1916 AAA Championship Car season

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Length	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
NC	April 8	Corona Race		Grand Boulevard	Corona, California	Road	?	Eddie O'Donnell
NC	April 29	Raisin Classic		Fresno Road Race Course	Fresno, California	Road	?	Eddie O'Donnell
1	May 13	Metropolitan Trophy		Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board	?	Eddie Rickenbacker
NC	May 13	Coney Island Cup		Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board	?	Johnny Aitken
NC	May 13	Queens Cup		Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board	?	Ralph Mulford
2	May 30	1916 Indianapolis 500		Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	Johnny Aitken	Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|1801.png" /> Dario Resta
3	June 11	Chicago Race		Speedway Park	Maywood, Illinois	Board	Ralph DePalma	Great Britain and Ireland|1801.png" /> Dario Resta
NC	June 24	Des Moines Sprint Race		Des Moines Speedway	Valley Junction, Iowa	Board	?	Eddie Rickenbacker
4	June 24	Des Moines Race		Des Moines Speedway	Valley Junction, Iowa	Board	Ralph DePalma	Ralph DePalma
5	July 4	Minneapolis Race		Twin City Motor Speedway	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Concrete	Louis Chevrolet	Ralph DePalma
NC	July 15	Omaha Sprint Race		Omaha Speedway	Omaha, Nebraska	Board	?	Ralph DePalma
6	July 15	Omaha Race		Omaha Speedway	Omaha, Nebraska	Board	Ralph Mulford	Dario Resta
NC	July 22	Kansas City Race		Kansas City Speedway	Kansas City, Missouri	Dirt	?	Ralph DePalma
NC	July 22	Kansas City Race		Kansas City Speedway	Kansas City, Missouri	Dirt	?	W. W. Brown
7	August 5	Montamarathon/Potlach Trophy Race		Pacific Coast Speedway	Tacoma, Washington	Board	Sterling Price	Eddie Rickenbacker
NC	August 19	Speedway Grand Prix		Speedway Park	Maywood, Illinois	Board	Dario Resta	Dario Resta
8	September 4	International Sweepstakes		Cincinnati Motor Speedway	Sharonville, Ohio	Board	Howdy Wilcox	Johnny Aitken
NC	September 9	Harvest Auto Racing Classic		Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	?	Johnny Aitken
NC	September 9	Harvest Auto Racing Classic		Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	?	Johnny Aitken
9	September 9	Harvest Auto Racing Classic		Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	?	Johnny Aitken
10	September 30	Astor Cup Race		Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board	?	Johnny Aitken
11	October 14	Grand American Auto Race		Speedway Park	Maywood, Illinois	Board	Art Klein	Dario Resta
12	October 28	Harkness Trophy Race		Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board	James Benedict	Johnny Aitken
13	November 16	William K. Vanderbilt Cup		Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	Road	Mike Moosie	Dario Resta
14	November 18	American Grand Prize		Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	Road	Mike Moosie	Howdy Wilcox
14	November 18	American Grand Prize		Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	Road	Mike Moosie	Johnny Aitken
15	November 30	Ascot Derby		Ascot Park	Los Angeles, California	Dirt	Eddie Rickenbacker	Eddie Rickenbacker
NC	December 2	Universal Trophy		Uniontown Speedway	Hopwood, Pennsylvania	Board	?	Louis Chevrolet

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Car	Points
1	Dario Resta	Peugeot	4100
2	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	3440
3	Eddie Rickenbacker	Maxwell, Peugeot, Duesenberg	2910
4	Ralph DePalma	Mercedes, Peugeot	1790
5	Earl Cooper	Stutz-Wisconsin, Stutz	1405
6	Wilbur D'Alene	?	1120
7	Tommy Milton	?	690
8	Pete Henderson	?	667
9	Frank Galvin	?	645
10	Ralph Mulford	?	620

General references