War Derby
Speedway Park
2 Mile Board Oval
125 Laps/250 Miles
June 16, 1917

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 10 Earl Cooper 5 Stutz Stutz Stutz 125 2:25:28.80 103.107 500*
2 17 Ralph Mulford 9 Hudson Hudson Hudson 125 2:26:11.03 102.610 260*
3 8 Cliff Durant 35 Delage Delage Delage 125 2:26:36.43 102.314 140*
4 7 Eddie Hearne 11 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 125 2:27:48.03 101.488 80*
5 9 Walter Haines 18 Mercer Mercer Mercer 125 2:30:56.43 99.377 50*
6 20 Pete Henderson 8 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 125 2:33:07.95 97.954 35*
7 19 Dave Lewis 12 Hoskins/Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 125 2:35:08.07 96.690 25*
8 12 Ira Vail 14 Hudson Hudson Hudson 125 2:39:03.00 94.310 15*
9 15 Louis Chevrolet 1 Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 125 2:40:08.86 93.663 10*
10 11 Louis Fountaine 2 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 125 2:42:23.90 92.365 5*
11 1 Ralph DePalma 4 Packard Packard Packard 125 2:43:08.46 91.945
12 6 Al Schillo 32 Mercer Mercer Mercer 120 Flagged
13 13 William Taylor 16 Newman/Stutz Stutz Stutz 115 Flagged
14 18 Andy Burt 42 Erbes/Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot 110 Flagged
15 21 Tom Alley 23 Pan-American Pan-Am Miller 105 Flagged
16 26 Tommy Milton 7 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 100 Flagged
17 24 Omar Toft 29 Omar/Miller Miller Miller 95 Flagged
18 27 George Mason 31 Ogren/Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 76 Broken rocker arm
19 2 Joe Boyer 24 Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 66 Off course, wrecked
20 3 Barney Oldfield 27 Golden Submarine/Miller Miller Miller 24 Broken valve spring
21 16 A. H. Patterson 17 Hudson Hudson Hudson 21 Broken spring & frame
22 4 Joe Thomas 6 Mercer Mercer Mercer 18 Off course
23 5 Jack LeCain 25 Delage Delage Delage 17 Cylinder head
24 25 Ed Diedrich 33 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 16 Broken connecting rod
25 14 George Buzane 3 Detroit X X 12 Broken piston
26 22 Otto Henning 22 Ogren/Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 12 Broken piston rings
27 23 Jules DeVigne 15 Delage Delage Delage 5 Water jacket
-- -- Gaston Chevrolet X Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac -- Did not qualify
-- -- M. C. Britt X Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg -- Did not qualify
-- -- Charles Ewan X Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jack Gable X Hudson Hudson Hudson -- Did not qualify
-- -- Milton McBride X Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg -- Did not qualify
-- -- Wilmer Monahon X Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg -- Did not qualify
-- -- Swan Ostewig X Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg -- Did not qualify
-- -- Billy Chandler X Hudson Hudson Hudson -- Did not appear
-- -- H. E. McCord X Crawford Crawford Crawford -- Did not appear
-- -- Leo McKone X Delage Delage Delage -- Did not appear

Known riding mechanics in this race:

Finish Start Driver Mechanic Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status
1 10 Earl Cooper Reeves Dutton 5 Stutz Stutz Stutz 125 2:25:28.80 103.107
2 17 Ralph Mulford Ralph Kriplen 9 Hudson Hudson Hudson 125 2:26:11.03 102.610
4 7 Eddie Hearne Louis LeCocq 11 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 125 2:27:48.03 101.488
5 9 Walter Haines L. B. Smith 18 Mercer Mercer Mercer 125 2:30:56.43 99.377
6 20 Pete Henderson Jimmy Murphy 8 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 125 2:33:07.95 97.954
7 19 Dave Lewis Russell Burns 12 Hoskins/Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 125 2:35:08.07 96.690
8 12 Ira Vail Ernie Olsen 14 Hudson Hudson Hudson 125 2:39:03.00 94.310
9 15 Louis Chevrolet Charles Kirkpatrick 1 Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 125 2:40:08.86 93.663
10 11 Louis Fountaine H. P. Miller 2 Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 125 2:42:23.90 92.365
11 1 Ralph DePalma James Stakes 4 Packard Packard Packard 125 2:43:08.46 91.945
12 6 Al Schillo Wallie Davis 32 Mercer Mercer Mercer 120 Flagged
13 13 William Taylor M. L. Spence 16 Newman/Stutz Stutz Stutz 115 Flagged
14 18 Andy Burt Harold Smith 42 Erbes/Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot 110 Flagged
15 21 Tom Alley Billy Salmon 23 Pan-American Pan-Am Miller 105 Flagged
16 26 Tommy Milton Eddie Miller 7 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 100 Flagged
17 24 Omar Toft Alton Soules 29 Omar/Miller Miller Miller 95 Flagged
18 27 George Mason Russell Frye 31 Ogren/Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 76 Broken rocker arm
19 2 Joe Boyer Roscoe Sarles 24 Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 66 Off course, wrecked
20 3 Barney Oldfield Waldo Stein 27 Golden Submarine/Miller Miller Miller 24 Broken valve spring
21 16 A. H. Patterson H. E. McGuire 17 Hudson Hudson Hudson 21 Broken spring & frame
22 4 Joe Thomas Henri North 6 Mercer Mercer Mercer 18 Off course
23 5 Jack LeCain Nicholas Zwick 25 Delage Delage Delage 17 Cylinder head
24 25 Ed Diedrich Charles Liphardt 33 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 16 Broken connecting rod
25 14 George Buzane Bill Kessler 3 Detroit X X 12 Broken piston
26 22 Otto Henning Jack Nichof 22 Ogren/Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 12 Broken piston rings
27 23 Jules DeVigne Buddy Marr 15 Delage Delage Delage 5 Water jacket
-- -- Leo McKone Harry Herbert X Delage Delage Delage -- Did not appear

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Ralph Mulford 69 50-118
Joe Boyer 18 1, 19-35
Ira Vail 17 10-12, 36-49
Joe Thomas 9 7-9, 13-18
Earl Cooper 7 119-125
Ralph DePalma 2 2, 5
Barney Oldfield 2 3-4
Louis Chevrolet 1 6