1902 Events in the United States


31st May - Staten Island, NY. 1 mile street course.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

1 mile - Motor Bicycles
      C.H.Metz 			Orient Motorcycle 3.5hp 0:01:10.4

1 mile - Gasoline, under 1000 pounds
      L.S.Thompson 		Renault 8 		0:01:35.6, 37.66 mph
      Lewis Nixon 		Long Distance 7 hp 	0:01:43.6, 34.75 mph
      H.Ward Leonard 		Knickerbocker 8 hp 	0:01:45.0
      H.Ward Leonard 		Knickerbocker 4.5 hp 	0:01:58.0 

1 km times - measured during same event
      L.S.Thompson 		Renault 8 		0:00:59.0 1 Km
      Lewis Nixon 		Long Distance 7 hp 	0:01:03.0 1 Km
      H.Ward Leonard 		Knickerbocker 8 hp 	0:01:05.2 1 Km 
      H.Ward Leonard 		Knickerbocke 4.5 hp 	0:01:07.6 1 Km

1 mile - Gasoline, 1000-2000 pounds
      Percy Owen 		Winton 15 hp 		0:01:17.6, 46.39 mph
      Ernest Cuenod 		Rochet-Schneider 16 hp 	0:01:22.8, 43.48 mph
      Jefferson Seligman 	Mors 12 hp 		0:01:32.6, 38.88 mph
      Frederic A.LaRoche 	Darracq 16 hp 		0:01:44.0, 34.61 mph

1 km times - measured during same event
      Percy Owen 		Winton 15 hp 		0:00:47.0 1 Km 
      Ernest Cuenod 		Rochet-Schneider 16 hp 	0:00:53.4 1 Km 
      Jefferson Seligman 	Mors 12 hp 		0:00:57.2 1 Km
      Frederic A.LaRoche 	Darracq 16 hp 		0:01:03.6 1 Km

1 mile - Gasoline, over 2000 pounds
      E.E.Britton 		Panhard 60 hp 		0:00:58.2, 65.22 mph
      William Guggenheim 	Panhard 24 hp 		0:01:11.0, 50.77 mph
      H.H.Rogers, Jr 		Daimler 35 hp 		0:02:26.8, 24.52 mph
      E.E.Britton 		Panhard 16 hp 		0:01:36.8, 37.19 mph
      Mrs.Howard 		Gould 35 hp 		0:03:18.2, 18.16 mph
      E.E.Britton 		Panhard 16 hp 		0:00:59.6  1 Km

1 mile - Steam
      S.T.Davis 		Locomobile 10 hp 	0:01:15.0, 48.00 mph
      S.T.Davis 		Locomobile 10 hp 	0:01:12.0, 50.00 mph
      H.M.Wells 		Prescott 4.5 hp 	0:01:37.2, 37.04 mph

1 mile - Electric
      Walter Baker 		Baker Electric 		Accident - spectators possibly killed


23rd August - Brighton Beach, NY. 1 mile dirt oval.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

5 miles - Gasoline, Under 1000 pounds
 1    Jacques Longuez 		De Dion 		0:08:30.4
 2    I.E.Holden 		Orient 			5 laps

5 miles - Gasoline, 1000-2000 pounds
 1    Frederic A.LaRoche 	Darracq 35 		0:06:42.0, 44.78 mph
 2    Percy Owen 		Winton Touring 15 	5 laps

10 miles - Free For All, Heat 1
 1    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes-Simplex 40 	0:11.54.4, 50.39 mph
 2    Frederic A.LaRoche 	Darracq 35 		10 laps
 3    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		10 laps

10 miles - Free For All, Heat 2
 1    Frederic A.LaRoche 	Darracq 35 		0:13:11.8, 45.47 mph
 2    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		0:15:17.0
 3    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes-Simplex 40 	10 laps
 4    John Howard 		Howard Steamer 		 2 laps/Did not finish

Pursuit Race
 1    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes-Simplex 40 	Finished
 2    John Howard 		Howard Steamer 		Finished
 3    Frederic A.LaRoche 	Darracq 35 		Finished

1 mile - Time Trials
      John Howard 		Howard Steamer 		0:01:09.6, 51.72 mph
      George Cannon 		Cannon Steamer 		0:01:08.6, 52.47 mph
      George Cannon 		Cannon Steamer 		0:01:07.6, 53.25 mph
      Harry Harkness 		Mercedes-Simplex 40 	0:01:09.0, 52.17 mph


16th September - Glenville Driving Track, OH. 1 mile dirt oval.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

5 miles - Gasoline, 1000 pounds and over
 1    Harry S.Moore 		Elmore 			0:11:19.5
 2    J.D.Dickson 		Hansen 			5 laps
 3    George Bunham 		American 		5 laps

