American Grand Prize – 1916

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Dario Resta	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-
2	Joe Thomas	George R. Bentel	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-
3	Glover Ruckstell	George R. Bentel	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-
4	Eddie Pullen	George R. Bentel	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-
6	Clyde Rhodes	Hudson Motor Car Co.	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-
7	Rea Lentz	Hartman	-	-	-
8	Earl Cooper	Earl Cooper	Stutz	Stutz L4 4.8	-
9	Cliff Durant	Cliff Durant	Stutz	Stutz	-
10	Emil Agraz	Hercules Motor Car Co.	Hercules	Hercules	-
11	Mike Moosie	Mike Moosie	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
12	William Bolden	Chouchilla	Stutz	Duesenberg	-
14	Sterling Price	Lou Gandy	Gandy	Duesenberg	-
16	Johnny Aitken	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-
17	Eddie Rickenbacher	William Weightman	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
18	George Buzane	George Buzane	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
19	Ira Vail	Hudson Motor Car Co.	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-
20	A. H. Patterson	Hudson Motor Car Co.	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-
21	William Weightman	William Weightman	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
22	William Carelton	Owl	Ono Owl Special	Ono	-
23	Bill Cody	William Cody	National Cody Special	National	-
24	Lewis Jackson	Sidney Landers	Marmon	Marmon	-
25	Dave Anderson	Kissell Motor Co.	Kissel	Kissel	-
26	Howdy Wilcox	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-
27	Omar Toft	Omar Toft	Toft	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
-	Barney Oldfield	Barney Oldfield	Delage	Delage	-
-	O. M. Palmer	Lou Gandy	Gandy	-	-

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	11	Mike Moosie	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
2	24	Lewis Jackson	Marmon	Marmon	-
3	4	Eddie Pullen	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-
4	1	Dario Resta	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-
5	16	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-
6	8	Earl Cooper	Stutz	Stutz L4 4.8	-
7	9	Cliff Durant	Stutz	Stutz	-
8	10	Emil Agraz	Hercules	Hercules	-
9	19	Ira Vail	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-
10	18	George Buzane	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
11	6	Clyde Rhodes	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-
12	3	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-
13	17	Eddie Rickenbacher	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
14	14	Sterling Price	Gandy	Duesenberg	-
15	27	Omar Toft	Toft	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
16	26	Howdy Wilcox	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-
17	23	Bill Cody	National Cody Special	National	-
18	20	A. H. Patterson	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-
19	25	Dave Anderson	Kissel	Kissel	-
20	21	William Weightman	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-
21	22	William Carelton	Ono Owl Special	Ono	-

Official Name	1916 American Grand Prize
Circuit	Santa Monica
Date	November 18
Pole	Mike Moosie
Fastest Lap	Glover Ruckstell
Podium	1st Howdy Wilcox, 1st Johnny Aitken (28) , 2nd Earl Cooper, 3rd A. H. Patterson
Prev race	W. K. Vanderbilt Cup November 16
Next race	Indianapolis 500 May 31

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Led	Gr	Pts
1	26	Howdy Wilcox Johnny Aitken	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-	04:42:47.000	20 28	0 28	16	0 0
2	8	Earl Cooper	Earl Cooper	Stutz	Stutz L4 4.8	-	04:48:59.000	48	0	6	0
3	20	A. H. Patterson	Hudson Motor Car Co.	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-	05:09:39.000	48	0	18	0
4	6	Clyde Rhodes	Hudson Motor Car Co.	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-	05:54:05.000	48	0	11	0
5	21	William Weightman Eddie Rickenbacher	William Weightman	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-	Flagged	18 28	0 0	20	0 0
DNF	3	Glover Ruckstell	George R. Bentel	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-	Valve	39	0	12	0
DNF	23	Bill Cody	William Cody	National Cody Special	National	-	Engine	33	0	17	0
DNF	18	George Buzane	George Buzane	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-	Piston	27	0	10	0
DNF	17	Eddie Rickenbacher	William Weightman	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-	Gearbox	27	4	13	0
DNF	1	Dario Resta	Peugeot Auto Import Co.	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-	Ignition	19	16	4	0
DNF	9	Cliff Durant	Cliff Durant	Stutz	Stutz	-	Valve	17	0	7	0
DNF	24	Lewis Jackson	Sidney Landers	Marmon	Marmon	-	Fatal accident	13	0	2	0
DNF	14	Sterling Price	Lou Gandy	Gandy	Duesenberg	-	Clutch	12	0	14	0
DNF	27	Omar Toft	Omar Toft	Toft	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-	Clutch	10	0	15	0
DNF	19	Ira Vail	Hudson Motor Car Co.	Hudson Hudson 6	Hudson L6 4.7	-	Piston	9	0	9	0
DNF	4	Eddie Pullen	George R. Bentel	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-	Fire	8	0	3	0
DNF	22	William Carelton	Owl	Ono Owl Special	Ono	-	Fuel pump	6	0	21	0
DNF	11	Mike Moosie	Mike Moosie	Duesenberg	Duesenberg L4 4.9	-	Clutch	5	0	1	0
DNF	25	Dave Anderson	Kissell Motor Co.	Kissel	Kissel	-	Valve	5	0	19	0
DNF	10	Emil Agraz	Hercules Motor Car Co.	Hercules	Hercules	-	Con rod	2	0	8	0
DNF	16	Johnny Aitken	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Peugeot EX 5	Peugeot L4 4.5	-	Piston	1	0	5	0
DNS	2	Joe Thomas	George R. Bentel	Mercer	Mercer L4 4.9	-	DNS	0	0		0
DNS	7	Rea Lentz	Hartman	-	-	-	Practice accident	0	0		0
DNS	12	William Bolden	Chouchilla	Stutz	Duesenberg	-	DNS	0	0		0
DNS	-	Barney Oldfield	Barney Oldfield	Delage	Delage	-	Engine	0	0		0
DNA	-	O. M. Palmer	Lou Gandy	Gandy	-	-	DNA	0	0		0