1916 AAA Championship Car 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. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Dario Resta.

1916 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races15
Start dateMay 13
End dateNovember 30
Awards
National champion Dario Resta
Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Resta

Schedule and results
Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
NC April 8 Corona Race 301.712 mi (485.558 km) Grand Boulevard Corona, California Road ? Eddie O'Donnell
NC April 29 Raisin Classic 301 mi (484 km) Fresno Road Race Course Fresno, California Road ? Eddie O'Donnell
1 May 13 Metropolitan Trophy 150 mi (240 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn, New York Board ? Eddie Rickenbacker
NC May 13 Coney Island Cup 20 mi (32 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn, New York Board ? Johnny Aitken
Queens Cup 50 mi (80 km) ? Ralph Mulford
2 May 30 1916 Indianapolis 500 300 mi (480 km)A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick Johnny Aitken Dario Resta
3 June 11 Chicago Race 300 mi (480 km) Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois Board Ralph DePalma Dario Resta
NC June 24 Des Moines Sprint Race 50 mi (80 km) Des Moines Speedway Valley Junction, Iowa Board ? Eddie Rickenbacker
4 June 24 Des Moines Race 150 mi (240 km) Des Moines Speedway Valley Junction, Iowa Board Ralph DePalma Ralph DePalma
5 July 4 Minneapolis Race 150 mi (240 km) Twin City Motor Speedway Minneapolis, Minnesota Concrete Louis Chevrolet Ralph DePalma
NC July 15 Omaha Sprint Race 50 mi (80 km) Omaha Speedway Omaha, Nebraska Board ? Ralph DePalma
6 July 15 Omaha Race 150 mi (240 km) Omaha Speedway Omaha, Nebraska Board Ralph Mulford Dario Resta
NC July 22 Kansas City Race 100 mi (160 km) Kansas City Speedway Kansas City, Missouri Dirt ? Ralph DePalma
16.875 mi (27.158 km) ? W. W. Brown
7 August 5 Montamarathon/Potlach Trophy Race 288 mi (463 km) Pacific Coast Speedway Tacoma, Washington Board Sterling Price Eddie Rickenbacker
NC August 19 Speedway Grand Prix 50 mi (80 km) Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois Board Dario Resta Dario Resta
8 September 4 International Sweepstakes 300 mi (480 km) Cincinnati Motor Speedway Sharonville, Ohio Board Howdy Wilcox Johnny Aitken
NC September 9 Harvest Auto Racing Classic 20 mi (32 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick Louis Chevrolet Johnny Aitken
50 mi (80 km) ? Johnny Aitken
9 September 9 Harvest Auto Racing Classic 100 mi (160 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick ? Johnny Aitken
10 September 30 Astor Cup Race 250 mi (400 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn, New York Board ? Johnny Aitken
11 October 14 Grand American Auto Race 250 mi (400 km) Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois Board Art Klein Dario Resta
12 October 28 Harkness Trophy Race 250 mi (400 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn, New York Board James Benedict Johnny Aitken
13 November 16 William K. Vanderbilt Cup 294.595 mi (474.105 km) Santa Monica Road Race Course Santa Monica, California Road Mike Moosie Dario Resta
14 November 18 American Grand PrizeB 403.2 mi (648.9 km) Santa Monica Road Race Course Santa Monica, California Road Mike Moosie Howdy Wilcox
Johnny AitkenC
15 November 30 Ascot Derby 150 mi (240 km) Ascot Park Los Angeles, California Dirt Eddie Rickenbacker Eddie Rickenbacker
NC December 2 Universal Trophy 225 mi (362 km) Uniontown Speedway Hopwood, Pennsylvania Board ? Louis Chevrolet
  Concrete/Brick/Board/Dirt Oval
  Road Course/Hill Climb
  Non-championship race
^A Reduced from 500 to 300 miles due to the onset of World War I.
^B Sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America, AAA awarded points.
^C Shared drive.

Leading National Championship standings
# Driver Car Points
1 Dario Resta Peugeot 4100
2 Johnny Aitken Peugeot 3440
3 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell, Peugeot, Duesenberg 2910
4 Ralph DePalma Mercedes, Peugeot 1790
5 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin, Stutz 1405
6 Wilbur D'Alene ? 1120
7 Tommy Milton ? 690
8 Pete Henderson ? 667
9 Frank Galvin ? 645
10 Ralph Mulford ? 620

General references
  • Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1916". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • "1916 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • Harms, Phil. "1916 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

See also
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