1912 AAA National Championship
| 04 May | Santa Monica, California | Road Course |
| 04 May | Santa Monica, California | Road Course |
| 04 May | Santa Monica, California | Road Course |
| 30 May | Indianapolis, Indiana | Brick Oval |
| 05 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Road Course |
| 05 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Road Course |
| 05 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Road Course |
| 06 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Road Course |
| 25 Aug | Columbus, Ohio | Dirt Oval |
| 30 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 30 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 30 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 30 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 30 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 02 Oct | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Road Course |
| 05 Oct | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Road Course |
| 05 Oct | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Road Course |
| 05 Oct | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Road Course |
| 05 Nov | Brighton Beach, New York | Dirt Oval |
Championship Result
Note: There was no championship this year! Haresnipe retrospectively declared de Palma
champion and allotted points, but none were actually scored or declared that year.
04 May 1912 - Santa Monica: 101.004 miles (8.417 miles x 12 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 16 8 George Joerimann Maxwell 1:37:57.9, 61.861mph
2 10 2 Robert Evans Flanders 1:40:38.6
3 11 3 Jack Tower Flanders 1:42:00.0
4 9 1 Roscoe Anthony Regal 1:42:53.5
5 15 7 K.C.Krause Reo 1:54:53.5
6 13 5 Louis Nikrent Buick 11 laps
7 12 4 Ed Rasher Ford 10 laps
8 14 6 A.J.Charles Ford 5 laps/out
Lap Leaders: George Joerimann laps 1-8,10-12
Jack Tower lap 9
N.B. - For Lights Cars, stock chassis 161-230 cubic inches.
04 May 1912 - Santa Monica: 151.506 miles (8.417 miles x 18 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 5 5 Ralph DePalma Mercer 2:10:43.85, 69.535mph
2 6 6 Joe Nikrent Case 2:14:25.80
3 2 2 Louis Disbrow Case 2:22:08.75
4 7 7 Scott Miller Warren-Detroit 15 laps
5 8 8 Hal Shain Schacht 12 laps
6 1 1 Earl DeVore Buick 6 laps/camshaft
7 4 4 Rupert Jeffkins Mercer 2 laps/magneto
8 3 3 Frank Siefert Midland 1 lap/magneto
Lap Leaders: Ralph DePalma laps 1, 3-4, 7-18
Earl DeVore laps 5-6
Louis Disbrow lap 2
N.B. - For Medium Cars, stock chassis 231-300 cubic inches.
04 May 1912 - Santa Monica: 303.012 miles (8.417 miles x 36 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 32 4 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 3:50:57.60, 78.718mph
2 24 5 Caleb Bragg Fiat 3:53:05.55
3 25 6 David Bruce-Brown Benz 3:55:32.60
4 20 1 Dave Lewis Stutz-Wisconsin 34 laps
5 21 2 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 34 laps
6 26 7 Bert Dingley Simplex 32 laps
7 22 3 Barney Oldfield Fiat 26 laps
Lap Leaders: David Bruce-Brown laps 1-3
Ted Tetzlaff laps 4-36
Fastest Lap: Bruce-Brown, 5m32, on lap 13
N.B. - Unlimited capacity race.
