American Grand Prize – 1915

EntrantsGridGrand Prix

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Barney Oldfield	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	-
2	Tom Alley	F. S. Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 5.9	Riverside
3	Jack Gable	Frederick Robinson	Robinson Tahis	Wisconsin	Michelin
4	Eddie Pullen	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer 45 hp	Mercer L4 7.3	BFGoodrich
5	Gil Anderson	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz	Stutz L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
6	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer 45 hp	Mercer L4 7.3	Palmer
7	Lou Gandy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards Special	Edwards	BFGoodrich
8	Earl Cooper	Earl Cooper	Stutz	Stutz L4 7.1	Firestone
9	Dario Resta	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Peugeot EX 3	Peugeot L4 5.6	Nassau
10	Louis Nikrent	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer	Mercer	Palmer
11	Cap Kennedy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards Special	Edwards	BFGoodrich
12	Lou Disbrow	Simplex Automobile Co.	Simplex ZIP 90 hp	Simplex	BFGoodrich
14	Caleb Bragg	George R. Bentel	Mercer Californian	Mercer L4 7.3	Palmer
15	Claude Newhouse	W. E. Wilson	Delage Y	Delage L4 6.2	Firestone
16	Art Klein	Arthur H. Klein	King	Case L4 7.3	Firestone
17	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	Nassau
18	Jack LeCain	Chevrolet Motor Co.	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Nassau
19	Eddie O’Donnell	F. S. Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 5.9	Riverside
20	Cliff Durant	Chevrolet Motor Co.	Stutz Chevrolet	Stutz	Nassau
21	Eddie Hearne	J. I. Case Co.	Case	Case	-
22	Ralph DePalma	E. C. Patterson	Mercedes 90 hp Grand Prix	Mercedes L6 7.3	Nassau
24	Jim Parsons	Jim Parsons	Stutz Parsons Special	Stutz L4 7.1	Firestone
25	Grover Bergdoll	G. C. Bergdoll	Mercedes Erwin Special	Mercedes	-
26	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz	Stutz L4 7.1	BFGoodrich
27	John Marquis	J. B. Marquis	Bugatti	Bugatti L4 4.9	Hardman
28	Hughie Hughes	Frank Young	FIAT Ono	Pope-Hartford	Firestone
29	Billy Taylor	American Locomotive Co.	Alco 6	Alco L6 8.9	Hendrie
30	Bob Burman Harry Grant	J. I. Case Co.	Case	Case	BFGoodrich
31	Tom McKelvey	Thomas McKelvey	Overland	Overland	Firestone
32	Billy Carlson	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	BFGoodrich
33	Roy Francis	Roy Francis	Francis-Blankman	-	-
34	T. A. Tomasini	T. A. Tomasini	Tomasini	Tomasini	-
36	Erwin Bergdoll	Erwin Bergdoll	Benz	Benz	-
37	Ivan Gates	Ivan R. Gates	Renault	Renault	-
51	Huntley Gordon	Huntley L. Gordon	Mercer Gordon Special	Mercer	Nassau

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	1	Barney Oldfield	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	-
2	2	Tom Alley	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 5.9	Riverside
3	3	Jack Gable	Robinson Tahis	Wisconsin	Michelin
4	4	Eddie Pullen	Mercer 45 hp	Mercer L4 7.3	BFGoodrich
5	5	Gil Anderson	Stutz	Stutz L4 4.8	BFGoodrich
6	6	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer 45 hp	Mercer L4 7.3	Palmer
7	7	Lou Gandy	Edwards Special	Edwards	BFGoodrich
8	8	Earl Cooper	Stutz	Stutz L4 7.1	Firestone
9	9	Dario Resta	Peugeot EX 3	Peugeot L4 5.6	Nassau
10	10	Louis Nikrent	Mercer	Mercer	Palmer
11	11	Cap Kennedy	Edwards Special	Edwards	BFGoodrich
12	12	Lou Disbrow	Simplex ZIP 90 hp	Simplex	BFGoodrich
13	14	Caleb Bragg	Mercer Californian	Mercer L4 7.3	Palmer
14	15	Claude Newhouse	Delage Y	Delage L4 6.2	Firestone
15	16	Art Klein	King	Case L4 7.3	Firestone
16	17	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	Nassau
17	18	Jack LeCain	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Nassau
18	19	Eddie O’Donnell	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 5.9	Riverside
19	20	Cliff Durant	Stutz Chevrolet	Stutz	Nassau
20	21	Eddie Hearne	Case	Case	-
21	22	Ralph DePalma	Mercedes 90 hp Grand Prix	Mercedes L6 7.3	Nassau
22	24	Jim Parsons	Stutz Parsons Special	Stutz L4 7.1	Firestone
23	26	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz	Stutz L4 7.1	BFGoodrich
24	27	John Marquis	Bugatti	Bugatti L4 4.9	Hardman
25	28	Hughie Hughes	FIAT Ono	Pope-Hartford	Firestone
26	29	Billy Taylor	Alco 6	Alco L6 8.9	Hendrie
27	30	Bob Burman	Case	Case	BFGoodrich
28	31	Tom McKelvey	Overland	Overland	Firestone
29	32	Billy Carlson	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	BFGoodrich
30	51	Huntley Gordon	Mercer Gordon Special	Mercer	Nassau

