Minneapolis Race
Twin City Motor Speedway
2 Mile Concrete Oval
75 Laps/150 Miles
July 4, 1916
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 3 | Ralph DePalma | 10 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 75 | 1:38:49.24 91.074 | 600 |
| 2 | 2 | John Aitken | 3 | Peugeot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 75 | 1:40:14.05 89.790 | 320 |
| 3 | 4 | Josef Christiaens | 20 | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 75 | 1:43:28.75 86.974 | 170 |
| 4 | 9 | Tommy Milton | 7 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 75 | 1:44:11.95 86.373 | 90 |
| 5 | 6 | Eddie O'Donnell | 1 | Hoskins | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 75 | 1:47:37.95 83.618 | 55 |
| 6 | 13 | Martin Sorenson | 30 | Marso | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 75 | 1:56:14.45 77.425 | 35 |
| 7 | 14 | William Muller | 25 | Dans L'Argent | Muller | Hudson | 75 | 2:01:18.20 74.194 | 20 |
| 8 | 10 | George Buzane | 26 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 69 | Flagged | 15 |
| 9 | 7 | Gil Andersen | 2 | Premier | Premier | Premier | 65 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 10 | 11 | Pete Henderson | 4 | Maxwell | Maxwell | Maxwell | 59 | Flagged | |
| 11 | 5 | Eddie Rickenbacker | 12 | Maxwell | Maxwell | Maxwell | 58 | Broken oil pump | |
| 12 | 1 | Louis Chevrolet | 18 | Frontenac | Frontenac | Frontenac | 26 | Broken rocker arm | |
| 13 | 8 | Frank Galvin | 17 | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 21 | Broken magneto | |
| 14 | 12 | Swan Ostewig | 9 | Ostewig | Ostewig | Stutz | 15 | Slipping clutch | |
| -- | -- | Earl Cooper | 8 | Stutz | Stutz | Stutz | -- | Broken rod, practice | |
| -- | -- | Harry Feichtinger | X | Harry's Bullet | Marquette | Marquette | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | C. J. Gilbert | X | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | A. S. Halls | X | Ford | Ford | Ford | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chad Jewett | X | Jewett | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | J. J. McCoy | X | McCoy | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Edward McNay | X | Cino | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ralph Mulford | X | Peugeot | Peugeot | Peugeot | -- | Did not qualify |
Known riding mechanics in this race:
| Finish | Start | Driver | Mechanic | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
| 3 | 4 | Josef Christiaens | Frank Bill | 20 | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 75 | 1:43:28.75 86.974 |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Ralph DePalma | 50 | 5-6, 19-39, 49-75 |
| Josef Christaens | 16 | 1-4, 7-18 |
| Johnny Aitken | 9 | 40-48 |