Indianapolis 500 Mile Sweepstakes
30 May 1912 - Indianapolis: 500 miles (2.50 miles x 200 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time Purse Qual Speed
1 8 7 Joe Dawson/Don Herr National 6:21:06, 78.719mph $20,000 86.130 mph
2 3 3 Ted Tetzlaff/Caleb Bragg Fiat 6:31:29 10,000 84.240
3 21 17 Hughie Hughes Mercer 6:33:09 5,000 81.810
4 28 22 Charles Merz/Willie Knipper Stutz 6:34:40 3,000 78.880
5 18 15 William Endicott/Harry Endicott Schacht 6:46:28.2 2,500 80.570
6 2 2 Len Zengel/Willie Knipper Stutz 6:50:28.4 2,000 78.850
7 14 11 John Jenkins/Charles Arnold White 6:52:38.4 1,500 80.820
8 22 18 Joe Horan/George Ainslee Lozier 6:59:38 1,400 80.480
9 9 8 Howard Wilcox/Bill Rader National 7:11:30.4 1,300 87.200
10 19 16 Ralph Mulford Knox 8:53:00 1,200 87.880
11 4 4 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 198 laps/piston 86.020
12 15 12 Bob Burman Cutting 157 laps/accident 84.110
13 12 10 Bert Dingley Simplex 116 laps/con-rod 80.770
14 25 21 Joe Matson Lozier 110 laps/crankshaft 79.900
15 7 6 Spencer Wishart Mercedes 82 laps/water line 83.950
16 1 1 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 80 laps/rear wheel 80.930
17 17 14 Billy Liesaw/W.H.Farr Marquette-Buick 72 laps/fire 77.510
18 5 24 Louis Disbrow/Neil Whalen Case 67 laps/differential pin 76.540
19 23 19 Mel Marquette McFarland 63 laps/right wheel 78.080
20 6 5 Eddie Hearne/Neil Whalen Case 55 laps/crankshaft 81.850
21 16 13 Lee Frayer/Eddie Rickenbacker Firestone-Columbus 43 laps/intake valve 77.300
22 29 23 David Bruce-Brown National 25 laps/valve 88.450
23 10 9 Harry Knight Lexington 6 laps/engine 75.920
24 24 20 Len Ormsby Opel 5 laps/con-rod 84.090
Lap Leaders: Ted Tetzlaff laps 1- 2
Ralph DePalma laps 3-198
Joe Dawson laps 199-200
Non Qualifiers
27 Romine Continental DNS, too slow (68.5 mph)
26 Charles Shambaugh Shambaugh-Buick Withdrew
31 Lee Oldfield Mason-Duesenberg
N.B. - Limited to cars 600 cubic inches and below. Starting position determined by entry date,
cars qualified by demonstrating 75mph speed on main straight. Disbrow drew 1st place on
grid, but started last due to late arrival at track.
First Montamara Fiesta Race
5 July 1912 - Tacoma: 150 miles (5.00 miles x 30 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 12 Eddie Pullen Mercer 2:25:18.55, 61.937 mph
2 10 Hughie Hughes Mercer 12 laps/clutch
3 11 Erwin Bergdoll Mercer 7 laps/universal joint
4 14 Frank Blizzard Cole 3 laps/con-rod
NS 14 Red Sebastian Cole practice injury
Lap Leaders: Hughie Hughes laps 1-12
Eddie Pullen laps 13-30
N.B. - Limited to cars 231-300 cubic inches (Medium car class)
5 July 1912 - Tacoma: 150 miles (5.00 miles x 30 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 20 Earl Cooper Stutz 2:15:41.70, 66.325 mph
2 22 Earl DeVore National 2:24:26.75
3 21 James Rossi Pope-Hartford 2:26:23.25
Lap Leaders: Earl Cooper laps 1-30
N.B. - Limited to cars 301-450 cubic inches (Medium heavy car class)
5 July 1912 - Tacoma: 200 miles (5.00 miles x 40 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 33 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 2:52:31.25, 69.556 mph
2 31 Ralph Mulford Knox 2:58:10.15
3 22 Earl DeVore National 3:05:42.40
4 21 James Rossi Pope-Hartford 30 laps
5 12 Hughie Hughes Mercer 36 laps/con-rod
6 20 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 31 laps/hit ditch
Lap Leaders: Ralph Mulford laps 1-8
Ted Tetzlaff laps 9-40
N.B. - Unlimited race.
Montamarathon Trophy
6 July 1912 - Tacoma: 250 miles (5.00 miles x 50 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 44 4 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 3:47:00.85, 66.075 mph
2 43 3 Erwin Bergdoll Benz 3:50:49.85
3 42 7 Earl DeVore National 3:52:28.25
4 47 6 Frank Verbeck Fiat 3:52:56.15
5 41 2 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 45 laps
6 45 8 Frank Blizzard Cole 12 laps/engine
7 40 1 Hughie Hughes Mercer 3 laps/clutch
8 46 5 Ralph Mulford Knox 2 laps/magneto
Lap Leaders: Hughie Hughes laps 1- 3
Earl Cooper laps 4- 8
Ted Tetzlaff laps 9-15,19-50
Erwin Bergdoll laps 16-18
N.B. - Unlimited race.
