THOMPSON TROPHY RACES 1929 Cleveland– (Thompson Cup Race) – 5 laps of a 10-mile course 1. Doug Davis 31 TravelAir Mystery R-614K 15:23.6 190.90 mph 2. R.G. Breene 80 Curtiss XP-3A 28-189 16:03.4 186.84 3. Roscoe Turner 192 Lockheed Vega NR-7954 18:21.3 163.44 4. J.J. Clark 27 Curtiss F6C-3 A-7144 19:32.0 153.38 5. H.S. Myhres 71 Simplex NR-43M 19:43.0 152.15 6. I.M. McConaughey 30 Travelair Speedwing NR-612K 20:39.7 145.20 -- C.P. Bowyer 53 Cessna AC NC-6450 out lap 2
1930 Cleveland– 20 laps of a 5-mile course 1. Charles Holman 77 Laird “Solution” NR-10538 29:43.0 201.91 mph 2. Jimmy Haizlip 26 Travelair Mystery N482N 30:01.8 199.80 3. Ben O. Howard 37 Howard “Pete” NR-2Y 36:51.3 162.80 4. Paul Adams 81 Travelair Speedwing NR-612K 42:03.8 142.64 -- Arthur Page 27 Curtiss XF6C-6 A-7144 crashed lap 17 -- Errett Williams Cessna* out lap 8 -- Frank Hawks 13 Travelair Mystery NR-1313 out lap 3
* some sources say “#92 Wedell Williams NR-536V”
1931 Cleveland– 10 laps of a 10-mile course 1. Lowell Bayles 4 GeeBee Z NR-77V 25:23.9 236.24 mph 2. Jimmy Wedell 44 Wedell Williams NR-278V 26:19.0 227.99 3. Dale Jackson 77 Laird “Solution” NR-10538 28:24.7 211.18 4. Robert Hall 54 GeeBee Y NR-11049 29:48.8 201.25 5. Ira Eaker 50 Lockheed Altair NR-199W 30:29.1 196.83 6. Ben O. Howard 37 Howard “Pete” NR-2Y 36:40.8 163.57 7. William Ong 145 Laird Speedwing NC-9419 39:12.2 153.05 -- Jimmy Doolittle 400 Laird “Super Solution” NR-12048 out lap 7
1932 Cleveland – 10 laps of a 10-mile course 1. Jimmy Doolittle 11 GeeBee R-1 NR-2100 23:44.7 252.69 mph 2. Jimmy Wedell 44 Wedell Williams NR-278V 24:44.6 242.50 3. Roscoe Turner 121 Wedell Williams NR-61Y 25:44.8 233.04 4. Jimmy Haizlip 92 Wedell Williams NR-536V 25:56.4 231.30 5. Lee Gehlbach 7 GeeBee R-2 NR-2101 27:00.0 222.10 6. Robert Hall 6 Hall “Bulldog” NR-2111 27:50.0 215.57 7. William Ong 39 Howard “Ike” NR-56Y 31:24.1 191.07 -- Ray Moore 131 Keith Rider R-1 R-51Y out lap 3
1933 Los Angeles – 10 laps of a 10-mile course 1. Jimmy Wedell 44 Wedell Williams NR-278V 25:12.9 237.95 mph 2. Lee Gehlbach 92 Wedell Williams NR-536V 26:40.4 224.95 3. Roy Minor 38 Howard “Mike” NR-55Y 30:01.2 199.87 4. George Hague 1 Keith Rider R-2 NR-52Y 32:45.0 183.21 5. Z.D. Granville 154 Gee Bee Y NR-11049 34:40.0 173.08 -- Roscoe Turner 2 Wedell Williams NR-61Y disqualified
1934 Cleveland – 10 laps of a 10-mile course 1. Roscoe Turner 57 Wedell Williams NR-61Y 24:10.4 248.13 mph 2. Roy Minor 33 Brown B-2 NR-255Y 27:54.6 214.93 3. James Worthen 92 Wedell Williams NR-536V 28:47.7 208.38 4. Harold Neumann 38 Howard “Mike” NR-55Y 28:58.6 207.06 5. Roger Don Rae 131 Keith Rider R-1 R-51Y 29:13.0 205.36 6. Art Chester 15 Chester “Jeep” NR-12930 31:18.9 191.60 -- Doug Davis 44 Wedell Williams NR-278V crashed lap 8 -- Lee Miles 6 Miles & Atwood Special NR-225Y out lap 12