5 miles - Steam, All Weights
 1    Rollin White 		White 			0:09:53.0, 30.35 mph
 2    John McDonald 		Geneva 			0:11:12.8
 3    L.F.Hoffman 		Hoffman 		0:12:04.0

5 miles - Gasoline, 2000 pounds and under
 1  1 Charles Shanks 		Winton "Pup" 		0:06:39, 45.11 mph
 2    Percy Owen 		Winton Touring 		5 laps
 3    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		5 laps
      Harry Harkness 		Mercedes 40 		5 laps/Disqualified/overweight

5 miles - Steam Exhibition
      Rollin White 		White Steamer 		0:06:43.0, 44.66 mph

3 miles - Electric, All weights
 1    Walter Baker 		Baker Electric 		0:05:54.8, 30.51 mph
 2    W.M.Wright 		Waverly Electric 	3 laps
 3    A.B.Manley 		National Electric 	3 laps

1 mile - Gasoline Tricycle Exhibition
      J.H.Haitley 		Gasoline Tricycle 	0:01:33.0, 38.71 mph

1 mile - Electric Exhibition
      Walter Baker 		Baker "Torpedo" Electric 0:02:07.0, 28.35 mph

10 mile - Handicap, 1st and 2nd in races 1-4
 1    Rollin White 		White Steamer 		0:14:59.5
 2    Percy Owen 		Winton Touring Car 	10 laps
 3    Charles Shanks 		Winton "Pup" 		 9 laps/Blew tyre 
      W.M.Wright 		Waverly Electric 
      Harry S.Moore 		Elmore 
      J.D.Dickson 		Cleveland

1 mile - Exhibition
    2 Alex Winton 		Winton Bullet 		0:01:01.0, 59.02 mph

10 miles - Open, Free-For-All
 1  2 Alex Winton 		Winton Bullet 		0:10:50, 55.38 mph
 2    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes 		10 laps
 3    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		10 laps

Australian Pursuit
 1  2 Alex Winton 		Winton Bullet 		5 laps
 2    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes 		4.5 laps/passed

10 miles - Handicap
 1    Percy Owen 		Winton Touring 		0:13:34 	3:30 Handicap
 2    Rollin White 		White Steamer 		10 laps 	2:30 Handicap
 3    Paul Rainey 					10 laps		4:30 Handicap
 4    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		10 laps 	3:30 Handicap
 5    Charles Shanks 		Winton "Pup" 		10 laps 	1:30 Handicap      Harry Harkness 		Mercedes 40 				0:00 Handicap
      John Farson 							4:00 Handicap


24th September - Narragansett Park, RI. 1 mile dirt oval.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

5 miles - Gasoline, over 1300 pounds
 1    Percy Owen 		Winton "Pup" 		0:06:25.7, 46.67 mph
 2  2 George Weed 		Stearns 		5 laps
 3    Fred Tudor 		Winton 			5 laps

3 miles - Steam Vehicles, Stock
 1    Arthur S.Lee 		Toledo Steamer 		0:05:08.0, 35.06 mph
 2    W.Hinschcliffe 		Locomobile Steamer 	3 laps
 3    W.H.Talbot 		Stanley Steamer 	3 laps

5 miles - Exhibition
    2 Alex Winton 		Winton Bullet 		0:05:30.6, 54.45 mph

5 miles - Gasoline, Under 1300 pounds
 1  				Stevens-Duryea 		0:07:42.5, 38.92 mph
 2    D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		5 laps
 3    George Reed 		Knox 			5 laps

5 miles - Free-For-All
 1    Percy Owen 		Winton "Pup" 		0:06:43, 44.66 mph
 2    Alex Winton 		Winton Bullet 		5 laps
 3    H.F.Brown 		Darracq 		5 laps

5 miles - Winners & Second Places
 1    Percy Owen 		Winton "Pup" 		0:06:14.7, 48.04 mph
 2    Arthur S.Lee 		Toledo Steamer 		5 laps

2 miles - Electric Race
 1    Knight Neftel 		Neftel Electric 	0:04:23, 27.38 mph
 2    W.G.Titcomb 		Waverly Electric 	2 laps

1 mile - Record Attempt
 1    George Cannon 		Cannon Steamer 		0:01:05.75, 54.75 mph

5 miles - Winton Touring Cars
 1    T.Tudor 			Winton 			0:09:13.75, 32.51 mph
 2    J.B.Mills 		Winton 			5 laps

5 miles - Record Attempt
 1    George Cannon 		Cannon Steamer 		0:06:05, 49.31 mph


