1914 American Grand Prize
The 1914 American Grand Prize, held on February 28, 1914, was the third race of the 1914 Grand Prix season. It was held at the Santa Monica Road Course in Santa Monica, California. The Vanderbilt Cup, another Grand Prix race, was held on the same track two days earlier. The Mercer of Eddie Pullen won by almost 40 minutes over the Marmon of Guy Ball.[1]
| 1914 American Grand Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | February 28, 1914 | ||
| Official name | V American Grand Prize | ||
| Location | Santa Monica, United States | ||
| Course | Public roads (Santa Monica Road Race Course) | ||
| Course length | 13.546 km (8.417 mi) | ||
| Distance | 48 laps, 650.201 km (404.016 mi) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercer | ||
| Second |
| Marmon | |
| Third |
| Alco | |
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eddie Pullen |
Mercer | 48 | 5:13:30 |
| 2 | 17 | Guy Ball |
Marmon | 48 | 5:53:23 |
| 3 | 6 | William Taylor |
Alco | 48 | 6:08:29 |
| 4 | 12 | Ralph De Palma |
Mercedes | 48 | 6:09:08 |
| 5 | 3 | Gil Andersen |
Stutz-Wisconsin | 44 | Engine |
| 6 | 9 | Huntley Gordon |
Mercer | 39 | +9 Laps |
| 7 | 7 | Barney Oldfield |
Mercer | 36 | Fuel Pump |
| 8 | 20 | Eddie Rickenbacker |
Mason-Duesenberg | 33 | Crankshaft |
| 9 | 14 | John Marquis |
Sunbeam | 32 | Crash |
| 10 | 15 | Charles Muth |
Marmon | 23 | Out of fuel |
| 11 | 19 | Tony Janette |
Alco | 23 | Broken cylinder |
| 12 | 2 | Spencer Wishart |
Mercer | 22 | Bearing |
| 13 | 16 | Dave Lewis |
Fiat | 22 | Bearing |
| 14 | 1 | Ted Tetzlaff |
Fiat | 17 | Connecting rod guide |
| 15 | 11 | Frank Goode |
Apperson | 17 | Push rod |
| 16 | 8 | Earl Cooper |
Stutz-Wisconsin | 5 | Valve |
| 17 | 18 | Frank Verbeck |
Fiat | 1 | Valve |
| DNS | 6 | William Carlson |
Mason-Duesenberg | 0 | Connecting Rod |
| DNS | Harry Grant |
Isotta Fraschini | 0 | did not start | |
| DNP | Omar Toft |
Delage | 0 | did not appear |
References
- 1914 American Grand Prize, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-26
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1914 Grand Prix season | ||
| Previous race: 1912 American Grand Prize |
United States Grand Prix | Next race: 1915 American Grand Prize |
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