1935 Cleveland – 10 laps of a 15-mile course 1. Harold Neumann 40 Howard “Mr. Mulligan” NR-273Y 40:51.4 220.19 mph 2. Steve Wittman 101 Wittman “Bonzo” NR-13688 41:09.3 218.69 3. Roger Don Rae 131 Keith Rider R-1 R-51Y 42:04.1 213.94 4. Joe Jacobson 36 Howard “Mike” NR-55Y 43:02.5 209.10 5. Lee Miles 20 Seversky SEV-3 X-2106 46:29.3 193.59 6. Marion McKeen 33 Brown B-2 NR-255Y 47:39.3 188.86 -- Roscoe Turner 57 Wedell Williams NR-61Y out lap 10
1936 Los Angeles – 15 laps of a 10mile course 1. Michel Detroyat 100 Caudron C.460 6909 34:03.4 264.26 mph 2. Earl Ortman 54 Marcoux-Bromberg NR-14215 36:17.1 248.04 3. Roger Don Rae 70 Keith Rider R-4 NR-261Y 38:02.7 236.56 5. Harold Neumann 1 Folkerts “Toots” R-283Y 38:36.9 233.07 6. Marion McKeen 33 Brown B-2 NR-255Y 39:03.0 230.47 -- Lee Miles 77 GeeBee “Q.E.D.” R-14307 out lap 11
1937 Cleveland – 20 laps of a 10-mile course 1. Rudy Kling 301 Folkerts “Jupiter” R-14899 46:42.5 256.91 mph 2. Earl Ortman 4 Marcoux Bromberg NR-14215 46:43.1 256.86 3. Roscoe Turner 29 Turner “Meteor” NR-263Y 47:16.9 253.80 4. Frank Sinclair 63 Seversky SEV-7 R-18Y 47:33.1 252.36 5. Steve Wittman 6 Wittman “Bonzo” NR-13688 47:58.8 250.11 6. Ray Moore 23 Seversky SEV-S2 R-70Y 50:20.0 238.41 7. Gus Gotch 70 Keith Rider R-4 NR-261Y 55:05.6 217.81 -- Marion McKeen 33 Brown B-2 NR-255Y out lap 13 -- Joe Mackey 25 Wedell Williams NR-61Y out lap 17
1938 Cleveland – 30 laps of 10-mile course 1. Roscoe Turner 29 Turner “Meteor” NX-263Y 1:03:30.6 283.42 mph 2. Earl Ortman 3 Marcoux Bromberg NR-14215 1:06:44.2 269.72 3. Steve Wittman 2 Wittman “Bonzo” NR-13688 1:09:26.9 259.19 4. Leigh Wade 41 Hawks Military Racer NX-2491 1:12:02.7 249.84 5. Joe Mackey 25 Wedell Williams NR-61Y 1:12:06.4 249.63 6. Joe Jacobson 18 Keith Rider R-6 NX-96Y out lap 28 @ 214.6 mph -- Art Chester 5 Chester “Goon” NX-93Y out lap 20 -- Harry Crosby 52 Crosby CR-4 NX-92Y out lap 10
1939 Cleveland – 30 laps of a 10-mile course 1. Roscoe Turner 29 Turner “Meteor” NX-263Y 1:03:42.5 282.54 mph 2. Tony LeVier 70 Keith Rider R-4 NR-261Y 1:06:02.8 272.54 3. Earl Ortman 2 Marcoux Bromberg NR-14215 1:10:44.7 254.44 4. Harry Crosby 52 Crosby CR-4 NX-92Y 1:13:36.6 244.52 5. Steve Wittman 4 Wittman “Bonzo” NR-13688 1:14:34.6 241.36 6. Joe Mackey 25 Wedell Williams NR-61Y 1:17:16.7 232.93 -- Art Chester 5 Chester “Goon” NX-93Y out lap 17
