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William K. Vanderbilt Cup
Santa Monica Road Race Course
8.417 Mile Road Course
35 Laps/294.595 Miles
November 16, 1916
| Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
16 |
Dario
Resta |
1 |
Peugeot |
Peugeot |
Peugeot |
35 |
3:22:48.4
86.990 |
900 |
| 2 |
3 |
Earl Cooper |
8 |
Stutz |
Stutz |
Wisconsin |
35 |
3:30:40.4
83.741 |
470 |
| 3 |
9 |
William Weightman |
21 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
35 |
3:42:00.4
79.466 |
240 |
| 4 |
8 |
Clyde Rhodes |
6 |
Hudson |
Hudson |
Hudson |
35 |
3:54:45.0
75.153 |
130 |
| 5 |
19 |
A. H. Patterson |
20 |
Hudson |
Hudson |
Hudson |
34 |
Flagged |
80 |
| 6 |
7 |
Ira Vail |
19 |
Hudson |
Hudson |
Hudson |
31 |
Flagged |
50 |
| 7 |
12 |
William Bolden |
12 |
Chouchilla |
Stutz |
Duesenberg |
31 |
Broken
drive shaft |
|
| 8 |
17 |
Eddie Pullen |
4 |
Mercer |
Mercer |
Mercer |
30 |
Broken
transmission |
|
| 9 |
5 |
John Aitken |
16 |
Peugeot |
Peugeot |
Peugeot |
19 |
Broken
valve |
|
| 10 |
15 |
George Buzane |
18 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
15 |
Cracked
cylinder |
|
| 11 |
6 |
Joe Thomas |
2 |
Mercer |
Mercer |
Mercer |
11 |
Broken
radiator |
|
| 12 |
1 |
Mike Moosie |
11 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
11 |
Sticking
valves |
|
| 13 |
2 |
Lewis Jackson |
24 |
Marmon |
Marmon |
Marmon |
9 |
Clutch |
|
| 14 |
18 |
Omar Toft |
27 |
Omar |
Toft |
Duesenberg |
9 |
Burned
bearing |
|
| 15 |
4 |
Glover Ruckstell |
3 |
Mercer |
Mercer |
Mercer |
8 |
Ignition |
|
| 16 |
14 |
William Carelton |
22 |
Owl |
Ono |
Ono |
6 |
Out
of tires |
|
| 17 |
10 |
Eddie Rickenbacker |
17 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
6 |
Stripped
gears |
|
| 18 |
13 |
William Cody |
23 |
Cody Special |
National |
National |
4 |
Seized
brakes |
|
| 19 |
11 |
Sterling Price |
14 |
Gandy |
Gandy |
Duesenberg |
4 |
Burned
clutch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-- |
-- |
Harry Marshall |
22 |
Owl |
Ono |
Ono |
-- |
Injured, driven by Carelton |
|
| -- |
-- |
Emil Agraz |
10 |
Hercules |
Hercules |
Hercules |
-- |
Did
not appear |
|
| -- |
-- |
Rea Lentz |
7 |
Hartman |
X |
X |
-- |
Did
not appear |
|
| -- |
-- |
Barney Oldfield |
X |
Delage |
Delage |
Delage |
-- |
Did
not appear |
|
|
-- |
-- |
Harry Horstman |
X |
Mercer |
Mercer |
Mercer |
-- |
Wrecked practice - fatal |
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**Horstman was not an official entry, and took to
the track without permission.
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