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STATISTICS BENDIX TROPHY RACE

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| YEAR | COURSE | PILOT | AVERAGE SPEED PER HR. | TIME | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | New York to Los Angeles | 1. Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes (Beechcraft) | 165.346 | 14:55:01 | $4500.00 2500.00 |
|---|---| 2. Laura Ingalls (Lockheed Orion) | 157.466 | 15:39:38 | 2500.00 |
|---|---| 3. Wm. S. Gulick and Buster Warner (Vultee) | 156.492 | 15:45:25 | 1500.00 |
|---|---| 4. Geo. Pomeroy (Douglas DC2) | 151.467 | 16:16:51 | 1000.00 |
|---|---| 5. Amelia Earhart and Helen Richey (Lockheed) | 148.722 | 16:34:53 | 500.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Los Angeles to Cleveland | 1. Frank W. Fuller, Jr. (Seversky) | 258.2 | 7:54:26.31 | $9000.00 |
|---|---| 2. Earl Ortman (Keith-Rider) | 224.833 | 9:49:21.73 | 5000.00 |
|---|---| 3. Jacqueline Cochran (Beechcraft) | 194.74 | 10:29:8.70 | 3000.00 |
|---|---| 4. Frank Sinclair (Seversky) | 184.92 | 
 11:2:33.08 | 2000.00 |
|---|---| 5. Milo Burcham (Lockheed) | 184.526 | 11:3:58.28 | 1000.00
|---|---| 6. Eiler C. Sundorph (Sundorph Special) | 166.21 | 12:17:18 | - - - |
| For new competitive Transcontinental Record Los Angeles to Bendix, N.J. |---| Frank W. Fuller | 255. | 9:35 | $2500.00 |
| Purse for woman's first place Los Angeles to Cleveland |---| Jacqueline Cochran |---|---| $2500 |
| Bonus to first pilot Los Angeles to Bendix, N. J. |---| Frank W. Fuller |---|---| $1500.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Los Angeles to Cleveland | 1. Jacqueline Cochran (Seversky) | 249.774 | 8:10:31.4 | $9000.00 |
|---|---| 2. Frank W. Fuller, Jr. (Seversky) | 238.604 | 8:33:29.2 | 5000.00 |
|---|---| 3. Paul Mantz (Lockheed Orion) | 206.579 | 9:36:25.4 | 3000.00 |
|---|---| 4. Max Constant (Beechcraft) | 199.330 | 10:14:39.6 | 2000.00 |
|---|---| 5. Ross Hadley (Beechcraft) | 181.842 | 11:13:46.4 | 1000.00 |
|---|---| 6. J, Hinchey | 177.449 | 11:30:27.2 | - - - |
| Bonus first pilot Los Angeles to Bendix, N.J. |---| Jacqueline Cochran | 242.088 | 10:07:10 | $1000.00 |
| Bonus second pilot Los Angeles to Bendix, N.J. |---| Frank W. Fuller, Jr. | 236.503 | 10:21:30.3 | 800.00 |
| Woman's first Place Los Angeles to Cleveland |---| Jacqueline Cochran |---|---| $2500.00 |