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1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race 3 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Indianapolis circuit. Full information

1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy

1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy is 11th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Leigh Lynch won the pole position and this race. Ralph de Palma and Bruce Keen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 94 laps (378 km).

Previous race: 1909 G&J Trophy
Next race: 1909 Vesper Club Trophy
Race Start: 21st August 1909

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy

1st victory for the Jackson Automobile Co team
1st victory for the Leigh Lynch
1st podium for the Leigh Lynch
1st podium for the Ralph de Palma
1st podium for the Bruce Keen

1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Leigh Lynch	Jackson ? 1909, #52	500	4h 13m 51.400s	Jackson Automobile Co
2	Ralph de Palma	Fiat ? 1909, #24	260
3	Bruce Keen	Marmon ? 1909, #75	140		Nordyke and Marmon
4	Harry Stilman	Marmon ? 1909, #17	80
5	Ray Harroun	Marmon ? 1909, #58	50		Nordyke and Marmon
6	Barney Oldfield	National ? 1909, #9	35		Old Glory
7	Tobin de Hymel	Stoddart ? 1909, #62	25
8	Bert Miller	Stoddart ? 1909, #23	0
9	Charles Merz	National ? 1909, #10	0		National Motor Vehicle Co
10	Fred Ellis	Jackson ? 1909, #53	0		Jackson Automobile Co
11	Bob Burman	Buick ? 1909, #35	0		Buick Motor Car Co
12	Jap Clemens	Stoddart ? 1909, #22	0
13	Herb Lytle	Apperson ? 1909, #1	0		Apperson Brothers
14	Louis Chevrolet	Buick ? 1909, #8	0
15	Johnny Aitken	National ? 1909, #37	0		National Motor Vehicle Co
16	Harry Stutz	Marion ? 1909, #55	0
17	Robert Drach	American Roadster, #76	0
18	Louis Strang	Buick ? 1909, #36	0
19	William McCulla	Apperson ? 1909, #2	25

Qualifying Results for the 1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Leigh Lynch	Jackson ? 1909, #52	Jackson Automobile Co
2	Ralph de Palma	Fiat ? 1909, #24
2	Robert Drach	American Roadster, #76
3	Bruce Keen	Marmon ? 1909, #75	Nordyke and Marmon
4	Harry Stilman	Marmon ? 1909, #17
5	Ray Harroun	Marmon ? 1909, #58	Nordyke and Marmon
6	Barney Oldfield	National ? 1909, #9	Old Glory
7	Tobin de Hymel	Stoddart ? 1909, #62
8	Bert Miller	Stoddart ? 1909, #23
9	Charles Merz	National ? 1909, #10	National Motor Vehicle Co
10	Fred Ellis	Jackson ? 1909, #53	Jackson Automobile Co
11	Bob Burman	Buick ? 1909, #35	Buick Motor Car Co
12	Jap Clemens	Stoddart ? 1909, #22
13	Herb Lytle	Apperson ? 1909, #1	Apperson Brothers
14	Louis Chevrolet	Buick ? 1909, #8
15	Johnny Aitken	National ? 1909, #37	National Motor Vehicle Co
16	Harry Stutz	Marion ? 1909, #55
18	Louis Strang	Buick ? 1909, #36
19	William McCulla	Apperson ? 1909, #2