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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. (more)