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Miss Pepsi Captures the Steel Cup in Picturesque Regatta at Pittsburgh |
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250,000 See Pepsi Win |
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1951 Steel Cup
Three Rivers, Pittsburgh PA, June 2, 1951
Statistics
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June 2 |
2½ Mile Course |
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Ohio River |
15 Mile Heats |
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Pittsburgh, Penn. |
45 Mile Race |
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No. |
Entry |
Owner |
Race |
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1. |
U-99 |
Miss Pepsi (2) |
Walter Dossin |
63.467 |
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2. |
G-99 |
Such Crust I |
Jack Schafer |
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3. |
H-90 |
Tomyann |
Joe Taggart |
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Heat One |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
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1. |
Miss Pepsi |
Chuck Thompson |
400 |
57.435 |
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2. |
Tomyann |
Joe Taggart |
300 |
47.719 |
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3. |
Such Crust I |
Danny Foster |
DNF |
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Heat Two |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
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1. |
Miss Pepsi |
Chuck Thompson |
400 |
61.777 |
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Heat Three |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
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1. |
Miss Pepsi |
Chuck Thompson |
400 |
73.170 |
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Recapitulation |
Heat 1 |
Heat 2 |
Cum. |
Heat 3 |
Total |
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1. |
Miss Pepsi |
400 |
400 |
800 |
400 |
1200 |
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2. |
Tomyann |
300 |
DNS |
300 |
DNS |
300 |
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3. |
Such Crust I |
DNF |
DNS |
000 |
DNS |
000 |
The course for the 1951 Steel Cup was unique in that it resembled a clover leaf. The site of the race was at the confluence of three rivers - the Allegheny, the Monongahela and the Ohio. The course started up the Allegheny, twisted around a hair pin curve to run past the mouth of the Monongahela and then down the Ohio before turning back to the judge's stand. Needless to say such a twisting course did not make for high speeds.
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Statistics
Steel Cup Trophy (3 15-mile heats)
First Heat
1. Miss Pepsi, Charles F. Thompson, Detroit. Time 15:40 2/5 Speed 57.4 mph
2. Tomyann, Joseph J. Taggart, Canton OH
Such Crust, Dan Foster, Detroit DNF
Second Heat
1. Miss Pepsi. Time 14:31 1/5 Speed 61.35 mph
Such Crust and Tomyann DNS
Third Heat
1. Miss Pepsi. Time 12:18 Speed 73.17 mph
Such Crust and Tomyann DNS
Point score: Miss Pepsi 1200, Tomyann 300
(Reprinted from New York Times June 3, 1951)
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