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STATISTICS ON BENDIX TROPHY RACE, 1931-1951 incl.

1931 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Maj. James H. Doolittle, in Laird Solution, avg. 223 mph (9:10:21 hours).
2. H.S. Johnson, in Lockheed Orion, avg. 199 mph.
3. Beeler Blevins, in Lockheed Orion, avg. 188 mph.

Capt. Ira Eaker, Arthur Goebel and J.G. Hall were fourth, fifth, sixth.
 
1932 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Capt. James H. Haizlip, in Wedell-Williams, 245 mph (8:19:45).
2. James R. Wedell, in Wedell-Willams, 232 mph.
3. Roscoe Turner, in Wedell-Williams, 226 mph.
4. Lee Gehlback, in Gee-Bee Special, 210 mph.  

(Haizlip also set LA-NY record of 10:19 -- at 238 mph)

1933 -- New York to Los Angeles

1. Roscoe Turner, in Wedell-Williams, 214 mph (Set NY-LA record -- 11:30).
2. J. R. Wedell, in Wedell-Williams, 209 mph.

1934 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Douglas Davis, in Wedell-Williams, 216 mph (9:26:41)
2. John A. Worthen, in Wedell Special, 203 mph.

1935 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Ben O. Howard, in Howard Racer, 238.704 mph (8:33:16).
2. Roscoe Turner, in Wedell, 238.522 mph (8:33:39).
3. Russell Thaw, in Northrop Gamma, 201 mph.

Roy O. Hunt and Amelia Earhart were fourth and fifth.

1936 -- New York to Los Angeles

1. Louise Thaden and Blanch Noyes, in Beechcraft, 165 mph (14:55:01).
2. Laura Ingalls, in Lockheed Orion, 157 mph.
3. William S. Gulick and Buster Warner, in Vultee, 156 mph.

George Pomeroy was fourth and Amelia Earhart - Helen Richey fifth.

1937 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Frank W. Fuller, Jr., in Seversky, 258 mph (7:54:26)
2. Earl Ortman, in Keith-Rider, 224 mph.
3. Jacqueline Cochran, in Beechcraft, 194 mph.

Frank Sinclair, Milo Burcham and Eiler C. Sundorph were fourth, fifth, sixth.

Fuller set new record, LA to Bendix, N.J., of 9:35 at 255 mph.

1938 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Jacqueline Cochran, in Seversky, 249 mph (8:10:31).
2. Frank W. Fuller, Jr., in Seversky, 238 mph.
3. Paul Mantz, in Lockheed Orion, 206 mph.

Max Constant, Ross Hadley and J. Hinchey were fourth, fifth, sixth.

1939 -- Los Angeles to Cleveland

1. Frank W. Fuller, Jr., in Seversky, 282 mph (7:14:19).
2. Arthur Bussy, in Bellanca, 244 mph.
3. Paul Mantz, in Lockheed, 234 mph.

Max Constant, Arlene Davis and William Maycock were fourth, fifth, sixth.

Fuller set new LA-NY record -- 8:58:08 at 273 mph.

Bussy, Constant and Davis were second, third, fourth in reaching New York.

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