25 August 1912 - Columbus: 200 miles (1.00 miles x 200 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 4 3 Spencer Wishart Mercer 3:28:04.50, 57.672 mph
2 10 8 Howard Wilcox Cino 3:35:10
3 8 7 John Jenkins Cino 3:35:30
4 6 5 Neil Whalen National 3:36:49
5 7 6 Ben Lawwell Westcott 200 laps
6 5 4 Harry Knight Knight 165 laps/engine
7 11 9 Harry Mathews Ohio 97 laps/engine
8 1 1 Charles Elliott Firestone-Columbus 90 laps/rear axle
9 12 10 Marion Trexer Stoddard-Dayton 62 laps/fire
10 2 2 John Raimey Ohio 18 laps/con-rod
Lap Leaders: John Raimey laps 1- 5
John Jenkins laps 51- 56
Spencer Wishart laps 6- 50,57-200
N.B. - Unlimited race.
Aurora Trophy
30 August 1912 - Elgin: 152.46 miles (8.47 miles x 18 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 36 6 Hughie Hughes Mercer 2:20:40.11, 65.029 mph
2 31 1 Eddie Pullen Mercer 2:26:31.45
3 33 3 Homer Trussel Falcar 2:49:19.30
4 34 4 Mortimer Roberts Mason 2:58:11.70
5 32 2 Harry Hastings Falcar 3:03:57.53
6 35 5 Spencer Wishart Mercer 13 laps/rear axle
Lap Leaders: Hughie Hughes laps 1-18
N.B. - Limited to 300 cubic inch engines
Illinois National Trophy
30 August 1912 - Elgin: 203.28 miles (8.47 miles x 24 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 24 4 Charles Merz Stutz-Wisconsin 3:04:32.25, 66.093 mph
2 21 1 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 3:06:06.15
3 23 3 Neil Whalen National 9 laps/magneto coupling
4 22 1 William Hobbs Rayfield 2 laps/burnt main bearing
Lap Leaders: Charles Merz laps 1-24
N.B. - Limited to 450 cubic inch engines
30 August 1912 - Elgin: 101.64 miles (8.47 miles x 12 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 41 1 Harry Endicott Mason 1:40:42.9, 60.551 mph
2 42 2 Otto Henning Ford 6 laps/accident
3 43 3 Wordington Herreshoff 1 lap/wheel
N.B. - Limited to engines of up to 600 cubic inches.
Elgin Trophy
30 August 1912 - Elgin: 254.10 miles (8.47 miles x 30 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 4 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 3:43:20.06, 68.265 mph
2 1 Ralph Mulford Knox 3:46:09.26
3 12 Charles Merz Stutz-Wisconsin 3:56:43.50
4 3 Mortimer Roberts Mason 3:58:17.00
5 7 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 3:59:57.60
6 5 Eddie Hearne/George Hill Fiat 26 laps/transmission
7 14 Spencer Wishart Mercer 24 laps/water pump
8 15 Hughie Hughes Mercer 17 laps/burnt crank bearing
9 2 George Clark Mercedes 5 laps/accident
Lap Leaders: Ralph DePalma laps 1-2,4-5,8-13,15-30
Ralph Mulford laps 3,6-7,14
Non-Starters
6 Harry Hastings Falcar Did not start
10 Homer Trussel Falcar Did not start
11 Neil Whalen National magneto
N.B. - Hill relieved Hearne on lap 3. Race run concurrently with free formula race.
