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1937 George Vanderbilt Cup in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Roosevelt Raceway circuit. Full information

1937 George Vanderbilt Cup

1937 George Vanderbilt Cup is 374th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Roosevelt Raceway circuit. Rudolf Caracciola won the pole position, Bernd Rosemeyer won this race. Dick Seaman and Rex Mays also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 90 laps (481 km).

Previous race: 1937 Indianapolis 500
Next race: 1937 Syracuse 100
Race Start: 5th July 1937

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1937 George Vanderbilt Cup

1st victory for the Auto Union team
1st victory for the Bernd Rosemeyer
1st podium for the Bernd Rosemeyer
1st podium for the Dick Seaman
3rd podium for the Rex Mays

1937 George Vanderbilt Cup

Auto Union C #4 - 1937 George Vanderbilt Cup winner

1937 George Vanderbilt Cup results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union C, #4	600	3h 38m 0.750s	Auto Union
2	Dick Seaman	Mercedes-Benz W125, #15	495	3h 38m 51.780s+51.030s	Daimler-Benz
3	Rex Mays	Alfa Romeo Tipo C (8C-35), #14	405	3h 44m 35.820s+6m 35.070s	Bill White Race Cars
4	Ernst von Delius	Auto Union C, #9	330	3h 48m 9.500s+10m 8.750s	Auto Union
5	Giuseppe Farina, Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo Tipo C (8C-35), #10	0		Scuderia Ferrari
6	Joel Thorne	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #22	225	3h 59m 56.100s+21m 55.350s	Thorne Engineering
7	Bill Cummings	Miller ? 1937, #18	195	4h 2m 54.300s+24m 53.550s	Lou Moore
8	Russell Snowberger, Kenneth Fowler	Snowberger ? 1937, #72	1.5		Fanny M Gardner
9	Wilbur Shaw	Maserati V8RI, #45	135	4h 4m 3.430s+26m 2.680s	Enzo Fiermonte
10	Herb Ardinger	Welch ? 1937, #54	105	4h 17m 18.430s+39m 17.680s	Lewis W Welch
11	Frank Wearne	Miller ? 1937, #33	75	4h 19m 19.420s+41m 18.670s	Paul Weirick
12	Chet Gardner	Duesenberg ? 1937, #31	45	4h 22m 0.370s+43m 59.620s	Chester L Gardner
13	Frank Brisko	Stevens FD, #24	0		Elgin Piston Pin
14	Milt Marion	Miller ? 1937, #65	0		Milt Marion
15	Mauri Rose	Maserati V8RI, #1	0		Townsend B Martin
16	Eugen Bjornstad	Alfa Romeo 8C "Monza", #16	0		Eugen Bjornstad
17	Ted Horn	Wetteroth ? 1937, #3	0		Harry Hartz
18	George Connor	Adams ? 1937, #17	0		Joe Marks
19	Ora Bean	Ambler ? 1937, #67	0		RB Lynch
20	Kelly Petillo	Wetteroth ? 1937, #25	0		Kelly Petillo
21	Jimmy Snyder	Miller ? 1937, #2	0		HC Henning
22	Harry Lewis	Studebaker ? 1937, #19	0		Kelly Petillo
23	Henry Banks	Kimmel ? 1937, #49	0		Louis Kimmell
24	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W125, #12	0		Daimler-Benz
25	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 12C, #5	0		Scuderia Ferrari
26	Al Cusick	Schumacher ? 1937, #27	0		Al Cusick
27	Babe Stapp	Maserati V8RI, #21	0		Henry J Topping jr
28	Ronnie Householder	Stevens ? 1937, #44	0		Leon Duray
29	Billy Winn	Summers ? 1937, #7	0		James M Winn
30	Gus Zarka	Ambler ? 1937, #66	0		William Watts

Qualifying Results for the 1937 George Vanderbilt Cup on the Roosevelt Raceway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz W125, #12	Daimler-Benz
2	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union C, #4	Auto Union
3	Rex Mays	Alfa Romeo Tipo C (8C-35), #14	Bill White Race Cars
4	Dick Seaman	Mercedes-Benz W125, #15	Daimler-Benz
5	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo 12C, #5	Scuderia Ferrari
6	Giuseppe Farina, Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo Tipo C (8C-35), #10	Scuderia Ferrari
7	Billy Winn	Summers ? 1937, #7	James M Winn
8	Ernst von Delius	Auto Union C, #9	Auto Union
9	Ted Horn	Wetteroth ? 1937, #3	Harry Hartz
10	Ronnie Householder	Stevens ? 1937, #44	Leon Duray
11	Babe Stapp	Maserati V8RI, #21	Henry J Topping jr
12	George Connor	Adams ? 1937, #17	Joe Marks
13	Kelly Petillo	Wetteroth ? 1937, #25	Kelly Petillo
14	Jimmy Snyder	Miller ? 1937, #2	HC Henning
15	Joel Thorne	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #22	Thorne Engineering
16	Mauri Rose	Maserati V8RI, #1	Townsend B Martin
17	Frank Wearne	Miller ? 1937, #33	Paul Weirick
18	Bill Cummings	Miller ? 1937, #18	Lou Moore
19	Henry Banks	Kimmel ? 1937, #49	Louis Kimmell
20	Eugen Bjornstad	Alfa Romeo 8C "Monza", #16	Eugen Bjornstad
21	Kenneth Fowler, Russell Snowberger	Snowberger ? 1937, #72	Fanny M Gardner
22	Frank Brisko	Stevens FD, #24	Elgin Piston Pin
23	Chet Gardner	Duesenberg ? 1937, #31	Chester L Gardner
24	Wilbur Shaw	Maserati V8RI, #45	Enzo Fiermonte
25	Ora Bean	Ambler ? 1937, #67	RB Lynch
26	Gus Zarka	Ambler ? 1937, #66	William Watts
27	Milt Marion	Miller ? 1937, #65	Milt Marion
28	Herb Ardinger	Welch ? 1937, #54	Lewis W Welch
29	Al Cusick	Schumacher ? 1937, #27	Al Cusick
30	Harry Lewis	Studebaker ? 1937, #19	Kelly Petillo