1916 Astor Cup
30 September - Sheepshead Bay, NY: 125 laps x 3.2168 km = 402.335 km
Pole Position: Josef Christiaens (Sunbeam) 1.02.6
Fastest Lap: N/A
Results:
1 10 John Aitken Peuegot 2:23:04.03
2 12 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell 2:24:19.54
3 5 Ira Vail Hudson 2:34:01.00
4 16 Jack LeCain Delage 2:34:42.21
5 4 Eddie Pullen Mercer 2:37:26.00
6 8 Art Klein Crawford Duesenberg 2:38:01.00
7 18 Jules DeVigne Delage 2:38:31.00
8 6 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 2:42:02.38
9 28 Hughie Hughes Duesenberg 2:42:56.15
10 3 Tom Milton Duesenberg 2:45:36.90
11 36 Jim Meyer Pugh Duesenberg 2:47:11.65
12 27 George Adams Adams Duesenberg 2:55:06.07
13 9 Wilbur D'Alene Crawford Duesenberg 3:04:01.90
14 37 Andy Burt Ogren/Duesenberg 3:06:20.52
Did Not Finish:
14 Pete Henderson Maxwell 105 Broken connecting rod
15 Frank Galvin Premier Broken connecting rod
22 Howard Wilcox Peugeot Broken connecting rod
24 George Buzane Duesenberg Broken wrist pin
25 Dave Lewis Premier Burned rod
34 Milton McBride Watson Duesenberg Burned rod
32 Robert Moore Crawford Duesenberg Burned rod
Ken Rawlings Duesenberg Engine trouble
33 Otto Henning Duesenberg Leaking manifold
21 William Muller Duesenberg Broken connecting rod
29 Jack Gable Peugeot Slipping clutch
26 Charles Devlin Duesenberg Slipping clutch
11 Glover Ruckstell Mercer 61 Wrecked turn 4
1 Josef Christiaens Sunbeam 50 Broken piston
2 Dario Resta Peugeot 48 Broken valve
19 Louis Chevrolet Sunbeam 13 Oil leak
35 Bert Watson Olson Duesenberg Oil leak
RACE NOTES:
1) Attendance 35,000
2) Track Type: Board
3) Total Purse: $25,000
4) AAA Sanction No. 979