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 0 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 2 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 15 25 7 5 12 5 10 3165/11875*

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Board Oval 48 7 12 4 3 2 2 6
Brick Oval 12 6 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 15 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*
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 5 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 Caleb Bragg  
RD/ 5/30/1913 Indianapolis BR AAA 22 Mercer Mercer Mercer -- -- X Relieved Spenser 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 --