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US National Races 1948


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 20.6.1948 Langhorne USA   8 8
2 11.7.1948 Langhorne USA   7 5
3 25.7.1948 Thompson USA      
4 25.7.1948 Thompson USA      
5 6.9.1948 Harrington USA   4  
6 2.10.1948 GP Watkins Glen USA 34 15  
7 10.10.1948 Langhorne USA   6  

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US National Races Round: 1

Langhorne

100-Mile National Championship (Sports Cars), Langhorne Date: 20.6.1948

Started:8
Classified:8

Circuit length: 1,609 km Race distance: 8,047 km Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Dud Wilson (USA) Mercedes-Benz S s/c 5 0:05:14,980 8.
2. - Phil Stiles (USA) MG 5 1.
3. - Hemp Oliver (USA) MG 5 2.
4. - Tom McKean (USA) Jaguar 5 7.
5. - Sam Baily (USA) Packard 5 5.
6. - George Caswell (USA) Stutz 5 3.
7. - Otto Linton (USA) Duesenberg A 5 6.
8. - Joe Seyebe (USA) Mercer 5 4.

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US National Races Round: 2

Langhorne

100-Mile National Championship Stock Car Race (Sports Cars), Langhorne Date: 11.7.1948

Started:7
Classified:5

Circuit length: 1,609 km Race distance: 16,093 km Winner's average speed:

Fastest lap:Frank GriswoldNo. Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Touring s/c0:55 (lap 7)

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Frank Griswold (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Touring s/c 10 1.
2. - George Felton (USA) Vauxhall 30/98 10 2.
3. - Phil Stiles (USA) MG 6.
4. - Dean Bedford (USA) MG 5.
5. - Otto Linton (USA) Stutz BB Dud Wilson 3.
Did not finish:
- Floyd Grinnell (USA) MG NA Magnette DNF 7.
- Dud Wilson (USA) Mercedes-Benz S DNF 4.

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US National Races Round: 3

Thompson

Thompson Speedway Date: 25.7.1948


Circuit length: 0,805 km Race distance: 4,023 km Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - George Felton (USA) Vauxhall 30/98 5
2. - Frank Griswold (USA) Alfa Romeo 2900 s/c 5
3. - Otto Linton (USA) Mercedes-Benz SSK 5
4. - Weaver Bugatti T43 5

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US National Races Round: 4

Thompson

Thompson Speedway Date: 25.7.1948


Circuit length: 0,805 km Race distance: 3,219 km Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Stiles MG TC 4
2. - Gengras MG TC 4
3. - Stetson MG TC 4

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US National Races Round: 5

Harrington

Stock Car Meeting (Sports Cars), Harrington Date: 6.9.1948

Started:4

Circuit length: 0,805 km Race distance: Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Phil Stiles (USA) MG 10
2. - Stover Babcock (USA) MG 10
3. - Dud Wilson (USA) Rolls-Royce Ascot 10
Did not finish:
- George Barker (USA) DuPont 7 Collision

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US National Races Round: 6

GP Watkins Glen

Grand Prix Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Date: 2.10.1948

Practiced:34
Started:15

Circuit length: 10,622 km Race distance: 84,973 km Winner's average speed: 102,515 km/h Attendance: 10000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 35 Frank Griswold (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B 412035 Frank Griswold 8 0:49:41,000 1. C
2. 9 Briggs Cunningham (USA) BuMerc Special Briggs Cunningham 8 0:49:52,000 1. D
3. 8 Haig Ksayian (USA) MG TC Briggs Cunningham 8 0:51:38,400 1. B
4. 24 Sam Collier (USA) MG TC Collier Bros. 8 0:52:51,000 2. B
5. 25 Miles Collier (USA) MG TC Collier Bros. 8 0:52:52,900 3. B
6. 29 Phil Stiles (USA) MG TC Phil Stiles 8 0:55:18,400 1. A
7. 7 Denver Cornett (USA) MG TC Denver Cornett 8 0:55:26,500 2. A
8. 14 Williams F. Gallagher MG TC Williams Gallagher 8 0:55:33,000 3. A
9. 2 Cameron Argetsinger (USA) MG TC Cameron Argetsinger 8 0:55:44,000 4. A
10. 3 Dean Bedford, Jr. (USA) MG TC Dean Bedford 8 0:56:55,600 5. A
Did not finish:
11. 32 Dud Wilson (USA) Stutz BB Black Hawk Dud Wilson 7 0:59:53,700/DQ D
12. 31 George Weaver (USA) Maserati V8RI 4504 George Weaver 3 0:18:48,200/DNF C
13. 4 George F. Boardman Jaguar SS-1 George Boardman 3 0:22:25,100/DNF C
14. 30 Mike Vaughn (USA) Lagonda Rapide E. Mike Vaughn 1 0:08:25,200/DNF C
15. 12 George Felton (USA) Vauxhall OE 30/98 George Felton 0 DNF C
Did not qualify:
1 Charlie Addams (USA) Mercedes-Benz S Charles Addams D
5 George Caswell (USA) B.N.C. Type 527 George Caswell B
6 Paul Ceresole (USA) BMW 327/80 MM Paul Ceresole B
10 John S. du Mont Delahaye 135M du Mont C
11 William W. du Mont Triumph 1800 du Mont B
13 John Fitch (USA) MG TC John Fitch A
15 Albert Garthwaite (USA) Bugatti T57C Albert Garthwaite C
16 Bob Gegen (USA) Bugatti T38 Robert Gegen B
17 George S. Hendrie (USA) Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 George Hendrie B
18 Kenneth F. Hill (USA) Merlin Special Kenneth Hill C
19 Jim Hoe (USA) Duesenberg J. Phaeton Arthur James Hoe D
20 Otto Linton (USA) MG J4 Ingvar Otto Linton A
21 William Milliken (USA) Bugatti T35A William Milliken B
23 Carl Mueller (USA) Bentley Van Den Plas Carl Mueller C
26 Russell G. Sceli (USA) Talbot Lago "Goutte d'Eau" Russell Sceli C
27 Roger Shaw MG TC Roger Shaw A
28 John Paul Stack Bentley Red Label John Paul Stack B
33 J. J. Brundage Duesenberg 1930 Indy Racer J. Brundage C
34 James Floria (USA) Jaguar SS-1 James Floria B
In entry list:
- George Weaver (USA) Ladd Special V8

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US National Races Round: 7

Langhorne

Langhorne Speedway Date: 10.10.1948

Started:6

Circuit length: 1,609 km Race distance: 8,047 km Winner's average speed: Attendance: 25000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 5 George Caswell (USA) BNC 5 0:05:28,870 1.
2. - Phil Stiles (USA) MG 5 3.
3. - Dud Wilson (USA) Stutz BB 5 4.
4. - Reg Ogilvie (CDN) MG 5 5.
5. - Otto Linton (USA) MG s/c 5 2.
6. - Donnington MG Floyd (Sparky) Grinnell 5 6.

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