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The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup was a motor race held on a 29.7 mile street circuit on Long Island, New York on October 6, 1906.
Just like the 1906 Vanderbilt Elimination Race, this race was stopped as the crowd invaded the course. [1]
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Louis Wagner | Darracq 120 hp | 10 | 4h50m10.0 |
| 2 | 4 |  Vincenzo Lancia | Fiat 130 hp | 10 | 4h53m28.0 |
| 3 | 18 |  Arthur Duray | Lorraine-Dietrich | 10 | 4h53m44.0 |
| 4 | 15 | Albert Clément | Clément-Bayard 100 hp | 10 | 5h01m59.8 |
| 5 | 3 | Camille Jenatzy | Mercedes 120 | 10 | 5h04m38.0 |
| 6 | 8 | Felice Nazzaro | Fiat 130 hp | 9 | + 1 Lap |
| 7 | 12 | Alessandro Cagno | Itala 120 hp | 9 | + 1 Lap |
| 8 | 1 | Hubert Le Blon | Thomas | 9 | + 1 Lap |
| 9 | 2 |  George Heath | Panhard 130 | 8 | + 2 Laps |
| 10 | 9 | Joe Tracy | Locomobile | 8 | + 2 Laps |
| 11 | 7 | Karl Klaus Luttgen | Mercedes 120 | 8 | + 2 Laps |
| 12 | 19 | Maurice Fabry | Itala 120 hp | 7 | + 3 Laps |
| 13 | 17 | J. Walter Christie | Christie | 7 | + 3 Laps |
| 14 | 14 | H.N. Harding | Haynes | 7 | + 3 Laps |
| Ret | 6 | Elliott Shepard | Hotchkiss HH | 6 | Crankshaft |
| Ret | 5 | Frank Lawell | Frayer-Miller | 4 | Fan |
| Ret | 16 |  Aldo Weilschott | FIAT 130 hp | 0 | Crash |
| DNS | 11 | Foxhall P. Keene | Mercedes 120 | Entry withdrawn |
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