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Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track

YEARS OF OPERATION KEY:
/ c = circa (about) / cn = cancelled / E = early / L = late / M = mid / r = ran / RO = rained out / s = scheduled to run / z = ran karts, motorcycles, or other motorsport /

Grosse Pointe	nr. Detroit	Michigan	USA
at Jefferson+Connors
built in 1893; later site of Hudson automobile factory, then a Chrysler assembly plant

Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track		18896 a
aka: *Detroit Driving Club*
1 mi. dirt oval	r10/10/1901-15	defunct

TRACK DRIVER STANDINGS

RACES

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
1	1901-10-10	track 'a'
1-Henry Ford, 2-Alex Winton
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
2	1901-10-10	track 'a'	<1000 lbs.
1-Walter T. White, 2-Herbert Lytle
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
3	1901-10-10	track 'a'	<1500 lbs.
1-William Rand, 2-Herbert Lytle
1 lap

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
4	1901-10-10	track 'a'	<2000 lbs.
1-Edgar Apperson, 2-Walter T. White
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
5	1901-10-10	track 'a'	steam
1-Walter T. White, 2-J.P. Chapin
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
6	1902-10-24	track 'a'	1000 lbs. max.
1-M.R. Reimers, 2-J.D. Maxwell, 3-W. Wigle, 4-D.B. Huss
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
7	1902-10-24	track 'a'	electric
1-Walter C. Baker, 2-Jackson Brady
2 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
8	1902-10-24	track 'a'	gas < 2000 lbs.
1-Harry S. Harkness, 2-Charles Shanks
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
9	1902-10-24	track 'a'	handicap
1-J.L. McNamara, 2-Harry S. Harkness, 3-Windsor T. White, 4-W.C. Buckman, 5-Alex Winton
10 laps; 6 starters/5 finishers

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
10	1902-10-24	track 'a'	steam
1-Windsor T. White, 2-John McDonald
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
11	1902-10-24	track 'a'	steam
1-W.C. Buckman, 2-Windsor T. White, 3-M.R. Reimers
3 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
12	1902-10-25	track 'a'	Manufacturer's Challenge Cup
1-Barney Oldfield, 2-Charles Shanks, 3-W.C. Buckman
5 laps; 4 starters/3 finishers

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
13	1902-10-25	track 'a'	gas, 6 hp. max.
1-W. Wigle, 2-D.B. Huss
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
14	1902-10-25	track 'a'	handicap
1-Charles Shanks, 2-Harry S. Harkness, 3-W.C. Rands
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
15	1902-10-25	track 'a'	handicap
1-W. Rickerman, 2-W.C. Rands
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
16	1902-10-25	track 'a'	open
1-Harry S.Harkness

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
17	1902-10-25	track 'a'	steam
1-W.C. Buckman, 2-Windsor T. White
3 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
18	1903-09-07	track 'a'	Manufacturer's Challenge Cup
1-Tom Cooper, 2-Harry Cunningham, 3-Barney Oldfield, 4-Dan Wurgis, 5-J.B. Hodges
or 9/8; 5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
19	1903-09-07	track 'a'	>2000 lbs.
1-Jules Sincholle, 2-Barney Oldfield, 3-Henri Page, 4-Harry Cunningham, 5-Dan Wurgis, 6-E. Prong
0r 9/8; 5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
20	1903-09-07	track 'a'	gas < 1000 lbs.
1-Dan Wurgis, 2-E. Prong
or 9/8; 5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
21	1903-09-07	track 'a'	open
1-Barney Oldfield, 2-Henri Page, 3-George Papillon, 4-Harry Cunningham
or 9/8; 10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
22	1903-09-07	track 'a'	special
1-Jules Sincholle, 2-Henri Page, 3-George Papillon
or 9/8; 15 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
23	1903-09-08	track 'a'	gas > 800 lbs.
1-E. Prong
or 9/9

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
24	1903-09-08	track 'a'	handicap
1-Harry Cunningham
or 9/9

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
25	1903-09-08	track 'a'	open
1-Harry Cunningham
or 9/9

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
26	1903-09-09	track 'a'
1-Frank Kulick, 2-W.F. Winchester
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
27	1903-09-09	track 'a'
1-Barney Oldfield, 2-Charles Gorndt
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
28	1903-09-09	track 'a'
1-Earl Kiser, 2-Barney Oldfield
15 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
29	1904-08-26	track 'a'	<1432 lbs.
1-Frank Kulick, 2-W.F. Winchester, 3-W.L. Marr
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
30	1904-08-26	track 'a'	handicap
1-Barney Oldfield, 2-Frank Kulick, 3-Charles Gorndt, 4-Charles Soules
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
31	1904-08-26	track 'a'	open	Diamond Cup
1-Earl Kiser, 2-Barney Oldfield, 3-Charles Gorndt
15 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
32	1904-08-26	track 'a'	stock touring stripped
1-George Soules, 2-William Newman
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
33	1904-08-27	track 'a'	<1432 lbs.
1-W.F. Winchester, 2-Al Brush
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
34	1904-08-27	track 'a'	handicap
1-W.F. Winchester, 2-Herbert Lytle
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
35	1904-08-27	track 'a'	open	Manufacturing Challenge Cup
1-Barney Oldfield, 2-Earl Kiser, 3-Herbert Lytle, 4-Charles Gorndt
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
36	1904-08-27	track 'a'	open
1-Herbert Lytle, 2-Charles Gorndt
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
37	1905-08-07	track 'a'
1-Webb Jay
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
38	1905-08-07	track 'a'	<1432 lbs.
1-Dan Wurgis, 2-Charles Soules
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
39	1905-08-07	track 'a'	open
1-Webb Jay, 2-Barney Oldfield
10 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
40	1905-08-07	track 'a'	stock touring cars < $1500.
1-E.F. Schoeffler, 2-G. Breed
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
41	1905-08-07	track 'a'	stock touring stripped
1-Charles Burman, 2-Charles Soules
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
42	1905-08-08	track 'a'	<1432 lbs.
1-Dan Wurgis, 2-Charles Soules
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
43	1905-08-08	track 'a'	open	Diamond Cup
1-Webb Jay
5 laps; 1 finisher

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
44	1905-08-08	track 'a'	stock touring cars < $1500.
1-G. Breed
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
45	1905-08-08	track 'a'	stock touring stripped
1-Charles Soules, 2-Fred Tone
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
46	1905-08-11	track 'a'	Diamond Rubber Cup
1-Webb Jay, 2-Barney Oldfield
3 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
47	1905-08-11	track 'a'
1-Webb Jay, 2-Charles Burman
5 laps; 2 finishers

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
48	1906-07-23	track 'a'
1-Alonzo C. Webb, 2-Charles Coey
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
49	1906-07-23	track 'a'	Wolverine Sweepstakes
1-Barney Oldfield, 2-Alonzo C. Webb
5 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
50	1906-07-23	track 'a'
1-Charles Burman, 2-Charles Coey
50 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
51	1907-00-00	track 'a'

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
52	1908-00-00	track 'a'

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
53	1909-07-30	track 'a'	AAA
1-Joe Matson
25 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
54	1909-07-31	track 'a'	AAA
1-Willie Knipper
50 laps

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
55	1910-00-00	track 'a'

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
56	1911-00-00	track 'a'

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
57	1912-00-00	track 'a'

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
58	1913-00-00	track 'a'

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
59	1914-00-00	track 'a'

*Grosse Pointe Blue Ribbon Track*
60	1915-00-00	track 'a'