1916 AAA National Championship Trail

Dario Resta - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/13/16 Metropolitan Trophy Race Sheepshead Bay 150 BO Eddie Rickenbacker
5/30/16 International 300 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 300 BR Dario Resta
6/11/16 Chicago Race 1 Chicago 300 BO Dario Resta
6/24/16 Des Moines Race Des Moines 150 BO Ralph DePalma
7/4/16 Minneapolis Race Minneapolis 150 CO Ralph DePalma
7/15/16 Omaha Race Omaha 150 BO Dario Resta
8/5/16 Montamarathon/Potlach Trophy Race Tacoma 300 BO Eddie Rickenbacker
9/4/16 1st International Sweepstakes Cincinnati 300 BO Johnny Aitken
9/9/16 Harvest Auto Classic Indianapolis 100 BR Johnny Aitken
9/30/16 Astor Cup Sheepshead Bay 250 BO Johnny Aitken
10/14/16 Grand American Auto Race Chicago 250 BO Dario Resta
10/28/16 Harkness Trophy Race Sheepshead Bay 100 BO Johnny Aitken
11/16/16 William K. Vanderbilt Cup Santa Monica 294.595 RC Dario Resta
11/18/16 American Grand Prize^ Santa Monica 404.016 RC Howdy Wilcox/Johnny Aitken
11/30/16 Championship Award Sweepstakes Ascot 150 DO Eddie Rickenbacker

^ Race sanctioned by Automobile Club of America (ACA)

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
4/8/16 Corona Race Corona 301.712 RC Eddie O'Donnell
4/29/16 Raisin Classic Fresno 301 RC Eddie O'Donnell
5/13/16 Coney Island Cup Sheepshead Bay 20 BO Johnny Aitken
5/13/16 Queens Cup Sheepshead Bay 50 BO Ralph Mulford
6/24/16 Des Moines Sprint Race Des Moines 50 BO Eddie Rickenbacker
7/15/16 Omaha Sprint Race Omaha 50 BO Ralph DePalma
7/22/16 Kansas City Race 1 Kansas City 99 DO Ralph DePalma
7/22/16 Kansas City Race 2 Kansas City 16.875 DO W. W. Brown
8/19/16 Speedway Grand Prix Chicago 50 BO Dario Resta
8/27/16 Kalamazoo Race Kalamazoo ** DO **
9/9/16 Harvest Auto Classic Indianapolis 20 BR Johnny Aitken
9/9/16 Harvest Auto Classic Indianapolis 50 BR Johnny Aitken
12/2/16 Universal Trophy Race Uniontown 112.5 BO Louis Chevrolet

