William K. Vanderbilt Cup
Long Island Motor Parkway
23.46 Mile Road Course
11 Laps/258.06 Miles
October 24, 1908
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 13 | George Robertson | 16 | Locomobile | Locomobile | Locomobile | 11 | 4:00:48.2 64.30 | |
| 2 | 6 | Herbert Lytle | 6 | Isotta | Isotta | Isotta | 11 | 4:02:36.4 63.82 | |
| 3 | 1 | James Florida | 1 | Locomobile | Locomobile | Locomobile | 11 | 4:28:10.0 57.74 | |
| 4 | 5 | Karl-Klaus Luttgen | 5 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 11 | 4:30:35.0 57.22 | |
| 5 | 11 | George Salzman | 12 | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas | 10 | Flagged | |
| 6 | 3 | Emil Stricker | 3 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 9 | Flagged | |
| 7 | 2 | Al Denison | 2 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 9 | Fire | |
| 8 | 17 | Billy Bourque | 20 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 8 | Flagged | |
| 9 | 8 | Joe Seymour | 8 | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas | 8 | Flagged | |
| 10 | 4 | Willie Haupt | 4 | Chadwick | Chadwick | Chadwick | 8 | Flagged | |
| 11 | 15 | Foxhall Keene | 18 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 4 | Fire | |
| 12 | 7 | James Ryall | 7 | Matheson | Matheson | Matheson | 3 | Fire | |
| 13 | 14 | Lewis Strang | 17 | Renault | Renault | Renault | 3 | Clutch | |
| 14 | 10 | Cyrus Patschke | 11 | Acme | Acme | Acme | 2 | Camshaft | |
| 15 | 9 | H. J. Kilpatrick | 9 | Hotchkiss | Hotchkiss | Hotchkiss | 2 | Seized rod bearing | |
| 16 | 12 | Louis Chevrolet | 15 | Matheson | Matheson | Matheson | 1 | Cracked cylinder | |
| 17 | 16 | Howard Gill | 19 | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas | 1 | Clutch | |
| -- | -- | Leon Pouget | 10 | Richard Brasier | Richard Brasier | Richard Brasier | -- | DNS, steering | |
| -- | -- | Thomas Williams | 14 | BLM | BLM | BLM | -- | Withdrew | |
| -- | -- | Charles Basle | 2 | Knox | Knox | Knox | -- | Driven by Denison | |
| -- | -- | Victor Demogeot | 15 | Matheson | Matheson | Matheson | -- | Driven by L. Chvrolet |
Known riding mechanics in this race:
| Finish | Start | Driver | Mechanic | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 13 | George Robertson | Glenn Ethridge | 16 | Locomobile | Locomobile | Locomobile | 11 | 4:00:48.2 64.30 |
| 2 | 6 | Herbert Lytle | William Fehr | 6 | Isotta | Isotta | Isotta | 11 | 4:02:36.4 63.82 |
| 3 | 1 | James Florida | L. Travis | 1 | Locomobile | Locomobile | Locomobile | 11 | 4:28:10.0 57.74 |
| 4 | 5 | Karl-Klaus Luttgen | William Pfeiffer | 5 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 11 | 4:30:35.0 57.22 |
| 5 | 11 | George Salzman | A. Blanchard | 12 | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas | 10 | Flagged |
| 6 | 3 | Emil Stricker | H. Conners | 3 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 9 | Flagged |
| 7 | 2 | Al Denison | J. Crane | 2 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 9 | Fire |
| 8 | 17 | Billy Bourque | Jerre Lynch | 20 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 8 | Flagged |
| 9 | 8 | Joe Seymour | Petterday | 8 | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas | 8 | Flagged |
| 10 | 4 | Willie Haupt | E. A. Lundquist | 4 | Chadwick | Chadwick | Chadwick | 8 | Flagged |
| 11 | 15 | Foxhall Keene | R. Ahrweiler | 18 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 4 | Fire |
| 12 | 7 | James Ryall | Roy Hook | 7 | Matheson | Matheson | Matheson | 3 | Fire |
| 13 | 14 | Lewis Strang | Leo Anderson | 17 | Renault | Renault | Renault | 3 | Clutch |
| 14 | 10 | Cyrus Patschke | Frank Dearborn | 11 | Acme | Acme | Acme | 2 | Camshaft |
| 15 | 9 | H. J. Kilpatrick | Gustav Kiehn | 9 | Hotchkiss | Hotchkiss | Hotchkiss | 2 | Seized rod bearing |
| 16 | 12 | Louis Chevrolet | Joe Nelson | 15 | Matheson | Matheson | Matheson | 1 | Cracked cylinder |
| 17 | 16 | Howard Gill | J. Gerhardt | 19 | Thomas | Thomas | Thomas | 1 | Clutch |
| -- | -- | Leon Pouget | Fred Stone | 10 | Richard Brasier | Richard Brasier | Richard Brasier | -- | DNS, steering |