Official Name	1915 American Grand Prize
Circuit	San Francisco
Date	February 27
Pole	Barney Oldfield
Fastest Lap
Podium	1st Dario Resta (94) , 2nd Howdy Wilcox, 3rd Hughie Hughes (10)
Prev race	Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. July 4
Next race	W. K. Vanderbilt Cup March 6

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Led	Gr
1	9	Dario Resta	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Peugeot EX 3	Peugeot L4 5.6	Nassau	07:07:53.000	104	94	9
2	26	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz	Stutz L4 7.1	BFGoodrich	07:14:36.000	104	0	23
3	28	Hughie Hughes	Frank Young	FIAT Ono	Pope-Hartford	Firestone	07:21:46.000	104	10	25
4	5	Gil Anderson	Stutz Motor Car Co.	Stutz	Stutz L4 4.8	BFGoodrich	07:30:21.000	104	0	5
5	12	Lou Disbrow	Simplex Automobile Co.	Simplex ZIP 90 hp	Simplex	BFGoodrich	07:31:38.000	104	0	12
6	10	Louis Nikrent	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer	Mercer	Palmer	Flagged	102	0	10
7	30	Harry Grant	J. I. Case Co.	Case	Case	BFGoodrich	Flagged	102	0	27
8	31	Tom McKelvey	Thomas McKelvey	Overland	Overland	Firestone	Flagged	99	0	28
9	32	Billy Carlson	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	BFGoodrich	Withdrawn	99	0	29
10	15	Claude Newhouse	W. E. Wilson	Delage Y	Delage L4 6.2	Firestone	Flagged	92	0	14
11	3	Jack Gable	Frederick Robinson	Robinson Tahis	Wisconsin	Michelin	Flagged	92	0	3
NC	20	Cliff Durant	Chevrolet Motor Co.	Stutz Chevrolet	Stutz	Nassau	Flagged	91	0	19
DNF	2	Tom Alley	F. S. Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 5.9	Riverside	Withdrawn	89	0	2
NC	11	Cap Kennedy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards Special	Edwards	BFGoodrich	Flagged	84	0	11
NC	29	Billy Taylor	American Locomotive Co.	Alco 6	Alco L6 8.9	Hendrie	Flagged	81	0	26
DNF	18	Jack LeCain	Chevrolet Motor Co.	Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Nassau	Withdrawn	81	0	17
DNF	4	Eddie Pullen	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer 45 hp	Mercer L4 7.3	BFGoodrich	Withdrawn	71	0	4
DNF	6	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer Automobile Co.	Mercer 45 hp	Mercer L4 7.3	Palmer	Withdrawn	67	0	6
DNF	22	Ralph DePalma	E. C. Patterson	Mercedes 90 hp Grand Prix	Mercedes L6 7.3	Nassau	Withdrawn	66	0	21
DNF	21	Eddie Hearne	J. I. Case Co.	Case	Case	-	Withdrawn	64	0	20
DNF	51	Huntley Gordon	Huntley L. Gordon	Mercer Gordon Special	Mercer	Nassau	Withdrawn	62	0	30
DNF	19	Eddie O’Donnell	F. S. Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 5.9	Riverside	Withdrawn	59	0	18
DNF	24	Jim Parsons	Jim Parsons	Stutz Parsons Special	Stutz L4 7.1	Firestone	Withdrawn	55	0	22
DNF	16	Art Klein	Arthur H. Klein	King	Case L4 7.3	Firestone	Piston	51	0	15
DNF	17	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	Nassau	Spark plugs	41	0	16
DNF	14	Caleb Bragg	George R. Bentel	Mercer Californian	Mercer L4 7.3	Palmer	Crankshaft	35	0	13
DNF	1	Barney Oldfield	Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.	Maxwell	Maxwell L4 7.3	-	Piston	31	0	1
DNF	7	Lou Gandy	J. Paulding Edwards	Edwards Special	Edwards	BFGoodrich	Accident	21	0	7
DNF	27	John Marquis	J. B. Marquis	Bugatti	Bugatti L4 4.9	Hardman	Ignition	6	0	24
DNF	8	Earl Cooper	Earl Cooper	Stutz	Stutz L4 7.1	Firestone	Crankcase	3	0	8
DNS	25	Grover Bergdoll	G. C. Bergdoll	Mercedes Erwin Special	Mercedes	-	Withdrawn	0	0
DNS	33	Roy Francis	Roy Francis	Francis-Blankman	-	-	DNS	0	0
DNS	34	T. A. Tomasini	T. A. Tomasini	Tomasini	Tomasini	-	Practice accident	0	0
DNS	36	Erwin Bergdoll	Erwin Bergdoll	Benz	Benz	-	Practice accident	0	0
DNS	37	Ivan Gates	Ivan R. Gates	Renault	Renault	-	DNS	0	0
WD	30	Bob Burman	J. I. Case Co.	Case	Case	BFGoodrich	Withdrawn	0	0