1912 AAA National Championship Trail

Ralph DePalma - Champion

**Points were not awarded during the 1912 season.   They were assigned retroactively in 1927 and revised in 1951,
so all points and standings from this season should be considered unofficial.**

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/4/12 Santa Monica Race 1 Santa Monica 101.004 RC George Joerimann
5/4/12 Santa Monica Race 2 Santa Monica 151.506 RC Ralph DePalma
5/4/12 Santa Monica Race 3 Santa Monica 303.012 RC Teddy Tetzlaff
5/30/12 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 BR Joe Dawson/Don Herr
7/5/12 First Montamara Fiesta Race Tacoma 150 RC Eddie Pullen
7/5/12 Tacoma Race 2 Tacoma 150 RC Earl Cooper
7/5/12 Tacoma Race 3 Tacoma 200 RC Teddy Tetzlaff
7/6/12 Montamarathon Trophy Race Tacoma 250 RC Teddy Tetzlaff
8/25/12 Columbus Race Columbus 200 DO Spencer Wishart
8/30/12 Aurora Trophy Race Elgin 152.46 RC Hughie Hughes
8/30/12 Illinois National Trophy Race Elgin 203.28 RC Charles Merz
8/30/12 Jencks Trophy Race Elgin 101.64 RC Harry Endicott
8/31/12 Elgin Race 4 Elgin 254.1 RC Ralph DePalma
8/31/12 Elgin Trophy Race Elgin 304.92 RC Ralph DePalma
10/2/12 William K. Vanderbilt Cup Milwaukee 299.44 RC Ralph DePalma
10/5/12 Pabst Blue Ribbon Trophy Race Milwaukee 220.64 RC Mortimer Roberts
10/5/12 Wisconsin Challenge Trophy Race Milwaukee 173.36 RC Harry Endicott
11/5/12 Brighton Beach Race Brighton Beach 100 DO Ralph Mulford

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
10/5/12 American Grand Prize^ Milwaukee 409.76 RC Caleb Bragg

^ Race sanctioned by Automobile Club of America (ACA)

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Ralph DePalma 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2000*
2 Ted Tetzlaff 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1900**
3 Joe Dawson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1000*
4 Hughie Hughes 9 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 890*
5 Ralph Mulford 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 870*
6 Charles Merz 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 680*
7 Spencer Wishart 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 630*
8 Erwin Bergdoll 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 580*
9 Harry Endicott 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 550*
10 Mortimer Roberts 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 530*
11 Eddie Pullen 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 495*
12 Earl Devore 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 410*
13 Earl Cooper 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 405*
14 Gil Anderson 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 350*
15 Caleb Bragg 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 320*
16 Howdy Wilcox 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 245*
17 Harry Hastings 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 240*
18 George Joerimann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 200*
19 George Mason 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 185*
20 David Bruce-Brown 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 170*
21T Joe Nikrent 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 160*
21T John Jenkins 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 160*
23T Robert Evans 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 110*
23T Leland Mitchell 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 110*
23T Billy Chandler 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 110*
26T James Rossi 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 90*
26T Louis Disbrow 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 90*
26T Homer Trussell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 90*
26T Dave Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 90*
26T Bill Endicott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 90*
31 Frank Verbeck 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 80*
32T Neil Whalen 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 60*
32T Jack Tower 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60*
32T Len Zengel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 60*
35 George Clark 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 55*
36 Scott Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50*
37T Ben Lawwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40*
37T Joe Horan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 40*
39T Roscoe Anthony 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 35*
39T Bert Dingley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 35*
41 Hal Shain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30*
42 Barney Oldfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 25*
43T K. C. Krause 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20*
43T John Menker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20*
45T Louis Nikrent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 15*
45T Jack LeCain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15*
47T Thomas Costello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 10*
47T Ed Rasher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 10*
49 Len Ormsby 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5*
NR Don Herr Relief drove only 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NR F. W. Moe 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
NR Ray Snyder 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
NR W. G. Wordingham 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
NR Eddie Hearne 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NR Frank Blizzard 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NR William Hobbs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NR Harry Knight 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
NR Harry Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
NR Rupert Jeffkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR Harry Mathews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR Tom Rooney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR Charles Elliott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
NR A. J. Charles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
NR Frank Siefert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
NR Carl Limberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR Marion Trexler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR John Raimey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
NR Armour Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
NR Bob Burman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR P. G. Thebaud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR Joe Matson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Billy Leisaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Mel Marquette 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Lee Frayer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR William Fritsch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR George Fuller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR John Heber 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Harvey Herrick 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR James Hill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Joe Jagersberger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR I. J. Kilpatrick 0 1