27th September - Hamline, Minneapolis, MN. 1 mile dirt oval.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

5 miles - Pursuit Race
 1    George Dorr 		Winton 			0:12:44.0, 23.56 mph

2 miles
 1    W.E.Wheeler 		Cleveland 		0:04:15.0, 28.23 mph

5 miles
 1    H.E.Wilcox 		Winton 			0:10:42.0, 28.04 mph
 2    H.E.Dickinson 		Winton 			5 laps


17th-18th October - Harlem, Chicago, IL. 1 mile dirt oval.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

17th October: 3 miles - Match Race
 1    J.B.Burdett 		Oldsmobile 		0:05:40.0, 31.76 mph
 2    Frank X.Mudd 		Winton 			3 laps
 3    J.E.Stevens 		Oldsmobile 		3 laps

17th October: 4 miles - Oldsmobile Race
 1    D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		0:06:42.0, 35.82 mph
 2    J.B.Burdett 		Oldsmobile 		4 laps
 3    J.E.Stevens 		Oldsmobile 		4 laps

17th October: 10 miles - Under 1 hp/100 pounds
 1    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		0:17:03.0, 35.19 mph
 2    Frank X.Mudd 		Winton 			
 3    John Fry 			Winton 
17th October: 1 mile - Steam Cars
 1    L.W.Sheppard 		Sheppard Steamer 	0:01:14.4, 35.50 mph
 2    J.W.Sunderland 		Locomobile Steamer 	0:01:41.8

17th October: 10 miles - Gasoline Vehicles
 1    J.B.Burdett 		Oldsmobile 		0:23:58.8, 25.02 mph

17th October: 5 miles
 1    Charles Shanks 		Winton "Pup" 		0:08:35.0, 34.95 mph
 2    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		5 laps

17th October: Pursuit Race
 1    D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		0:12:35.0, 28.61 mph, 6 laps
 2    J.B.Burdett 		Oldsmobile 		5 laps/Passed
 3    J.E.Stevens 		Oldsmobile 		2 laps/Passed

17th October: 5 miles - Handicap
 1    John Fry 			Winton 			5 laps
 2    Charles Shanks 		Winton "Pup" 		5 laps
 3    Frank X.Mudd 		Winton 			5 laps
 4    J.W.Sunderland 		Locomobile Steamer 	Broken crank

18th October: 5 miles
 1    D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		0:11:13.4, 26.73 mph
 2    J.B.Burdett 		Oldsmobile 		5 laps
 3    J.E.Stevens 		Oldsmobile 		5 laps
 4    B.M.Young 		Friedman 		5 laps

18th October: 25 miles - Main Event
 1    Charles Shanks 		Winton "Pup" 		0:39:38.0, 37.85 mph
 2    John Fry 			Winton 			0:41:20.0
 3    A.C.Banker 		Peerless Runabout 	
 4    Frank X.Mudd 		Winton 
 5    M.R.Reimers 		Locomobile Steamer 	9 laps/Out
 6    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		4 laps/Out
 7    F.H.Davis 		Winton 			3 laps/Out

18th October: 5 miles - Steam Vehicles
 1    M.R.Reimers 		Locomobile Steamer 	0:08:04.0, 37.19 mph
 2    L.W.Sheppard 		Steppard Steamer 	5 laps
 3    A.J.McDuffee 		Locomobile Steamer 	5 laps

18th October: 5 miles - Handicap
 1    F.C.Green 		Autocar 		0:09:48.0
 2    A.C.Banker 		Haynes-Apperson 	5 laps
 3    J.B.Burdett 		Oldsmobile 		5 laps
      L.W.Sheppard 		Sheppard Steamer 
      B.M.Young 		Friedman 
      J.A.Barton 		Darling 
      J.E.Stevens 		Oldsmobile 
      Ralph Temple 		Waverly Electric 
      D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		Broken chain

18th October: 5 miles - Invitational Handicap
 1    D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		0:09:55.0
 2    J.B.Burdett 		Oldsmobile 		5 laps
 3    John Fry 			Winton 			5 laps


24th-25th October - Grosse Point, MI. 1 mile dirt oval.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

24th October: 5 miles - Steam Vehicles
 1    Windsor T.White 		White Steamer 		0:10:42, 28.04 mph
 2    John McDonald 		Geneva 			5 laps

24th October: 5 miles - 1000 pounds and under
 1    M.R.Reimers 		Locomobile Steamer 	0:07:51.8, 38.15 mph
 2    J.D.Maxwell 		Northern 		0:07:52.0
 3    W.Wigle 			Oldsmobile 		0:08:04.6
 4    D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		5 laps

