Ralph DePalma
Raffaele DePalma
Birthplace: Troia, Italy
Born: December 19, 1882
Died: March 31, 1956

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1909 AAA 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 695* 7*
Includes ACA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 NR
1910 AAA 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 130* 23*
1911 AAA 7 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 600* 11*
Includes ACA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 NR
1912 AAA 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2000* 1*
1912 ACA Non points race only 0 NR
1913 AAA 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 715* 4*
1914 AAA 8 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 2045* 1*
Includes ACA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 NR
1915 AAA 11 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 1735* 6*
Includes ACA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 NR
1916 AAA 8 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1800 4
1917 AAA 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 270* 10*
1918 AAA 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 320* 4*
1919 AAA 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 200* 15*
1920 AAA 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 605 4
1921 AAA 10 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 355 8
1922 AAA 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 150 12
1923 AAA 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 190 11
1924 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 NR
1925 AAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 45 19T
1926 AAA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1927 AAA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1928 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 NR
1929 AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 NR
1930 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 NR
1931 AAA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1933 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 20 20T
Total 100 17 25 7 5 12 5 10 3165/11875*

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Board Oval 48 8 12 4 3 2 2 6
Brick Oval 12 7 1 0 0

2

 1 2
Concrete Oval 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Dirt Oval 12 0 1 1 1 3 0 0
Road Course 25 2 10 2 1 4 2 1

