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AAA National Motor Car Championship in the 1916 season. Full information

8th season of AAA National Motor Car Championship, started 13th May and ended at 30th November 1916

Beginners of the season: Jules Devigne , Charles Devlin , George Adams , Bert Watson , Aldo Franchi , Art Johnson , Frank Galvin , Charles Thompson , Tommy Milton , Mel Sorenson , William Muller , Omar Toft , Mike Moosie , Robert Moore , Jay McNey , Milton McBride , James Benedict , Bailey Gish , William Weightman , Clyde Rhodes , AH Patterson , Joe Thomas , Lewis Jackson , William Carleton , Bill Cody , Mike Mossie , Dave Anderson , Emil Agraz , CB Perry

List of races and tracks in the 1916 season

	Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
	1916 Metropolitan Trophy	Eddie Rickenbacher Maxwell ? 1916, #11	Sheepshead Bay	13th May 1916
	1916 Indianapolis 500	Dario Resta Peugeot L76, #17	Indianapolis	30th May 1916
	1916 Chicago 300	Dario Resta Peugeot L76, #21	Maywood Speedway	10th June 1916
	1916 Des Moines 150	Ralph de Palma Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #10	Des Moines	24th June 1916
	1916 Minneapolis 150	Ralph de Palma Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #10	Twin City	4th July 1916
	1916 Omaha 150	Dario Resta Peugeot L76, #2	Omaha Speedway	15th July 1916
	1916 Montamarathon Trophy	Eddie Rickenbacher Maxwell ? 1916, #1	Tacoma Speedway	5th August 1916
	1916 International Sweepstakes	Johnny Aitken Peugeot L76, #11	Cincinnati Speedway	4th September 1916
	1916 Harvest Racing Classic	Johnny Aitken Peugeot L76, #1	Indianapolis	9th September 1916
	1916 Vincent Astor Cup	Johnny Aitken Peugeot L76, #10	Sheepshead Bay	30th September 1916
	1916 Grand American Prize	Dario Resta Peugeot L76, #4	Maywood Speedway	14th October 1916
	1916 Harkness Trophy	Johnny Aitken Peugeot L76, #10	Sheepshead Bay	28th October 1916
	1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup	Dario Resta Peugeot L76, #1	Santa Monica	16th November 1916
	1916 American Grand Prize	Howdy Wilcox , Johnny Aitken Peugeot EX5, #26	Santa Monica	18th November 1916
	1916 Ascot Derby	Eddie Rickenbacher Duesenberg ? 1916, #1	Ascot Park	30th November 1916

Drivers championship 1916

United Kingdom

Champion

Points: 4100 Wins: 5 Poles: 0

United States

2nd place

Points: 3440 Wins: 5 Poles: 3

Eddie Rickenbacher

United States

3rd place

Points: 2910 Wins: 3 Poles: 1

List of all drivers for the 1916 season

Name	Points
Dario Resta	4100
Johnny Aitken	3440
Eddie Rickenbacher	2910
Ralph de Palma	1800
Earl Cooper	1405
Wilbur d'Alene	1120
Tommy Milton	690
Pete Henderson	667
Frank Galvin	645
Ralph Mulford	620
Howdy Wilcox	618
Ira Vail	540
Joseph Christiaens	540
Dave Lewis	500
Jules Devigne	350
AH Patterson	350
Hughie Hughes	290
Clyde Rhodes	270
Eddie Pullen	260
William Weightman	240
George Buzane	225
Eddie O'Donnell	185
Charles Devlin	140
Art Klein	135
Jack le Cain	120
Glover Ruckstell	100
Omar Toft	100
Earl Devore	80
Barney Oldfield	80
William Chandler	70
Ora Haibe	60
Mike Moosie	60
Mel Stringer	55
William Muller	55
George Adams	55
Mel Sorenson	50
Jack Gable	45
Sterling Price	45
Bert Watson	35
James Benedict	30
Art Johnson	30
Fred McCarthy	25
Andy Burt	25
Rea Lentz	0
Bailey Gish	0
Lewis Jackson	0
CB Perry	0
Emil Agraz	0
William Carleton	0
Dave Anderson	0
Mike Mossie	0
William Bolden	0
Cliff Durant	0
Bill Cody	0
Joe Thomas	0
EE Rawlings	0
Milton McBride	0
Tom Rooney	0
Aldo Franchi	0
Carl Limberg	0
Gil Anderson	0
Frank Elliott	0
Tom Alley	0
Louis Chevrolet	0
Arthur Chevrolet	0
Jim Meyer	0
Charles Merz	0
Otto Henning	0
Charles Thompson	0
Swan Ostewig	0
Charles Latta	0
Robert Moore	0
Jay McNey	0
Billy Taylor	0

List of all cars in the 1916 season

Peugeot

Points: 8265 Wins: 9 Poles: 3

Duesenberg ? 1916

Duesenberg

Points: 3855 Wins: 1 Poles: 4

Maxwell

Points: 2877 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix

Mercedes

Points: 1790 Wins: 2 Poles: 2

Stutz

Points: 880 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Sunbeam

Points: 800 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Hudson

Points: 680 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Delage

Points: 630 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Crawford ? 1916

Duesenberg

Points: 575 Wins: 0 Poles: 2

Hudson

Points: 540 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wisconsin

Points: 540 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Premier

Points: 515 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Peugeot

Points: 438 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

Mercer

Points: 415 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 100 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 55 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Hudson

Points: 55 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 40 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 35 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Peugeot

Points: 30 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 25 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wisconsin

Points: 20 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Frontenac ? 1916

Frontenac

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Marmon

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Stutz

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Hercules ? 1916

Hercules

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kissell

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Dodge

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

unknown

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Curtis

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

National ? 1916

National

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Sunbeam

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Peugeot

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Owl

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Duesenberg

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

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