**Race cancelled after first lap accident

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Dario Resta 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4100
2 John Aitken 9 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 3440
3 Eddie Rickenbacker 15 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 2910
4 Ralph DePalma 8 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1800
5 Earl Cooper 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1405
6 Wilbur D'Alene 9 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1120
7 Tommy Milton 9 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 690
8 Pete Henderson 10 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 667
9 Frank Galvin 7 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 645
10 Ralph Mulford 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 620
11 Howdy Wilcox 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 618
12T Josef Christiaens 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 540
12T Ira Vail 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 540
15 Dave Lewis 10 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 500
16T Jules DeVigne 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 350
16T A. H. Patterson 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 350
18 Hughie Hughes 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 290
19 Clyde Roads 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 270
20 Eddie Pullen 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 260
21 William Weightman 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 240
22 George Buzane 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 225
23 Eddie O'Donnell 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 185
24 Charles Devlin 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 140
25 Art Klein 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 135
26 Jack LeCain 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 120
27T Glover Ruckstell 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 100
27T Omar Toft 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 100
29T Earl DeVore 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 80
29T Barney Oldfield 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 80
31 Billy Chandler 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 70
32T Mike Moosie 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60
32T Ora Haibe 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 60
34T George Adams 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 55
34T Mel Stringer 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 55
34T William Muller 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 55
37 Martin Sorenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 50
38T Sterling Price 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 45
38T Jack Gable 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 45
40 Bert Watson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 35
41T James Benedict 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 30
41T Art Johnson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 30
43T Andy Burt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 25
43T Fred McCarthy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 25
NR William Cody 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR William Bolden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR Aldo Franchi 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
NR Ken Rawlings 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR Gil Andersen 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR Carl Limberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR Tom Alley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
NR Jim Meyer 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
NR Joe Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
NR Jay McNey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
NR Cliff Durant 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
NR Charles Latta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
NR C. B. Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
NR Louis Chevrolet 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
NR Lewis Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR William Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR Otto Henning 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Swan Ostewig 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Charles Thompson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Daniel Gish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR William Carlton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Milton McBride 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Tom Rooney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Arthur Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Charles Merz 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Dave Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Emil Agraz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
NR Robert Moore 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR Rea Lentz 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR Winfield Barndollar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Fred Barsby 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Joe Boyer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Grover Bergdoll 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Gaston Chevrolet 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Robert Delno 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR C. F. DuChesneau 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Harry Feichtinger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR C. J. Gilbert 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR A. S. Halls 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR J. C. Hoskins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chad Jewett 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR H. Otis Lente 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Harry Marshall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR J. J. McCoy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Edward McNay 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Barney Newgard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR J. W. Oberting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Kirbe Packard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR O. M. Palmer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Gene Stecher 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Harry Stillman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR E. O. Victor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Harry Horstman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Frank Elliott Relief drove only 0
NR Jimmy Alexander Non points races only 0
NR W. W. Brown Non points races only 0
NR Lou Gandy Non points races only 0
NR George Hill Non points races only 0
NR Jack Teel Non points races only 0
NR Eddie Waterman Non points races only 0
NR Guy Ball Non points race only 0
NR Bob Burman Non points race only 0
NR L. H. Byron Non points race only 0
NR Jack Conway Non points race only 0
NR Frank DeBolt Non points race only 0
NR John DePalma Non points race only 0
NR Reeves Dutton Non points race only 0
NR Joseph Edwards Non points race only 0
NR Herbert Frost Non points race only 0
NR Frank Goode Non points race only 0
NR Otto Haube Non points race only 0
NR Ray Hazen Non points race only 0
NR Tony Janette Non points race only 0
NR Joe Land Non points race only 0
NR Gordon Lewis Non points race only 0
NR George Mason Non points race only 0
NR Walter Melcher Non points race only 0
NR Jim Parsons Non points race only 0
NR H. L. Robinson Non points race only 0
NR Herbert Strachan Non points race only 0
NR Teddy Tetzlaff Non points race only 0
NR Dale Armentrout Non points race only (not run) 0
NR Tom Ball Non points race only (not run) 0
NR Al Downs Non points race only (not run) 0
NR

F. L.

Hursh

 Non points race only (not run) 0
NR H. E. McCord Non points race only (not run) 0
NR Jack Peacock Non points race only (not run) 0
 
Debuts Farewells
George Adams Chad Jewett
Emil Agraz Art Johnson
Jimmy Alexander Joe Land
Dave Anderson H. Otis Lente
Dale Armentrout Gordon Lewis
Fred Barsby Harry Marshall
James Benedict Milton McBride
L. H. Byron H. E. McCord
William Carlton J. J. McCoy
Gaston Chevrolet Jay McNey
William Cody Walter Melcher
Jack Conway Tommy Milton
Frank DeBolt Mike Moosie
Jules DeVigne William Muller
Charles Devlin Barney Newgard
Al Downs J. W. Oberting
C. F. DuChesneau Kirbe Packard
Reeves Dutton O. M. Palmer
Joseph Edwards A. H. Patterson
Harry Feichtinger C. B. Perry
Aldo Franchi Clyde Roads
Herbert Frost H. L. Robinson
C. J. Gilbert Martin Sorenson
Daniel Gish Herbert Strachan
A. S. Halls Jack Teel
Otto Haube Charles Thompson
Ray Hazen E. O. Victor
Harry Horstman Bert Watson
Lewis Jackson William Weightman
George Adams Chad Jewett
Emil Agraz Art Johnson
Johnny Aitken Joe Land
Jimmy Alexander Charles Latta
Dave Anderson H. Otis Lente
Dale Armentrout Rea Lentz
Guy Ball Gordon Lewis
Tom Ball Carl Limberg
Fred Barsby Harry Marshall
Grover Bergdoll Edward McNay
Bob Burman Jay McNey
L. H. Byron Charles Merz
William Carlton Robert Moore
William Cody Barney Newgard
Frank DeBolt J. W. Oberting
Charles Devlin Kirbe Packard
Al Downs O. M. Palmer
C. F. DuChesneau Jim Parsons
Joseph Edwards Jack Peacock
Harry Feichtinger C. B. Perry
Herbert Frost Sterling Price
Frank Galvin Clyde Roads
Lou Gandy Glover Ruckstell
C. J. Gilbert Martin Sorenson
Daniel Gish Gene Stecher
Frank Goode Harry Stillman
Otto Haube Herbert Strachan
Ray Hazen Jack Teel
George Hill Teddy Tetzlaff
Harry Horstman Charles Thompson
J. C. Hoskins E. O. Victor
Hughie Hughes Eddie Waterman
F. L. Hursh Bert Watson
Lewis Jackson Jack Welch
Tony Janette