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
AAA 100 17 25 7 5 12 5 9
ACA 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
1 8/21/1909 Indianapolis 3 DO AAA 24 Fiat Fiat Fiat X 2 93 Finished 260*
2 9/8/1909 Lowell 4 RC ACA/AAA 11 Fiat Fiat Fiat 9 6 30 Finished 35*
3 9/29/1909 Riverhead 1 RC AAA 3 Fiat Fiat Fiat X 1 10 3:38:35.6 62.590 400*
-- 10/30/1909 Long Island RC AAA X Fiat Fiat Fiat 4 13 4 Injured, did not compete
4 5/6/1910 Atlanta 3 DO AAA 14 Fiat Fiat Fiat X 4 20 Out
5 5/7/1910 Atlanta 4 DO AAA 3 Fiat Fiat Fiat X 3 100 3:18:11.55 60.547 110*
-- 9/3/1910 Indianapolis 6 BR AAA 1 Fiat Fiat Fiat -- -- -- Did not start
6 9/5/1910 Indianapolis 8 BR AAA 1 Fiat Fiat Fiat X 4 20 0:41:17.22 72.662 20*
7 2/22/1911 San Francisco 2 RC AAA 3 National National National 3 5 10 Magneto
8 2/22/1911 San Francisco 3 RC AAA 3 National National National X X X Did not finish
9 5/30/1911 Indianapolis BR AAA 2 Simplex Simplex Simplex 2 6 200 7:02:02 71.13 60*
10 8/26/1911 Elgin 3 RC AAA 11 Simplex Simplex Simplex X 9 2 Broken flywheel
11 10/9/1911 Philadelphia 4 RC AAA 5 Mercer Mercer Mercer X 2 22 Broken steering
12 11/27/1911 Savannah 1 RC AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 10 2 17 3:58:11.95 73.224 320*
13 11/30/1911 Savannah 2 RC ACA/AAA 55 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 3 24 5:34:40.80 73.746 220*
14 5/4/1912 Santa Monica 2 RC AAA 5 Mercer Mercer Mercer 5 1 18 2:10:43.85 69.535 300*
-- 5/4/1912 Santa Monica 3 RC AAA X Mercer Mercer Mercer -- -- -- Did not start
15 5/30/1912 Indianapolis BR AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 4 11 198 Broken piston
16 8/30/1912 Elgin 4 RC AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 1 30 3:43:20.06 68.265 500*
17 8/31/1912 Elgin 5 RC AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 1 36 4:25:36.25 68.881 600*
18 10/2/1912 Milwaukee 1 RC AAA 22 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 1 1 38 4:20:31.54 68.962 600*
NC 10/5/1912 Milwaukee 2 RC ACA 35 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 5 7 51 Wrecked backstretch
19 5/30/1913 Indianapolis BR AAA 21 Mercer Mercer Mercer 12 23 15 Burned bearing
RD/ 5/30/1913 Indianapolis BR AAA 19 Mercer Mercer Mercer -- -- X Relieved Bragg
RD/ 5/30/1913 Indianapolis BR AAA 22 Mercer Mercer Mercer -- -- X Relieved Wishart
20 7/4/1913 Columbus DO AAA 9 Mercer Mercer Mercer X 4 200 4:04:50.30 49.010 60*
21 8/29/1913 Elgin 1 RC AAA 21 Mercer Mercer Mercer 2 1 36 4:31:56.90 66.595 600*
22 8/30/1913 Elgin 2 RC AAA 14 Mercer Mercer Mercer 10 5 36 4:47:24.38 63.013 55*
23 9/9/1913 Corona 1 RC AAA 5 Mercer Mercer Mercer X 11 23 Cracked cylinder
24 2/26/1914 Santa Monica 1 RC AAA 12 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 11 1 35 3:53:41.03 75.49 600*
25 2/28/1914 Santa Monica 2 RC ACA/AAA 12 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 10 4 48 6:09:08 65.67 120*
-- 5/30/1914 Indianapolis BR AAA 18 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes -- -- -- Withdrew, engine
26 8/21/1914 Elgin 1 RC AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 5 1 36 4:05:01.4 73.78 600*
27 8/22/1914 Elgin 2 RC AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 8 1 36 4:06:18 73.53 600*
28 9/26/1914 Kalamazoo DO AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 2 11 36 Eye injury
29 10/22/1914 Galesburg DO AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 7 70 Clogged fuel line
30 10/24/1914 St. Paul DO AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 4 X Flagged 35*
31 11/26/1914 Corona RC AAA 21 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 18 4 109 3:31:51 85.48 90*
32 2/27/1915 San Francisco 1 RC ACA/AAA 22 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 24 19 66 Withdrew - rain
33 3/6/1915 San Francisco 2 RC AAA 22 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 21 4 77 4:39:07.26 63.707 90*
34 5/31/1915 Indianapolis BR AAA 2 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 2 1 200 5:33:55.51 89.840 1,000*
-- 6/26/1915 Chicago 1 BO AAA X Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes -- -- -- Broken rod practice
35 8/7/1915 Des Moines BO AAA 1 Stutz Stutz Stutz X 2 300 3:28:12.02 86.455 320*
36 8/20/1915 Elgin 1 RC AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 8 21 Broken rocker arm
37 8/21/1915 Elgin 2 RC AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 4 36 3:59:16.85 75.690 90*
38 8/28/1915 Kalamazoo DO AAA 1 Stutz Stutz Stutz X 1 100 1:33:31.40 64.155 200*
39 9/4/1915 Minneapolis CO AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 9 95 Oil flooded magneto
40 9/18/1915 Providence CO AAA 5 Stutz Stutz Stutz X 4 100 1:31:42.70 58.990 35*
41 10/9/1915 Sheepshead Bay 1 BO AAA 20 Stutz Stutz Stutz 16 12 105 Frozen piston
--/ 10/9/1915 Sheepshead Bay 1 BO AAA X Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes -- -- -- Did not qualify
42 11/2/1915 Sheepshead Bay 2 BO AAA 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 1 5 20 Broken connecting rod  
-- 5/30/1916 Indianapolis 1 BR AAA X Hudson Hudson Hudson -- -- -- Entry filed too late
43 6/11/1916 Chicago 1 BO AAA 22 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 1 2 150 3:04:25.37 97.601 470
44 6/24/1916 Des Moines BO AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 1 1 150 1:36:36.23 93.164 600
45 7/4/1916 Minneapolis CO AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 3 1 75 1:38:49.24 91.074 600
46 7/15/1916 Omaha BO AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 3 7 87 Broken valve cap
47 8/5/1916 Tacoma BO AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 7 4 150 3:27:20.41 86.82 120
48 9/4/1916 Cincinnati BO AAA 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 9 28 11 Broken connecting rod
NC 9/9/1916 Indianapolis BR AAA 18 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot X 6 8 14:04.62 85.25
NC 9/9/1916 Indianapolis BR AAA 18 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot X 8 7 Dirty plugs
49 9/9/1916 Indianapolis 2 BR AAA 18 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot X 8 40 1:13:12.62 81.956

