1916 Grands Prix

VII American Grand Prize
18 November 1916 - Santa Monica: 648.934 km (13.519 km x 48 laps)

 1  26 Howard Wilcox/John Aitken        Peugeot EX5          4:42:47*, 137.609 kph
 2   8 Earl Cooper                      Stutz                4:48:59    
 3  20 A. H. Patterson                  Hudson               5:09:39    
 4   6 Clyde Rhoades                    Hudson               5:54:05    
 5  21 William Weightman/E.Rickenbacker Duesenberg           45 laps/Flagged

Fastest Lap: Ed Ruckstell


Did Not Finish
     3 Glover Ruckstell                 Mercer                  39 laps/Valve
    23 William Cody                     Cody Special            33 laps/Engine
    18 George Buzane                    Duesenberg              27 laps/Piston
    17 Eddie Rickenbacker               Duesenberg              27 laps/Stripped gears
     1 Dario Resta                      Peugeot EX5             19 laps/Ignition
     9 Cliff Durant                     Stutz                   17 laps/Valve
    24 Lewis Jackson                    Marmon                  13 laps/Fatal crash
    14 Sterling Price                   Gandy Spec. Duesenberg  12 laps/Clutch
    27 Omar Toft                        Omar Spec. Duesenberg   10 laps/Clutch
    19 Ira Vail                         Hudson                   9 laps/Piston
     4 Eddie Pullen                     Mercer                   8 laps/Crash, fire
    22 William Carlton                  Owl Special              6 laps/Pump
    11 Mike Moosie                      Duesenberg               5 laps/Clutch
    25 Dave Anderson                    Kissell                  5 laps/Valve
    10 Emil Agraz                       Hercules                 2 laps/Con-rod
    16 John Aitken                      Peugeot EX5              1 lap/Piston

* Wilcox drove laps 1-20, Aitken relieved him for laps 21-48.
  Weightman drove laps 1-29, Rickenbacker relieved him for laps 30-46.