The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (formally known as I George Vanderbilt Cup) was a Championship Car race that was held on October 12, 1936 at Roosevelt Raceway...

The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of...

The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing. An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and...

Fame, Tazio Nuvolari Film of Tazio Nuvolari winning the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Races (VanderbiltCupRaces.com) The Golden Age by Leif Snellman Archived 3 January...

sensational Grand Prix motor racing victories in 1936 and 1937, in addition to the AAA-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cup in the U.S, made him popular not only in Germany...

Westbury on Long Island, New York. Initially created as a venue for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup auto race, it was converted to a ½-mile harness racing facility (the...

have been taken in the National Football League draft since 1936. Including the NFL, Vanderbilt quarterbacks have also played professionally in the Arena...

Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family...

lead. Sommer traveled to Long Island, New York, to compete in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup where he finished fourth behind the winner, Nuvolari. Although a...

the defender Ranger, entered Harold S. Vanderbilt, and Endeavour II, the second in Sir Thomas Sopwith's line of Cup challengers. In 1935, Sir Richard Fairey...

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player...

21 minutes 22 seconds. In October, Étancelin qualified sixth for the Vanderbilt Cup, which was run over 300 mi (480 km) near Westbury, New York, after a...

cars. 1936 Penya Rhin Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari 1936 Milan Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari 1936 Modena Grand Prix, Tazio Nuvolari 1936 Vanderbilt Cup, Tazio...

only three managed to finish. In 1936, Wimille traveled to Long Island, New York to compete in the Vanderbilt Cup where he finished second, behind the...

New Jersey, U.S. Champ Car career 5 races run over 7 years First race 1929 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Last race 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)...

classified in the 1935 Donington Grand Prix in a Riley. 15th in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup in an ERA B-Type. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races...

Miami. In 1936 and 1937, George Vanderbilt sponsored a renewal of auto races for the Vanderbilt Cup, founded by his uncle, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, in...

S. Champ Car career 5 races run over 4 years Best finish 23rd (1940) First race 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury) Last race 1941 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse)...

The Vanderbilt Commodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt fields...

Dieppe-St Aubin. In 1936, Fairfield traveled to the U.S. to compete in the American Automobile Association-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cup. He finished fifth...

relieved playboy-driver Frederick McEvoy for 51 laps of the 75-lap 1936 Vanderbilt Cup; while the Australian started and finished the race, Trossi earned...

for Alfa Romeo in the American Automobile Association-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cups of 1936 and 1937. He became a Grand Prix winner when he won the 1937 Grand...

Champ Car career 4 races run over 4 years Best finish 6th (1940) First race 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury) Last race 1940 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)...

in 1936. That year he won the pole position for the AAA-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cup, finishing third. He stopped racing after winning Mille Miglia in his...

2 October 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2007. "Revival Race". Time. 16 October 1936. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2007...

He also competed in the U.S. on occasion. In 1936, he finished 42nd in the AAA-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cup, being disqualified after a push start. Bethenod...

Louis, and Chicago. He toured the Midwest for the 1936 outdoor season and he won 145 races. In 1936, Willman won the Hankinson Speedway Circuit championship;...

Car career 7 races run over 7 years Best finish 12th (1941) First race 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury) Last race 1946 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)...

Champ Car career 36 races run over 12 years Best finish 6th (1933) First race 1925 Charlotte 250 (Charlotte) Last race 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)...

challenger, and Vanderbilt steered his last J-Class boat to a straight victory. The J-class yachts from the 1930s remained the default for the cup, but post-war...