10
-- 9/30/1916 Sheepshead Bay 2 BO AAA X Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot -- -- -- Broken valve, practice
50 10/14/1916 Chicago 2 BO AAA 9 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot 15 13 97 Broken valve
-- 10/28/1916 Sheepshead Bay 3 BO AAA 9 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot -- -- -- Did not start
NC 12/2/1916 Uniontown BO AAA X Mercedes X X X 3 100 1:17:56.4 86.61
51 5/10/1917 Uniontown 1 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard 7 11 79 Flagged
52 5/30/1917 Cincinnati BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard 1 16 73 Punctured radiator
53 6/16/1917 Chicago 1 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard 1 11 125 2:43:08.46 91.945
54 9/3/1917 Chicago 2 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 1 25 0:28:09.38 106.548 100*
55 9/3/1917 Chicago 3 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 3 50 0:57:36.16 104.162 60*
56 9/22/1917 Sheepshead Bay BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 2 50 0:56:18.00 106.572 110*
NC 6/1/1918 Sheepshead Bay BO AAA X Packard Packard Packard X 1 50 0:58:21
NC 6/22/1918 Chicago BO AAA 4 X Packard Packard X 8 X X
NC 7/4/1918 Cincinnati BO AAA X X Packard Packard X 1 50 0:57:00 105.25
57 7/28/1918 Chicago 1 BO AAA X Packard Packard Packard X 1 5 05:24.8 20*
58 7/28/1918 Chicago 2 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 1 10 0:10:50.2 110.73 40*
59 7/28/1918 Chicago 3 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 1 15 0:16:54.8 106.42 60*
60 8/17/1918 Sheepshead Bay 1 BO AAA X Packard Packard Packard X 1 10 0:10:51.6 110.50 40*
61 8/17/1918 Sheepshead Bay 2 BO AAA X Packard Packard Packard X 1 15 0:16:31.2 108.96 60*
62 8/17/1918 Sheepshead Bay 3 BO AAA X Packard Packard Packard X 1 25 0:27:29.2 109.14 100*
63 5/31/1919 Indianapolis BR AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard 4 6 200 6:10:10.64 81.042 60*
64 6/14/1919 Sheepshead Bay 2 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 3 5 Finished 5*
65 6/14/1919 Sheepshead Bay 3 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 2 15 Finished 35*
66 6/14/1919 Sheepshead Bay 4 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 1 25 0:26:23.40 113.68 100*
-- 7/4/1919 Sheepshead Bay 5 BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard -- -- -- Broken piston
67 9/20/1919 Sheepshead Bay 6 BO AAA X White White White X 12 26 Out
68 10/12/1919 Cincinnati BO AAA 4 Packard Packard Packard X 10 83 Out
69 2/28/1920 Beverly Hills 1 BO AAA 18 Ballot Ballot Ballot 8 8 200 2:46:26.46 90.122 15
NC 3/28/1920 Beverly Hills 3 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 3 40 0:27:37.60 108.591
NC 3/28/1920 Beverly Hills 4 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 6 40 Finished
70 5/30/1920 Indianapolis BR AAA 2 Ballot Ballot Ballot 1 5 200 6:05:19.15 82.201 90
NC 6/19/1920 Uniontown 1 BO AAA 2 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 11 121 Broken valve
71 7/5/1920 Tacoma BO AAA 9 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg X 11 75 Oil leak
72 8/28/1920 Elgin RC AAA 2 Ballot Ballot Ballot 1 1 30 3:09:54 80.569 500
NC-- 9/6/1920 Uniontown 2 BO AAA X Ballot Ballot Ballot -- -- -- DNS, piston
NC 9/19/1920 Syracuse DO AAA X Ballot Ballot Ballot X 1 50 0:40:49.68 73.749
NC 10/2/1920 Fresno BO AAA 2 Ballot Ballot Ballot 8 8 170 Broken oil line
-- 11/25/1920 Beverly Hills 1 BO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not appear
73 2/27/1921 Beverly Hills 1 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 1 20 0:14:05.40 106.450 50
74 2/27/1921 Beverly Hills 2 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 9 4 Out
75 2/27/1921 Beverly Hills 5 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 1 40 0:27:56.0 107.40 130
