1950 Steel Cup
Three Rivers, Pittsburgh PA, May 20, 1950


Statistics

bullet Dan Arena and Such Crust II Wins steel Cup (photo)
bullet Statistics

May 20

2½ Mile Course

Ohio River

15 Mile Heats

Pittsburgh, Penn.

45 Mile Race

 

 

No.

Entry

Owner

Comp. Lap

Race

1.

G-5

Chaz (1)

Charles Klein

   

2.

G-12

Etta (1)

George Sarant

   

3.

U-11

Such Crust II

Jack Schafer

 

63.850

 

 

Heat One

Driver

Points

Speed

1.

Such Crust II

Dan Arena

400

67.416

2.

Etta

George Sarant

300

 
 

Heat Two

Driver

Points

Speed

1.

Such Crust II

Dan Arena

400

67.500

2.

Etta

George Sarant

300

 
 

Heat Three

Driver

Points

Speed

1.

Such Crust II

Dan Arena

400

57.680

2.

Etta

George Sarant

300

 

 

 

Recapitulation

Heat 1

Heat 2

Cum.

Heat 3

Total

1.

Such Crust II

400

400

800

400

1200

2.

Etta

300

300

600

300

900

Qualification trials were required of all Unlimiteds in 1950 before they entered a race. This was a further outgrowth of the 1948 Gold Cup. An Unlimited only had to qualify once during the racing season. In 1949 qualification trials were required only for the Gold Cup.

[Statistics and comments from Greene, V.1]


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