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 N4845N                      crashed lap 2



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