333 Mile Road Course
90 Laps/300 Miles
July 5, 1937
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 2 | Bernd Rosemeyer | 4 | Auto Union | Auto Union | Auto Union | 90 | 3:38:00.75 82.564 | 600 |
2 | 4 | Richard Seaman | 15 | Mercedes Benz | Mercedes | Mercedes | 90 | 3:38:51.78 82.243 | 495 |
3 | 3 | Rex Mays | 14 | Bowes Seal Fast | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo SC | 90 | 3:44:35.82 80.144 | 405 |
4 | 8 | Ernst von Delius | 9 | Auto Union | Auto Union | Auto Union | 90 | 3:48:09.50 78.892 | 330 |
5 | 6 | Nino Farina | 10 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 90 | 3:51:29.75 77.755 | 256.5 |
6 | 15 | Joel Thorne | 22 | Thorne | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 90 | 3:59:56.10 75.010 | 225 |
7 | 18 | Bill Cummings | 18 | Burd Piston Ring | Miller | Offy | 90 | 4:02:54.30 74.103 | 195 |
8 | 21 | Russ Snowberger | 72 | Burd Piston Ring | Packard | Miller | 90 | 4:03:47.40 73.834 | 163.5 |
9 | 24 | Wilbur Shaw | 45 | Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | 90 | 4:04:03.42 73.753 | 135 |
10 | 28 | Herb Ardinger | 54 | Chicago Rawhide | Welch | Offy | 90 | 4:17:18.43 69.955 | 105 |
11 | 17 | Frank Wearne | 33 | Weirick | Miller | Miller | 90 | 4:19:19.42 69.411 | 75 |
12 | 23 | Chet Gardner | 31 | Burd Piston Ring | Duesenberg | Offy | 90 | 4:22:00.37 68.700 | 45 |
13 | 22 | Frank Brisko | 24 | Elgin Piston Pin | Stevens FD | Brisko | 87 | Flagged | |
14 | 27 | Milt Marion | 65 | Marion Miller | Miller | Miller | 78 | Flagged | |
15 | 16 | Mauri Rose | 1 | Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | 85 | Broken axle, universal joint | |
16 | 20 | Eugen Bjørnstadt | 16 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 60 | Broken transmission | |
17 | 9 | Ted Horn | 3 | Miller-Hartz | Wetteroth | Miller | 59 | Broken transmission | |
18 | 12 | George Connor | 17 | Marks-Miller | Adams | Miller | 55 | Broken transmission | |
19 | 25 | Ora Bean | 67 | Ambler | Ambler | Ambler | 42 | Sheared flywheel bolt | |
20 | 13 | Kelly Petillo | 25 | Petillo Miller | Wetteroth | Miller | 39 | Broken pinion bearing | |
21 | 14 | Jimmy Snyder | 2 | Boyle Valve | Miller | Miller | 39 | Broken transmission | |
22 | 30 | Harry Lewis | 19 | DeBaets | Studebaker | Studebaker | 25 | Broken magneto coupling | |
23 | 19 | Henry Banks | 49 | Kimmel | Kimmel | Offy | 24 | Lost RR axle | |
24 | 1 | Rudolf Caracciola | 12 | Mercedes Benz | Mercedes | Mercedes | 17 | Broken supercharger | |
25 | 5 | Tazio Nuvolari | 5 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Broken connecting rod | |
26 | 29 | Al Cusick | 27 | Shumacher-Cusick | Shumacher-Cusick | Ford | 11 | Broken left rear hub | |
27 | 11 | Babe Stapp | 21 | Topping | Maserati | Maserati | 8 | Broken piston | |
28 | 10 | Ronney Householder | 44 | Duray Miller | Stevens | Miller | 8 | Broken oil line | |
29 | 7 | Billy Winn | 7 | Winn-Miller | Summers | Miller | 8 | Broken transmission | |
30 | 26 | Gus Zarka | 66 | Ambler | Ambler | Ambler | 2 | Broken connecting rod | |
-- | -- | Tazio Nuvolari | 10 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Relieved Farina 43-58 | |
-- | -- | Ken Fowler | 72 | Burd Piston Ring | Packard | Miller | 4 | Relieved Snowberger 71-74 | 1.5 |
-- | -- | Enzo Fiermonte | 45 | Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | -- | Removed, lack of experience | |
-- | -- | Ben Brandfon | 63 | Brandfon | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Deacon Litz | 8 | Malmacaan | Maserati | Maserati | -- | Did not arrive | |
-- | -- | Bob Swanson | 28 | Swanson | Bugatti | Bugatti | -- | Did not arrive | |
-- | -- | Shorty Cantlon | 34 | Cantlon | Miller | Miller | -- | Did not arrive | |
-- | -- | Vern Ornduff | 42 | Griswold | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | -- | Did not arrive | |
-- | -- | Lucky Teter | 43 | Fowler | X | X | -- | Did not arrive | |
-- | -- | John Moretti | 46 | Williams | X | X | -- | Driven by Balus | |
-- | -- | Lewis Balus | 46 | Williams | X | X | -- | Did not run |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Bernd Rosemeyer | 75 | 1-2, 11-39, 47-90 |
Rudolf Caracciola | 8 | 3-10 |
Richard Seaman | 7 | 40-46 |