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1916 AAA Championship Car season

Auto racing season

Auto racing season

The 1916 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 15 races, beginning in Brooklyn, New York on May 13 and concluding in Los Angeles, California on November 30. There were also 12 non-championship races. For the first time since the 1905 season, the AAA awarded points towards a National Championship. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Dario Resta.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameLengthTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver**NC****NC****NC**123**NC**45**NC**6**NC**7**NC**8**NC**9101112131415**NC**
April 8USA Corona Race301.712 miGrand BoulevardCorona, CaliforniaRoad—USA Eddie O'Donnell
April 29USA Raisin Classic301 miFresno Road Race CourseFresno, CaliforniaRoad—USA Eddie O'Donnell
May 13USA Coney Island Cup20 miSheepshead Bay SpeedwayBrooklyn, New YorkBoard—USA Johnny Aitken
USA Queens Cup50 mi—USA Ralph Mulford
May 13USA Metropolitan Trophy150 miSheepshead Bay SpeedwayBrooklyn, New YorkBoard—USA Eddie Rickenbacker
May 30USA [1916 Indianapolis 500](1916-indianapolis-500)300 miIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaBrickUSA Johnny AitkenGBR Dario Resta
June 11USA Chicago Race300 miSpeedway ParkMaywood, IllinoisBoardUSA Ralph DePalmaGBR Dario Resta
June 24USA Des Moines Sprint Race50 miDes Moines SpeedwayValley Junction, IowaBoard—USA Eddie Rickenbacker
June 24USA Des Moines Race150 miDes Moines SpeedwayValley Junction, IowaBoardUSA Ralph DePalmaUSA Ralph DePalma
July 4USA Minneapolis Race150 miTwin City Motor SpeedwayMinneapolis, MinnesotaConcreteUSA Louis ChevroletUSA Ralph DePalma
July 15USA Omaha Sprint Race50 miOmaha SpeedwayOmaha, NebraskaBoard—USA Ralph DePalma
July 15USA Omaha Race150 miOmaha SpeedwayOmaha, NebraskaBoardUSA Ralph MulfordGBR Dario Resta
July 22USA Kansas City Race100 miKansas City SpeedwayKansas City, MissouriDirt—USA Ralph DePalma
16.875 mi—USA W. W. Brown
August 5USA Montamarathon/Potlach Trophy Race288 miPacific Coast SpeedwayTacoma, WashingtonBoardUSA Sterling PriceUSA Eddie Rickenbacker
August 19USA Speedway Grand Prix50 miSpeedway ParkMaywood, IllinoisBoardGBR Dario RestaGBR Dario Resta
September 4USA International Sweepstakes300 miCincinnati Motor SpeedwaySharonville, OhioBoardUSA Howdy WilcoxUSA Johnny Aitken
September 9USA Harvest Auto Racing Classic20 miIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaBrickUSA Louis ChevroletUSA Johnny Aitken
50 mi—USA Johnny Aitken
September 9USA Harvest Auto Racing Classic100 miIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaBrick—USA Johnny Aitken
September 30USA Astor Cup Race250 miSheepshead Bay SpeedwayBrooklyn, New YorkBoard—USA Johnny Aitken
October 14USA Grand American Auto Race250 miSpeedway ParkMaywood, IllinoisBoardUSA Art KleinGBR Dario Resta
October 28USA Harkness Trophy Race250 miSheepshead Bay SpeedwayBrooklyn, New YorkBoardUSA James BenedictUSA Johnny Aitken
November 16USA William K. Vanderbilt Cup294.595 miSanta Monica Road Race CourseSanta Monica, CaliforniaRoadUSA Mike MoosieGBR Dario Resta
November 18USA [American Grand Prize](1916-american-grand-prize)403.2 miSanta Monica Road Race CourseSanta Monica, CaliforniaRoadUSA Mike MoosieUSA Howdy Wilcox
USA Johnny Aitken
November 30USA Championship Award Sweepstakes150 miAscot SpeedwaySouth Los Angeles, CaliforniaDirtUSA Eddie RickenbackerUSA Eddie Rickenbacker
December 2USA Universal Trophy225 miUniontown SpeedwayHopwood, PennsylvaniaBoard—USA Louis Chevrolet

: Reduced from 500 to 300 miles due to the onset of World War I. : Sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America, AAA awarded points. : Shared drive.

Leading National Championship standings

#DriverCarPoints12345678910
GBR Dario RestaPeugeot4100
USA Johnny AitkenPeugeot3440
USA Eddie RickenbackerMaxwell, Peugeot, Duesenberg2910
USA Ralph DePalmaMercedes, Peugeot1790
USA Earl CooperStutz-Wisconsin, Stutz1405
USA Wilbur D'AleneDuesenberg1120
USA Tommy MiltonDuesenberg690
CAN Pete HendersonMaxwell667
USA Frank GalvinSunbeam Motor Car Company645
USA Ralph MulfordPeugeot620

References

General references

References

  1. Capps, H. Donald. (February–March 2010). "John Glenn Printz and the Struggle for the Past: The A.A.A. Catastrophe - Arthur Means, Val Haresnape, Russ Catlin, and Bob Russo". Rear View Mirror.
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