24th October: 5 miles - Gasoline, under 2000 pounds
 1    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes 		0:06:01.4, 49.81 mph
 2    Charles Shanks 		Winton "Pup" 		0:06:51.6

24th October: 10 miles - Handicap
 1    J.L.McNamara 		Oldsmobile 		10 laps
 2    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes 		10 laps
 3    Windsor T.White 		White Steamer 		10 laps
 4    W.C.Buckman 		Geneva Steamer 		10 laps
 5    Alex Winton 		Winton 			10 laps
 6    J.D.Maxwell 		Northern 		 4 laps/accident

24th October: 3 miles - Steam Vehicles
 1    W.C.Buckman 		Geneva Steamer 		0:04:07.4, 43.65 mph
 2    Windsor T.White 		White Steamer 		0:04:32.6  3    M.R.Reimers 		Locomobile Steamer 	0:04:40.0

24th October: 2 mile - Electric Vehicles
 1    Walter Baker 		Baker Electric 		0:04:14.0, 28.35 mph
 2    Jackson Brady 		Waverly Electric 	2 laps

25th October: 10 miles - Handicap
 1    Charles Shanks 		Winton 			0:13:34.4 	2:00 Handicap
 2    Harry Harkness 		Mercedes 		0:12:24.4 	0:00 Handicap
 3    W.C.Rands 		Ford 			10 laps 	2:00 Handicap

25th October: 5 miles - Manufacturer's Challenge Cup
1 999 Barney Oldfield 		Ford 			0:05:28, 54.88 mph
2     Charles Shanks 		Winton 			0:06:47
3     W.C.Buckman 		Geneva Steamer 		0:06:55
4   2 Alex Winton 		Winton Bullet 		4 laps/Out

25th October: 5 miles - Gasoline, 6 hp and under
 1    W.Wigle 			Oldsmobile 		0:07:50.0, 38.29 mph
 2    D.B.Huss 			Oldsmobile 		5 laps

25th October: 5 miles - Handicap
 1    W.Rickerman 		Elmore 			5 laps
 2    W.C.Rands 		Ford 			5 laps

25th October: 3 miles - Steam Vehicles
 1    W.C.Buckman 		Geneva Steamer 		0:04:07.4, 43.65 mph
 2    Windsor T.White 		White Steamer 		3 laps

25th October: Time Trials
      Walter Baker 		Baker Electric 		0:09:05.2, 33.01 mph, 5 laps
      Walter Baker 		Baker Electric 		0:17:57.0, 33.43 mph, 10 laps


28th October - Fort Miami, Toledo, OH. 1 mile dirt oval.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

5 miles - Gasoline, under 1000 pounds
 1    W.Wigle 			Oldsmobile 		0:09:12.0, 32.61 mph
 2    Z.H.Kroh 			Oldsmobile 		0:14:25.0
 3    Ed Affeck 		Oldsmobile 		5 laps

5 miles - Gasoline, under 2000 pounds
 1    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		0:09:53.0, 30.35 mph
 2    Harry Harkness 		Peerless 		5 laps
 3    Carl Fisher 		Winton 			5 laps

5 miles - Handicap
 1    L.P.Moores 		Peerless 		5 laps
 2    Harry Harkness 		Peerless 		5 laps
 3    W.Wigle 			Oldsmobile 		5 laps

5 miles - Exhibition
 1    Barney Oldfield 		Ford 			5 laps
 2    Tom Cooper 		Ford 			5 laps


27th November - Eagle Rock Hill, NJ. Hillclimb.


FP  # Driver 			Car 		 	Time

Gasoline Vehicles
 1    Otto Nestman 		Stevens-Duryea 8 	0:03:45
 2    H.Power 			Duryea 6 		0:04:26
 3    J.B.Hale 			Long Distance 7 	0:04:49.75
 4    C.E.Proctor 		Winton 15 		0:04:52.75
 5    H.M.Odbarne 		Long Distance 7 	0:05:20
 6    I.D.Plank 		Oldsmobile 4 		0:06:06
 7    L.J.Wyckoff 		Knox 8 			0:07:15

Steam Vehicles
 1    W.J.Stewart 		Locomobile Steamer 4 	0:02:58.75
 2    E.P.Washburn 		Mobile 4.5 		0:03:08
 3    W.J.Stewart 		Locomobile Steamer 4.5 	0:03:36
 4    H.M.Wells 		Prescott 		0:03:43.25


1st December - Grosse Point, MI. 1 mile dirt oval.


Record attempts
  999 Barney Oldfield 		Ford 			0:01:01.2, 58.82 mph, 1 mile
  999 Barney Oldfield 		Ford 			0:05:20.0, 56.25 mph, 5 miles