1st International Sweepstakes
Cincinnati Motor Speedway
2 Mile Board Oval
150 Laps/300 Miles
September 4, 1916
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 19 | John Aitken | 11 | Peugeot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 150 | 3:05:27.22 97.059 | 900 |
| 2 | 18 | Wilbur D'Alene | 13 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 150 | 3:09:56.27 94.768 | 470 |
| 3 | 23 | Frank Galvin | 19 | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 150 | 3:17:16.86 91.240 | 240 |
| 4 | 26 | George Buzane | 31 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 150 | 3:23:19.06 88.531 | 130 |
| 5 | 25 | Art Klein | 8 | Crawford | Crawford | Duesenberg | 150 | 3:34:15.06 84.014 | 80 |
| 6 | 7 | Charles Devlin | 27 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 150 | 3:46:06.54 79.608 | 50 |
| 7 | 5 | Dario Resta | 2 | Peugeot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 144 | Radiator leak | |
| 8 | 28 | Ora Haibe | 17 | Kleinart | King | Duesenberg | 135 | Flagged | 40 |
| 9 | 14 | Ken Rawlings | 15 | West Duluth/Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 132 | Stuck valve | |
| 10 | 8 | Tom Alley | 28 | Hoskins/Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 115 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 11 | 11 | Eddie Rickenbacker | 12 | Maxwell | Maxwell | Maxwell | 108 | Engine | |
| 12 | 24 | Billy Chandler | 9 | Crawford | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 98 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 13 | 13 | William Muller | 21 | Dans L'Argent | Muller | Hudson | 97 | Burned bearing | |
| 14 | 12 | Omar Toft | 6 | Omar/Duesenberg | Toft | Duesenberg | 84 | Stuck valve | |
| 15 | 16 | Gil Andersen | 5 | Stutz | Stutz | Stutz | 84 | Wrecked | |
| 16 | 2 | Dave Lewis | 29 | Premier | Premier | Premier | 81 | Broken water connector | |
| 17 | 22 | Ira Vail | 25 | Hudson | Hudson | Hudson | 76 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 18 | 17 | Pete Henderson | 14 | Maxwell | Maxwell | Maxwell | 71 | Engine | |
| 19 | 4 | Aldo Franchi | 16 | Delage | Delage | Delage | 69 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 20 | 10 | Jack LeCain | 18 | Delage | Delage | Delage | 52 | Burned bearing | |
| 21 | 6 | Ralph Mulford | 31 | Peugeot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 49 | Broken valve | |
| 22 | 1 | Howdy Wilcox | 4 | Premier | Premier | Premier | 47 | Broken oil pump | |
| 23 | 15 | Charles Merz | 3 | Peugeot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 42 | Burned bearing | |
| 24 | 27 | Robert Moore | 32 | Crawford | Crawford | Duesenberg | 32 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 25 | 20 | Louis Chevrolet | 39 | Frontenac | Frontenac | Frontenac | 20 | Broken rocker arm | |
| 26 | 3 | Tommy Milton | 22 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 16 | Broken pump connection | |
| 27 | 21 | Josef Christiaens | 1 | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 15 | Seized clutch | |
| 28 | 9 | Ralph DePalma | 10 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 11 | Broken connecting rod | |
| -- | -- | Art Klein | 17 | Kleinart | King | Duesenberg | X | Relieved Haibe | |
| -- | -- | Dave Lewis | X | Crawford | Crawford | Duesenberg | -- | Drove #29 instead | |
| -- | -- | Jules DeVigne | 18 | Delage | Delage | Delage | -- | Driven by LeCain | |
| -- | -- | J. C. Hoskins | 28 | Hoskins/Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | -- | Driven by Alley | |
| -- | -- | Art Johnson | X | Crawford | Crawford | Duesenberg | -- | Driven by Klein or R. Moore | |
| -- | -- | George Adams | X | Adams | Adams | Duesenberg | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Jack Gable | X | Erbes/Peugeot | Peugeot | Peugeot | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Otto Henning | X | Ogren/Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Hughie Hughes | X | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Milton McBride | X | Olsen | Olsen | Duesenberg | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Edward McNay | X | Cino | X | X | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | J. W. Oberting | X | Oberting | X | X | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Swan Ostewig | X | Ostewig | Ostewig | Stutz | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | E. O. Victor | X | Chadwick | X | X | -- | Did not appear |
Known riding mechanics in this race:
| Finish | Start | Driver | Mechanic | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
| 15 | 16 | Gil Andersen | Bert Shields | 5 | Stutz | Stutz | Stutz | 84 | Wrecked - fatal |
| 27 | 21 | Josef Christiaens | Frank Bill | 1 | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 15 | Seized clutch |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Dario Resta | 83 | 1-83 |
| Johnny Aitken | 67 | 84-150 |