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1936 George Vanderbilt Cup in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Roosevelt Raceway circuit. Full information

1936 George Vanderbilt Cup

1936 George Vanderbilt Cup is 372nd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Roosevelt Raceway circuit. Antonio Brivio won the pole position, Tazio Nuvolari won this race. Jean-Pierre Wimille and Antonio Brivio also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 75 laps (479 km).

Previous race: 1936 Syracuse 100
Next race: 1937 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 12th October 1936

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup

1st victory for the Scuderia Ferrari team
1st victory for the Tazio Nuvolari
1st podium for the Tazio Nuvolari
1st podium for the Jean-Pierre Wimille
1st podium for the Antonio Brivio

Alfa Romeo 12C - 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup winner

Alfa Romeo 12C #8 - 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup winner

1936 George Vanderbilt Cup results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 12C, #8	360	4h 32m 44.050s	Scuderia Ferrari
2	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti T59, #18	270	4h 40m 55.940s+8m 11.890s	Usines Bugatti
3	Antonio Brivio	Alfa Romeo 12C, #9	240	4h 45m 44.400s+13m 0.350s	Scuderia Ferrari
4	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #16	210	4h 46m 59.510s+14m 15.460s	Raymond Sommer
5	Pat Fairfield	ERA A, #46	180	4h 56m 48.530s+24m 4.480s	English Racing Automobiles
6	Fred McEvoy, Carlo Felice Trossi	Maserati 6CM, #12	102		Officine Alfieri Maserati
7	Bill Cummings	Miller ? 1936, #32	120	4h 57m 43.110s+24m 59.060s	Boyle Racing Headquarters
8	Mauri Rose	Miller ? 1936, #2	90	4h 57m 47.270s+25m 3.220s	Lou Moore
9	Philippe Etancelin	Maserati V8RI, #24	60	4h 59m 43.110s+26m 59.060s	Philippe Etancelin
10	Deacon Litz, Tony Willman	Miller ? 1936, #15	0		Deacon Litz
11	Chuck Tabor	Duesenberg ? 1936, #6	0	5h 4m 6.690s+31m 22.640s	Chester L Gardner
12	Emil Andres	Stevens ? 1936, #4	0	5h 5m 54.970s+33m 10.920s	Joe Lencki
13	Earl Howe	ERA B, #45	0	5h 6m 11.750s+33m 27.700s	English Racing Automobiles
14	Dave Evans	Bugatti T51, #28	0	5h 7m 42.540s+34m 58.490s	McClure Halley
15	Brian Lewis	ERA B, #37	0	5h 8m 17.270s+35m 33.220s	John Fell/W Cotton
16	Rick Decker	Duesenberg ? 1936, #59	0	5h 8m 18.630s+35m 34.580s	Rick Decker
17	Al Putnam	Studebaker ? 1936, #34	0		American Twist Drill
18	Teddy Rayson	Maserati 4CM, #48	0		Teddy Rayson
19	Roy Lake	Ambler ? 1936, #67	0		RB Lynch
20	Henry Banks	Deidt ? 1936, #65	0		Ralph de Palma
21	Chet Gardner	Miller ? 1936, #17	0		Chester L Gardner
22	Gus Zarka	Ambler ? 1936, #66	0		William Watts
23	Bob Swanson	Wetteroth ? 1936, #51	0		Dan F Hogan
24	Tony Gulotta	Stevens ? 1936, #44	0		Leon Duray
25	Red Shafer	Rigling ? 1936, #26	0		Phil Shafer
26	Chet Miller	Rigling ? 1936, #36	0		Bruce Carew
27	Frank Brisko	Miller ? 1936, #14	0		Elgin Piston Pin
28	Lewis Balus	Duesenberg ? 1936, #52	0		Virgil O Williams
29	Ted Chamberlain	Duesenberg ? 1936, #57	0		George Wingerter
30	Louis Tomei	Wetteroth ? 1936, #53	0		Louis Tomei
31	George Connor	Weil ? 1936, #27	0		Bill White Race Cars
32	Billy Winn	Weil ? 1936, #7	0		James M Winn
33	Russell Snowberger	Rigling ? 1936, #23	0		Thorne Engineering
34	Joel Thorne	Miller ? 1936, #38	0		Thorne Engineering
35	Babe Stapp	Shaw ? 1936, #21	0		Henry J Topping jr
36	Ted Horn	Wetteroth ? 1936, #22	0		Harry Hartz
37	Jimmy Snyder	Stevens ? 1936, #43	0		Midwest Red Lion
38	Shorty Cantlon	Adams ? 1936, #5	0		William J Cantlon
39	Floyd Davis	Rigling ? 1936, #25	0		Thorne Engineering
40	Tony Willman	Stevens ? 1936, #42	0		Leon Duray
41	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 12C, #10	0		Scuderia Ferrari
42	Georges Raph	Maserati V8RI, #29	0		Georges Raph
43	Bunny Phillips	Bugatti T35, #49	0		Overton A Phillips
44	Milt Marion	Miller ? 1936, #62	0		Milt Marion
45	Wilbur Shaw	Shaw ? 1936, #3	0		W Wilbur Shaw

