1916 Harkness Gold Medal Race
28 October - Sheepshead Bay, NY: 50 laps x 3.2168 km = 160.93 km
Pole Position: N/A
Fastest Lap: N/A
Results:
1 10 15 John Aitken Peugeot 56:37.65
2 11 8 Frank Galvin Premier 56:45.35
3 1 17 Howard Wilcox Peugeot 57:10.53
4 3 14 Pete Henderson Maxwell 59:04.70
5 17 12 Earl DeVore Duesenberg 59:05.47
6 1 1 James Benedict Duesenberg 59:23.88
7 19 10 Hughie Hughes Duesenberg 1:01:47.10
8 8 2 Art Klein Crawford Duesenberg Flagged
9 25 11 Tom Milton Duesenberg Flagged
10 29 3 Jim Meyer Pugh Duesenberg Flagged
11 15 7 Charles Devlin Duesenberg Flagged
12 14 21 William Muller Crawford Duesenberg Flagged
Did Not Finish:
26 George Adams Adams Duesenberg Out
9 Gish Duesenberg Out
26 16 George Buzane Duesenberg Out
4 5 Milton McBride Out
16 13 Jules DeVigne Delage Out
22 Bert Watson Duesenberg Out
24 Andy Burt Ogren/Duesenberg Out
25 Otto Henning Ogren/Duesenberg Out
27 Rea Lentz Romano Curtis Out
4 6 Dario Resta Peugeot 32 Broken crankshaft
12 20 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell 25 Out
6 4 Dave Lewis Premier 25 Carburetor trouble
18 18 Jack LeCain Delage 20 Out
5 19 Ira Vail Hudson 10 Out
Non qualifier:
Ralph DePalma Peugeot Did not start
RACE NOTES
1) Starting positions determined by draw
2) Jack LeCain set track record of 104.6 mph for 50 miles.
3) 50 mile consolation race also held with J. DeVigne winning in a Delage at speed 104.08 mph.
4) Attendance 20,000.
5) Track Type: Board
6) Total Purse: $12,800
7) AAA Sanction No. 990