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Vesper Club Trophy

ACA Indy Car race
Merrimack Valley Course, Lowell, MA
September 6, 1909
20 laps on 10.6 mile street course; 212 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	6	Bob Burman	J		Buick	20	600	running	4
2	3	Ernest Stoecker	E		Benz	20	200	running	0
3	5	Bert Dingley	H		Chalmers-Detroit	20	100	running	0
4	4	Lewis Strang	G		Buick	20	0	running	0
5	8	William Sharp	L		Sharp-Arrow	20	0	running	0
6	1	Lee Lorimer	A		Chalmers-Detroit	17	0	accident	16
7	7	Fred Belcher	K		Knox	16	0	running	0
8	10	Louis Chevrolet	31		Buick	15	600	running	15
9	12	Ray Harroun	33		Buick	15	200	running	0
10	17	Billy Knipper	42		Chalmers-Detroit	12	600	running	10
11	19	Arthur See	44		Maxwell	12	200	running	0
12	20	Thomas Costello	45		Maxwell	12	100	running	0
13	21	Joe Matson	46		Chalmers-Detroit	12	0	running	2
14	23	Louis Disbrow	49		Buick	12	0	running	0
15	16	William Sickinger	41		Maxwell	12	0	running	0
16	22	Frank Gelnaw	47		Chalmers-Detroit	12	0	running	0
17	14	Tom Pepperday	35		Mercedes	10	100	oiler shaft	0
18	11	Elmer Knox	32		Atlas	4	0	accident	0
19	15	Joseph Grinnon	40		Buick 10	3	0	wheel	0
20	2	Fred Shaw	C		Knox	2	0	accident	0
21	9	John Coffey	30		Columbia	2	0	accident	0
22	13	Harry Davis	34		Moon	1	0	fuel line	0
23	18	George DeWitt	43		Buick 10	0	0	accident	0

Notes: Vesper Club Trophy open to stock chassis with engine displacements from 301 to 450 cubic inches.
Yorick Club Trophy open to stock chassis with engine displacement between 231 and 300 cubic inches.
Louis Chevrolet won in 2:56:17 at 54.117 MPH.
Merrimack Valley Trophy open to stock chassis with engine displacement between 161 and 230 cubic inches.
Billy Knipper won in 2:28:43 at 51.319 MPH.
Time of race: 03:49:08
Average Speed: 55.513 MPH