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1915 American Grand Prize in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the San Francisco circuit. Full information

1915 American Grand Prize

1915 American Grand Prize is 115th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the San Francisco circuit. Barney Oldfield won the pole position, Dario Resta won this race. Howdy Wilcox and Hughie Hughes also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 104 laps (643 km).

Previous race: 1915 Los Angeles 100
Next race: 1915 WK Vanderbilt Cup
Race Start: 27th February 1915

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1915 American Grand Prize

1st victory for the Peugeot Auto Import team
1st victory for the Dario Resta
1st podium for the Dario Resta
4th podium for the Howdy Wilcox
11th podium for the Hughie Hughes

1915 American Grand Prize results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Dario Resta	Peugeot EX3, #9	800	7h 7m 53.000s	Peugeot Auto Import
2	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz ? 1915, #26	420	7h 14m 36.000s+6m 43.000s	Stutz Motor Car Co
3	Hughie Hughes	Fiat ? 1915, #28	220	7h 21m 46.000s+13m 53.000s	Frank Young
4	Gil Anderson	Stutz ? 1915, #5	120	7h 30m 21.000s+22m 28.000s	Stutz Motor Car Co
5	Lou Disbrow	Simplex ZIP 90hp, #12	70	7h 31m 38.000s+23m 45.000s	Simplex Automobile Co
6	Louis Nikrent	Mercer ? 1915, #10	45		Mercer Automobile Co
7	Harry Grant	Case ? 1915, #30	35		JI Case Threshing Machine Co
8	Tom McKelvey	Overland ? 1915, #32	25		Overland
9	Billy Carlson	Maxwell ? 1915, #31	0		United States Motor Co
10	Claude Newhouse	Delage Type Y, #15	15		Claude R Newhouse
11	Jack Gable	Robinson ? 1915, #3	10		Jack Gable
12	Cliff Durant	Stutz ? 1915, #20	0		Chevrolet Motor Co
13	Tom Alley	Duesenberg ? 1915, #2	0		Duesenberg Bros
14	Cap Kennedy	Edwards Special, #11	0		Cap Kennedy
15	Billy Taylor	Alco ? 1915, #18	0		American Locomotive Co
16	Jack le Cain	Chevrolet ? 1915, #29	0		Chevrolet Motor Co
17	Eddie Pullen	Mercer ? 1915, #4	0		Eddie Pullen
18	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer ? 1915, #6	0		Mercer Automobile Co
19	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #22	0		EC Patterson
20	Eddie Hearne	Case ? 1915, #21	0		JI Case Threshing Machine Co
21	Huntley Gordon	Mercer ? 1915, #51	0		Huntley L Gordon
22	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg ? 1915, #19	0		Duesenberg Bros
23	Jim Parsons	Stutz ? 1915, #24	0		Jim Parsons
24	Art Klein	King ? 1915, #16	0		Arthur H Klein
25	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell ? 1915, #17	0		United States Motor Co
26	Caleb Bragg	Mercer ? 1915, #14	0		Californian Motor Car Corporation
27	Barney Oldfield	Maxwell ? 1915, #1	0		Maxwell Motor Corporation
28	Lou Gandy	Edwards Special, #7	0		Cap Kennedy
29	John Marquis	Bugatti ? 1915, #27	0		John B Marquis
30	Earl Cooper	Stutz ? 1915, #8	0		Stutz Motor Car Co

Qualifying Results for the 1915 American Grand Prize on the San Francisco circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Barney Oldfield	Maxwell ? 1915, #1	Maxwell Motor Corporation
2	Tom Alley	Duesenberg ? 1915, #2	Duesenberg Bros
3	Jack Gable	Robinson ? 1915, #3	Jack Gable
4	Eddie Pullen	Mercer ? 1915, #4	Eddie Pullen
5	Gil Anderson	Stutz ? 1915, #5	Stutz Motor Car Co
6	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer ? 1915, #6	Mercer Automobile Co
7	Lou Gandy	Edwards Special, #7	Cap Kennedy
8	Earl Cooper	Stutz ? 1915, #8	Stutz Motor Car Co
9	Dario Resta	Peugeot EX3, #9	Peugeot Auto Import
10	Louis Nikrent	Mercer ? 1915, #10	Mercer Automobile Co
11	Cap Kennedy	Edwards Special, #11	Cap Kennedy
12	Lou Disbrow	Simplex ZIP 90hp, #12	Simplex Automobile Co
13	Caleb Bragg	Mercer ? 1915, #14	Californian Motor Car Corporation
14	Claude Newhouse	Delage Type Y, #15	Claude R Newhouse
15	Art Klein	King ? 1915, #16	Arthur H Klein
16	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell ? 1915, #17	United States Motor Co
17	Jack le Cain	Chevrolet ? 1915, #29	Chevrolet Motor Co
19	Cliff Durant	Stutz ? 1915, #20	Chevrolet Motor Co
20	Eddie Hearne	Case ? 1915, #21	JI Case Threshing Machine Co
21	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #22	EC Patterson
22	Jim Parsons	Stutz ? 1915, #24	Jim Parsons
23	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz ? 1915, #26	Stutz Motor Car Co
24	John Marquis	Bugatti ? 1915, #27	John B Marquis
25	Hughie Hughes	Fiat ? 1915, #28	Frank Young
26	Billy Taylor	Alco ? 1915, #18	American Locomotive Co
27	Harry Grant	Case ? 1915, #30	JI Case Threshing Machine Co
28	Tom McKelvey	Overland ? 1915, #32	Overland
29	Billy Carlson	Maxwell ? 1915, #31	United States Motor Co
30	Huntley Gordon	Mercer ? 1915, #51	Huntley L Gordon
30	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg ? 1915, #19	Duesenberg Bros