30 August 1912 - Elgin: 304.92 miles (8.47 miles x 36 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 4 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 4:25:36.25, 68.881 mph
2 8 Erwin Bergdoll Benz 4:30:28.28
3 1 Ralph Mulford/Billy Chandler Knox 4:34:08.72
4 5 Eddie Hearne Fiat 26 laps/transmission
5 15 Hughie Hughes Mercer 17 laps/burnt crank bearing
6 2 George Clark Mercedes 5 laps/accident
Lap Leaders: Erwin Bergdoll laps 2-22,25-35
Ralph DePalma laps 1,23-24,36
Non-Starters
9 David Bruce-Brown Fiat arrived late
9 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat sheared differential bolts
11 Neil Whalen National broken magneto
N.B. - Mulford relieved for laps 33-36 due to heat exhaustion. Free formula race.
Vanderbilt Cup
2 October 1912 - Milwaukee: 299.44 miles (7.88 miles x 38 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 22 1 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 4:20:31.54, 68.962 mph
2 23 2 Hughie Hughes Mercer 4:21:14.24
3 26 5 Spencer Wishart Mercedes 4:36:35.75
4 27 6 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 4:39:40.95
5 28 7 George Clark Mercedes 4:51:39.75
6 25 4 Harry Nelson Lozier 24 laps/withdrew
7 29 8 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 25 laps/drive shaft
8 24 3 Ralph Mulford Knox 2 laps/magneto
Lap Leaders: Ted Tetzlaff laps 1-25
Ralph DePalma laps 26-38
Non-Qualifiers
David Bruce-Brown Fiat fatal practice accident
21 Eddie Pullen Mercer DSQ - too small displacement
N.B. - For non-stock, 301-600 cubic inch "E" class cars
IV American Grand Prize
5 October 1912 - Milwaukee: 409.76 miles (7.88 miles x 52 laps)
Click here for the full result (in Grand Prix section)
Pabst Blue Ribbon Trophy
5 October 1912 - Milwaukee: 220.64 miles (7.88 miles x 28 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 16 5 Mortimer Roberts Mason 3:45:08.71, 58.799 mph
2 15 4 Harry Hastings Falcar 4:15:05.15
3 18 7 Billy Chandler Falcar 23 laps
4 17 6 Eddie Pullen Mercer 22 laps/transmission
5 19 8 Hughie Hughes Mercer 21 laps/universal joint
6 14 3 Spencer Wishart Mercer 14 laps/crankshaft
7 12 2 Tom Rooney Bergdoll 5 laps/con-rod
8 11 1 Louis Nikrent Case 5 laps/crankcase
Lap Leaders: Mortimer Roberts laps 1-9,23-28
Eddie Pullen laps 10-11,13,17,22
Hughie Hughes laps 12,14-16,18-21
N.B. - For non-stock chassis, 231-300 cubic inches. Ran concurrently with Wisconsin
Challenge Trophy
Wisconsin Challenge Trophy
5 October 1912 - Milwaukee: 173.36 miles (7.88 miles x 22 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 5 3 Harry Endicott Mason 3:06:44.79, 55.700 mph
2 3 2 George Mason Mason 3:42:40.35
3 2 1 Snyder Mason 3 laps/clutch
Lap Leaders: Snyder lap 1
Harry Endicott laps 2-22
Non-Starters
Frank Kulick Ford Withdrew
Heber EMF Withdrew
N.B. - Non-stock class, 161 to 230 cubic inches
05 November 1912 - Brighton Beach: 100 miles (1.00 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 11 Ralph Mulford Mason 1:42:11, 58.72 mph
2 12 Leland Mitchell Mason 100 laps
3 3 Spencer Wishart Mercer 98 laps
4 4 Eddie Pullen Mercer 95 laps
5 9 John Menker Klinekar 92 laps
6 8 Jack LeCain Stutz-Wisconsin 90 laps
7 2 Thomas Costello G.J.G. 88 laps
8 10 Len Ormsby KlineKar 79 laps
9 7 Carl Limberg Mercer 78 laps
10 5 Dave Lewis Stutz-Wisconsin 76 laps/accident
11 6 Armour Ferguson Mercer 65 laps/out
12 13 P.G.Thebaud G.J.G. 46 laps/out
13 1 Neil Whalen National 31 laps/accident
N.B. - Free formula event