1916 AAA Championship Car season

Auto racing season August 2023 AAA Championship Car 1916 AAA National Championship Trail 15 May 13 November 30 National champion GBR Dario Resta GBR Dario Resta 1915 1917 The 1916 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 15 races, beginning in Brooklyn, New York on May 13 and concluding in Los Angeles, California on November 30. There were also 12 non-championship races. For the first time since the 1905 season, the AAA awarded points towards a National Championship.Capps H. Donald February–March 2010 John Glenn Printz and the Struggle for the Past: The A.A.A. Catastrophe - Arthur Means, Val Haresnape, Russ Catlin, and Bob Russo http://forix.autosport.com/8w/rvm/rvm-vol07-no06.pdf Rear View Mirror 7 6 21–38 The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Dario Resta. Schedule and results Rnd Date Race name Length Track Location Type Pole position Winning driverNC April 8 USA 1912 Corona Race 301.712 mi km on Grand Boulevard Corona, California Road — USA 1912 Eddie O'DonnellNC April 29 USA 1912 Raisin Classic 301 mi km on Fresno Road Race Course Fresno, California Road — USA 1912 Eddie O'DonnellNCMay 13 USA 1912 Coney Island Cup 20 mi km onSheepshead Bay SpeedwayBrooklyn, New YorkBoard — USA 1912 Johnny Aitken USA 1912 Queens Cup 50 mi km on — USA 1912 Ralph Mulford 1 May 13 USA 1912 Metropolitan Trophy 150 mi km on Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn, New York Board — USA 1912 Eddie Rickenbacker 2 May 30 USA 1912 1916 Indianapolis 500 300 mi km onA A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick USA 1912 Johnny Aitken GBR Dario Resta 3 June 11 USA 1912 Chicago Race 300 mi km on Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois Board USA 1912 Ralph DePalma GBR Dario RestaNC June 24 USA 1912 Des Moines Sprint Race 50 mi km on Des Moines Speedway Valley Junction, Iowa Board — USA 1912 Eddie Rickenbacker 4 June 24 USA 1912 Des Moines Race 150 mi km on Des Moines Speedway Valley Junction, Iowa Board USA 1912 Ralph DePalma USA 1912 Ralph DePalma 5 July 4 USA 1912 Minneapolis Race 150 mi km on Twin City Motor Speedway Minneapolis, Minnesota Concrete USA 1912 Louis Chevrolet USA 1912 Ralph DePalmaNC July 15 USA 1912 Omaha Sprint Race 50 mi km on Omaha Speedway Omaha, Nebraska Board — USA 1912 Ralph DePalma 6 July 15 USA 1912 Omaha Race 150 mi km on Omaha Speedway Omaha, Nebraska Board USA 1912 Ralph Mulford GBR Dario RestaNCJuly 22USA 1912 Kansas City Race 100 mi km onKansas City SpeedwayKansas City, MissouriDirt — USA 1912 Ralph DePalma 16.875 mi km on — USA 1912 W. 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Brown 7 August 5 USA 1912 Montamarathon/Potlach Trophy Race 288 mi km on Pacific Coast Speedway Tacoma, Washington Board USA 1912 Sterling Price USA 1912 Eddie RickenbackerNC August 19 USA 1912 Speedway Grand Prix 50 mi km on Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois Board GBR Dario Resta GBR Dario Resta 8 September 4 USA 1912 International Sweepstakes 300 mi km on Cincinnati Motor Speedway Sharonville, Ohio Board USA 1912 Howdy Wilcox USA 1912 Johnny AitkenNCSeptember 9USA 1912 Harvest Auto Racing Classic 20 mi km onIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaBrick USA 1912 Louis Chevrolet USA 1912 Johnny Aitken 50 mi km on — USA 1912 Johnny Aitken 9 September 9 USA 1912 Harvest Auto Racing Classic 100 mi km on Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick — USA 1912 Johnny Aitken 10 September 30 USA 1912 Astor Cup Race 250 mi km on Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn, New York Board — USA 1912 Johnny Aitken 11 October 14 USA 1912 Grand American Auto Race 250 mi km on Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois Board USA 1912 Art Klein GBR Dario Resta 12 October 28 USA 1912 Harkness Trophy Race 250 mi km on Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn, New York Board USA 1912 James Benedict USA 1912 Johnny Aitken 13 November 16 USA 1912 William K. Vanderbilt Cup 294.595 mi km on Santa Monica Road Race Course Santa Monica, California Road USA 1912 Mike Moosie GBR Dario Resta14November 18USA 1912 American Grand PrizeB B403.2 mi km onSanta Monica Road Race CourseSanta Monica, CaliforniaRoadUSA 1912 Mike Moosie USA 1912 Howdy Wilcox USA 1912 Johnny AitkenC C 15 November 30 USA 1912 Championship Award Sweepstakes 150 mi km on Ascot Speedway South Los Angeles, California Dirt USA 1912 Eddie Rickenbacker USA 1912 Eddie RickenbackerNC December 2 USA 1912 Universal Trophy 225 mi km on Uniontown Speedway Hopwood, Pennsylvania Board — USA 1912 Louis Chevrolet #FFFFFF Concrete/Brick/Board/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA #FB9902 Non-championship race solid 1px #AAAAAA A A Reduced from 500 to 300 miles due to the onset of World War I. B B Sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America, AAA awarded points. C C Shared drive. Leading National Championship standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems # Driver Car Points 1 GBR Dario Resta Peugeot 4100 2 USA 1912 Johnny Aitken Peugeot 3440 3 USA 1912 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell, Peugeot, Duesenberg 2910 4 USA 1912 Ralph DePalma Mercedes, Peugeot 1790 5 USA 1912 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin, Stutz 1405 6 USA 1912 Wilbur D'Alene Duesenberg 1120 7 USA 1912 Tommy Milton Duesenberg 690 8 CAN 1868 Pete Henderson Maxwell 667 9 USA 1912 Frank Galvin Sunbeam Motor Car Company 645 10 USA 1912 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 620 References General references http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1916/ AAA National Championship 1916 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2011-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019121115/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1916/ 2012-10-19 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1916.htm 1916 AAA National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2011-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20120214005450/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1916.htm 2012-02-14 live http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1916sum.pdf 1916 Championship Driver Summary Harms Phil Motorsport.com 2011-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20120810003609/http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1916sum.pdf 2012-08-10 dead See also 1916 Indianapolis 500 1916 American Grand Prize AAA Championship Car season Category:AAA Championship Car Category:1916 AAA Championship car season Category:1916 in American motorsport