76 4/10/1921 Beverly Hills 6 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot 8 1 20 0:14:06.60 106.310 50
77 4/10/1921 Beverly Hills 10 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 6 37 Broken valve
78 4/30/1921 Fresno 1 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot 9 8 97 Car on fire
79 5/30/1921 Indianapolis BR AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot 1 12 112 Broken connecting rod
80 10/23/1921 Cotati 2 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 4 120 Finished 50
81 11/24/1921 Beverly Hills 11 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot 3 7 200 2:33:02 98.02 25
82 12/11/1921 San Carlos BO AAA 4 Ballot Miller Miller X 5 200 2:24:00 104.17 50
83 3/5/1922 Beverly Hills 1 BO AAA 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot X 8 151 Broken piston
-- 4/27/1922 Fresno BO AAA X Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg -- -- -- DNS, engine trouble
84 5/7/1922 Cotati 1 BO AAA 7 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg X 7 80 Finished 10
85 5/7/1922 Cotati 2 BO AAA 7 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg X 7 40 Finished
86 5/30/1922 Indianapolis BR AAA 17 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 3 4 200 5:31:04.65 90.613 140
NC 6/14/1922 San Carlos 2 BO AAA 8 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg X 5 108 Flagged
-- 7/4/1922 Tacoma BO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not appear
87 12/3/1922 Beverly Hills 7 BO AAA 18 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 10 11 174 Flagged
88 2/25/1923 Beverly Hills 1 BO AAA 18 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 9 3 200 2:11:47.00 113.824 140
89 5/30/1923 Indianapolis BR AAA 2 Packard Packard Packard 11 15 69 Blown head gasket
90 7/4/1923 Kansas City 1 BO AAA 12 Wade/Miller Miller Miller X 8 61 Broken connecting rod
NC 9/15/1923 Syracuse DO AAA X X X X X 4 100 Finished
91 10/21/1923 Kansas City 2 BO AAA 11 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg X 8 200 Finished 15
92 11/29/1923 Beverly Hills 2 BO AAA 7 Miller Miller Miller X 6 200 2:20:45.8 106.562 35
93 12/14/1924 Culver City BO AAA 21 Miller Miller Miller SC X 11 145 Broken piston
94 3/1/1925 Culver City 1 BO AAA 11 Miller Miller Miller SC 1 18 31 Broken valve
95 5/30/1925 Indianapolis BR AAA 8 Miller Miller Miller SC 17 7 200 5:09:46.06 96.846 40
NC 7/4/1925 Rockingham DO AAA X X Miller Miller X 1 200 1:18:07.6 76.798
96 7/11/1925 Laurel 1 BO AAA 8 Miller Miller Miller SC 18 11 42 Engine
RD/ 7/11/1925 Laurel 1 BO AAA 17 Miller Miller Miller -- -- X Relieved E. DeVore 5
NC 9/19/1925 Syracuse DO AAA 8 Miller Miller Miller X 1 100 1:15:18.98 79.664
-- 5/1/1926 Atlantic City 1 BO AAA 21 Miller Miller Miller SC -- -- -- DNQ, engine trouble
-- 5/30/1926 Indianapolis BR AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not appear
NC 6/27/1926 Detroit 1 DO AAA X X X X X X X X
NC 9/4/1926 Syracuse DO AAA X X X X X 1 50 0:38:02.34 78.866
-- 5/30/1927 Indianapolis BR AAA X X X X -- -- -- Withdrew
NC 9/3/1927 Syracuse DO AAA 1 Miller Miller Miller 1 5 X X
NC 9/25/1927 Cleveland DO AAA X X Miller Miller X 3 X X
97 9/1/1928 Syracuse DO AAA 1 Miller Miller Miller SC 7 14 10 Engine
-- 5/30/1929 Indianapolis BR AAA 44 Miller Miller Miller SC -- -- -- Did not qualify
98 6/9/1929 Detroit DO AAA 44 Miller Miller Miller SC 10 11 87 Broken piston
99 5/3/1930 Langhorne DO AAA 1 Miller Miller Miller X 15 13 Engine
-- 5/30/1931 Indianapolis BR AAA 18 Miller-Wehr Miller Miller -- -- -- Did not qualify
NC-- 8/26/1933 Elgin RC AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not start
100 9/9/1933 Syracuse DO AAA 1 Miller Miller Miller 15 9 97 Flagged 20

