DePalma wins the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee

  • Date
    2 October 1912
  • Description
    Ralph DePalma wins the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin/USA, in a 37/90 hp Mercedes racing car. Spencer Wishart drives the same model to third place. In the American Grand Prix held on the same course four days later, DePalma's "Grey Ghost" overturns after a collision. Erwin Bergdoll driving a Benz finishes second.
Vanderbilt Cup race, Milwaukee 1912. Winner Ralph de Palma during a tire change on the 140-hp Mercedes racing car, start number 22.
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Vanderbilt Cup race, 1912
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