1916 Chicago Derby
11 June - Maywood, Ill.: 150 laps x 4.02335 km = 603.50 km
Pole Position: Ralph DePalma (Mercedes) 1.06.5
Fastest Lap: N/A
Results:
1 21 3 Dario Resta Peugeot 3:02:31.64
2 22 1 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 3:04:25.37
3 29 4 Josef Christiaens Sunbeam 3:07:55.48
4 8 8 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 3:08:30.46
5 16 9 Frank Galvin Delage 3:10:23.45
6 24 17 Ira Vail Hudson 3:10:30.65
7 18 10 Wilbur D'Alene Duesenberg 3:13:02.85
8 4 7 Jack Gable Burman/Peugeot 3:15:51.31
9 14 14 Fred McCarthy Hudson 3:19:10.73
10 26 12 Dave Lewis Crawford Duesenberg 3:24:58.07
11 15 11 George Buzane Duesenberg 3:32:04.10
12 12 19 Art Johnson Crawford Duesenberg 145 Flagged
13 28 15 Otto Henning Ogren/Duesenberg 123 Flagged
Did Not Finish:
5 5 Charles Thompson 107 Broken connecting rod
25 18 Art Klein King Duesenberg 86 Out
10 16 Ora Haibe Ostewig Stutz 69 Sticking valve
19 20 Bert Watson Richard Duesenberg 68 Broken connecting rod
7 2 Eddie Rickenbacker Peugeot 61 Broken valve
17 13 Ken Rawlings Duesenberg 48 Broken connecting rod
33 6 Barney Oldfield Delage 9 Broken driveshaft
23 21 Tom Alley King Duesenberg 5 Black flagged, smoking
Non Qualifiers:
3 John Aitken Peugeot Did not start
7 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell Did not start, withdrew
11 Charles Merz Peugeot Did not start
32 Pete Henderson Maxwell Did not start
2 Mel Stringer Hoskins Did not qualify
6 Tom Milton Duesenberg Did not qualify
34 Gil Anderson Premier Did not start
35 Howard Wilcox Premier Did not start
RACE NOTES
1) Attendance 90,000
2) Track Type: Board
3) Total Purse: $30,000
4) Promoter: Speedway Park Assn. AAA Sanction No. 901