Known riding mechanics for this driver:

Date Track Type Mechanic Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status
5/30/1911 Indianapolis BR Charles Bury 2 Simplex Simplex Simplex 2 6 200 7:02:02 71.13
11/27/1911 Savannah 1 RC Alfred Hummel 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 10 2 17 3:58:11.95 73.224
11/30/1911 Savannah 2 RC Alfred Hummel 55 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 3 24 5:34:40.80 73.746
                     
5/30/1912 Indianapolis BR Rupert Jeffkins 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 4 11 198 Broken piston
                     
5/30/1913 Indianapolis BR Andy Vollman 21 Mercer Mercer Mercer 12 23 15 Burned bearing
8/29/1913 Elgin 1 RC Andy Vollman 21 Mercer Mercer Mercer 2 1 36 4:31:56.90 66.595
8/30/1913 Elgin 2 RC Andy Vollman 14 Mercer Mercer Mercer 10 5 36 4:47:24.38 63.013
                     
2/26/1914 Santa Monica 1 RC Tom Alley 12 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 11 1 35 3:53:41.03 75.49
2/28/1914 Santa Monica 2 RC Tom Alley 12 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 10 4 48 6:09:08 65.67
8/21/1914 Elgin 1 RC John DePalma 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 5 1 36 4:05:01.4 73.78
8/22/1914 Elgin 2 RC John DePalma 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 8 1 36 4:06:18 73.53
9/26/1914 Kalamazoo DO John DePalma 10 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 2 11 36 Withdrew, driver injured
10/22/1914 Galesburg DO John DePalma 4 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes X 7 70 Clogged fuel line
                     
5/31/1915 Indianapolis BR Louis Fontaine 2 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 2 1 200 5:33:55.51 89.840
                     
9/9/1916 Indianapolis (NC) BR Jack Wassner 18 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot X 6 8 14:04.62 85.25
9/9/1916 Indianapolis (NC 2) BR Jack Wassner 18 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot X 8 7 Dirty plugs
9/9/1916 Indianapolis 2 BR Jack Wassner 18 Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot X 8 40 1:13:12.62 81.956
                     
5/31/1919 Indianapolis BR Louis Fontaine 4 Packard Packard Packard 4 6 200 6:10:10.64 81.042
                     
5/30/1920 Indianapolis BR Peter DePaolo 2 Ballot Ballot Ballot 1 5 200 6:05:19.15 82.201
                     
5/30/1921 Indianapolis BR Peter DePaolo 4 Ballot Ballot Ballot 1 12 112 Broken connecting rod
                     
5/30/1922 Indianapolis BR Jean Marcenac 17 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 3 4 200 5:31:04.65 90.613

 

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