1946 Cleveland – 10 laps of a 30-mile course 1. Alvin Johnston 84 Bell P-39Q NX-92848 48:08.41 373.908 mph 2. Tony LeVier 3 Lockheed P-38L NX-21764 48:37.40 370.193 3. Earl Ortman 2 NAA P-51D NX-65453 48:57.77 367.625 4. Bruce Raymond 77 NAA P-51D NX-79111 49:21.70 364.655 5. Robert Swanson 80 NAA P-51K NX-79161 49:43.00 362.052 6. Cook Cleland 92 Goodyear FG-1D NX-69900 50:21.27 357.465 7. W. Edmondson 42 NAA P-51D NX-69406 50:47.45 354.395 8. Steve Wittman 4 Bell P-63C NX-69797 52:45.16 341.215 9. Howard Lilly 64 Bell P-63A NX-69901 54:51.14 328.154 10. H.L. Pemberton 21 Bell P-63F NX-1719 58:44.74 306.406 -- Charles Tucker 28 Bell P-63C NX-62995 out lap 1 -- George Welch 37 NAA P-51D NX-37492 out lap 2
1947 – 20 laps of a 15-mile course 1. Cook Cleland 74 Goodyear F2G-2 NX-5577N 45:26.37 396.131 mph 2. Richard Becker 94 Goodyear F2G-1 NX-5590N 46:08.29 390.133 3. Jay Deming 11 Bell P-39Q NX-92848 46:10.39 389.837 4. Steve Beville 77 NAA P-51D NX-79111 49:53.02 360.840 5. Tony LeVier 3 Lockheed P-38L NX-21764 50:21.08 357.488 6. William Bour 55 NAA P-51D NX-69901 54:59:93 327.280 -- Ron Puckett 18 Goodyear F2G-1 NX-91092 out lap 19 -- Jean Ziegler 82 Curtiss XP-40Q NX-300B crashed lap 13 -- W. Edmondson 15 NAA A-36A NX-4E crashed lap 11 -- Tony Janazzo 84 Goodyear F2G-1 NX-5588N crashed lap 7 -- Paul Penrose 37 NAA P-51D NX-37492 out lap 6 -- Charles Walling 14 Lockheed P-38L NX-25Y out lap 2 -- Jack Hardwick 34 NAA P-51C NX-4814N out lap 1
1948 – 20 laps of a 15-mile course 1. Anson Johnson 45 NAA P-51D N13Y 46:51.21 383.767 mph 2. Bruce Raymond 77 NAA P-51D N79111 49:17.01 365.234 3. Wilson Newhall 65 NAA P-51K N40055 57:24.24 -- Charles Brown 11 Bell P-39Q N92848 out lap 19 -- Charles Walling 37 NAA P-51D N37492 out lap 18 -- M.W. Fairbrother 21 NAA P-51D N65453 out lap 13 -- Robert Eucker 55 Bell P-63A N69901 out lap 6 -- W. Edmondson 15 NAA P-51D N4E out lap 5 -- Cook Cleland 94 Goodyear F2G-1 N5590N out lap 4 -- Richard Becker 74 Goodyear F2G-2 N5577N out lap 3
1949 – 15 laps of the 15-mile course 1. Cook Cleland 94 Goodyear F2G-1 N5590N 33:59.94 397.071 mph 2. Ron Puckett 18 Goodyear F2G-1 N91092 34:18.31 393.527 3. Ben McKillen 57 Goodyear F2G-1 N5588N 34:49.84 387.589 4. Steve Beville 77 NAA P-51D N79111 35:24.79 381.214 5. Charles Tucker 30 Bell P-63C N63231 35:40.95 378.340 6. J. Hagerstrom 37 NAA P-51D N37492 36:13.22 372.719 7. Wilson Newhall 65 NAA P-51K N40055 36:15.55 372.320 8. James Hannon 2 NAA A-36A N39502 44:56.44 300.396 -- Anson Johnson 45 NAA P-51D N13Y out lap 9 -- William Odom 7 NAA P-51C
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