Des Moines Race
Des Moines Speedway
1 Mile Board Oval
150 Laps/150 Miles
June 24, 1916
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ralph DePalma | 10 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 150 | 1:36:36.23 93.164 | 600 |
| 2 | X | Pete Henderson | 3 | Maxwell | Maxwell | Maxwell | 150 | 1:38:13.72 91.622 | 320 |
| 3 | X | Eddie Rickenbacker | 12 | Maxwell | Maxwell | Maxwell | 150 | 1:39:18.72 90.623 | 170 |
| 4 | X | Dave Lewis | 20 | Crawford | Crawford | Duesenberg | 150 | 1:40:00.01 89.999 | 90 |
| 5 | X | Earl Cooper | 18 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 150 | 1:40:08.96 89.865 | 55 |
| 6 | X | Ralph Mulford | 14 | Hudson | Hudson | Hudson | 150 | 1:45:27.15 85.346 | 35 |
| 7 | X | Frank Galvin | 7 | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 150 | 1:46:44.40 84.317 | 20 |
| 8 | X | Billy Chandler | 15 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 141 | Flagged | 15 |
| 9 | X | Eddie O'Donnell | 22 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 86 | Broken steering | |
| 10 | X | Wilbur D'Alene | 3 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 29 | Wrecked, broken wheel | |
| 11 | X | Tommy Milton | X | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 29 | Wrecked | |
| 12 | X | Hughie Hughes | X | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 0 | Out | |
| -- | -- | Winfield Barndollar | X | Clergy | Clergy | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Buzane | X | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Josef Christiaens | X | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Charles Devlin | X | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jack Gable | X | Burman Special | Burman | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Otto Henning | X | Klein | Klein | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Art Klein | X | Klein Special | Klein | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ira Vail | X | Hudson | Hudson | Hudson | -- | Did not qualify |
Known riding mechanics in this race:
| Finish | Start | Driver | Mechanic | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
| 5 | X | Earl Cooper | Reeves Dutton | 18 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 150 | 1:40:08.96 89.865 |
| 10 | X | Wilbur D'Alene | Eddie Miller | 3 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 29 | Wrecked, broken wheel |
| 11 | X | Tommy Milton | Arfille Ellie | X | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 29 | Wrecked |
| -- | -- | Josef Christiaens | Frank Bill | X | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Ralph DePalma | 143 | 1-86, 94-150 |
| Eddie Rickenbacker | 7 | 87-93 |