Qualifying Results for the 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup on the Roosevelt Raceway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Antonio Brivio	Alfa Romeo 12C, #9	Scuderia Ferrari
2	Billy Winn	Weil ? 1936, #7	James M Winn
3	Wilbur Shaw	Shaw ? 1936, #3	W Wilbur Shaw
4	George Connor	Weil ? 1936, #27	Bill White Race Cars
5	Deacon Litz, Tony Willman	Miller ? 1936, #15	Deacon Litz
6	Al Putnam	Studebaker ? 1936, #34	American Twist Drill
7	Red Shafer	Rigling ? 1936, #26	Phil Shafer
8	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 12C, #8	Scuderia Ferrari
9	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 12C, #10	Scuderia Ferrari
10	Bob Swanson	Wetteroth ? 1936, #51	Dan F Hogan
11	Shorty Cantlon	Adams ? 1936, #5	William J Cantlon
12	Chuck Tabor	Duesenberg ? 1936, #6	Chester L Gardner
13	Chet Gardner	Miller ? 1936, #17	Chester L Gardner
14	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti T59, #18	Usines Bugatti
15	Tony Willman	Stevens ? 1936, #42	Leon Duray
16	Georges Raph	Maserati V8RI, #29	Georges Raph
17	Gus Zarka	Ambler ? 1936, #66	William Watts
18	Jimmy Snyder	Stevens ? 1936, #43	Midwest Red Lion
19	Raymond Sommer	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #16	Raymond Sommer
20	Milt Marion	Miller ? 1936, #62	Milt Marion
21	Ted Horn	Wetteroth ? 1936, #22	Harry Hartz
22	Rick Decker	Duesenberg ? 1936, #59	Rick Decker
23	Pat Fairfield	ERA A, #46	English Racing Automobiles
24	Mauri Rose	Miller ? 1936, #2	Lou Moore
25	Louis Tomei	Wetteroth ? 1936, #53	Louis Tomei
26	Bill Cummings	Miller ? 1936, #32	Boyle Racing Headquarters
27	Emil Andres	Stevens ? 1936, #4	Joe Lencki
28	Babe Stapp	Shaw ? 1936, #21	Henry J Topping jr
29	Floyd Davis	Rigling ? 1936, #25	Thorne Engineering
30	Fred McEvoy, Carlo Felice Trossi	Maserati 6CM, #12	Officine Alfieri Maserati
31	Roy Lake	Ambler ? 1936, #67	RB Lynch
32	Philippe Etancelin	Maserati V8RI, #24	Philippe Etancelin
33	Chet Miller	Rigling ? 1936, #36	Bruce Carew
34	Dave Evans	Bugatti T51, #28	McClure Halley
35	Henry Banks	Deidt ? 1936, #65	Ralph de Palma
36	Teddy Rayson	Maserati 4CM, #48	Teddy Rayson
37	Frank Brisko	Miller ? 1936, #14	Elgin Piston Pin
38	Russell Snowberger	Rigling ? 1936, #23	Thorne Engineering
39	Joel Thorne	Miller ? 1936, #38	Thorne Engineering
40	Ted Chamberlain	Duesenberg ? 1936, #57	George Wingerter
41	Earl Howe	ERA B, #45	English Racing Automobiles
42	Brian Lewis	ERA B, #37	John Fell/W Cotton
43	Tony Gulotta	Stevens ? 1936, #44	Leon Duray
44	Bunny Phillips	Bugatti T35, #49	Overton A Phillips
45	Lewis Balus	Duesenberg ? 1936, #52	Virgil O Williams