1916 American Grand Prize
18 November - Santa Monica: 48 laps x 13.5185 km = 648.886 km
Pole Position: N/A Fastest Lap: Ed Ruckstell (Mercer) N/A Results: 1* 26 16 Howard Wilcox Peugeot 4:42:47 (laps 1-20) 2 8 6 Earl Cooper Stutz 4:48:59 3 20 18 A. H. Patterson Hudson 5:09:39 4 6 11 Clyde Rhoades Hudson 5:54:05 5* 21 20 William Weightman Duesenberg 45 Flagged (laps 1-29) Did Not Finish: 3 12 Glover Ruckstell Mercer 39 Broken valve 23 17 William Cody Cody Special 33 Engine trouble 18 10 George Buzane Duesenberg 27 Broken piston 17 13 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 27 Stripped gears 1 4 Dario Resta Peugeot 19 Ignition 9 7 Cliff Durant Stutz 17 Broken valve 24 2 Lewis Jackson Marmon 13 Wrecked fatal crash 14 14 Sterling Price Gandy Spec. Duesenberg 12 Broken clutch 27 15 Omar Toft Omar Spec. Duesenberg 10 Broken clutch 19 9 Ira Vail Hudson 9 Burned piston 4 3 Eddie Pullen Mercer 8 Caught fire 22 21 William Carlton Owl Special 6 Broken pump 11 1 Mike Moosie Duesenberg 5 Broken clutch 25 19 Dave Anderson Kissell 5 Broken valve 10 8 Emil Agraz Hercules 2 Broken connecting rod 16 5 John Aitken Peugeots 1 Broken piston * relieved drivers Relief drivers: 1 26 John Aitken Peugeot 28 Rel. Wilcox 21-48 5 21 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 17 Rel Weightman 30-46 RACE NOTES: 1) ACA sanction, AAA championship points awarded. AAA assigned sanction number of 951. 2) Lewis Jackson fatally injured, along with three spectators. 3) Race started at 11 am. Cars were started from a standing start, at 10 second intervals. Car numbers were same as in Vanderbilt Cup race. 4) Total Purse: $7,500