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1916 American Grand Prize in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Santa Monica circuit. Full information

1916 American Grand Prize

1916 American Grand Prize is 152nd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Santa Monica circuit. Mike Mossie won the pole position, Howdy Wilcox, Johnny Aitken won this race. Earl Cooper and AH Patterson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 48 laps (650 km).

Previous race: 1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup
Next race: 1916 Ascot Derby
Race Start: 18th November 1916

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1916 American Grand Prize

1st victory for the Howdy Wilcox team
2nd victory for the Howdy Wilcox
8th victory for the Johnny Aitken
7th podium for the Howdy Wilcox
13th podium for the Johnny Aitken
22nd podium for the Earl Cooper
1st podium for the AH Patterson

1916 American Grand Prize results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Howdy Wilcox, Johnny Aitken	Peugeot EX5, #26	0		Howdy Wilcox
2	Earl Cooper	Stutz ? 1916, #8	520	4h 48m 59.000s+6m 12.000s	Stutz Motor Car Co
3	AH Patterson	Hudson 6, #20	270	5h 9m 39.000s+26m 52.000s	AH Patterson
4	Clyde Rhodes	Hudson 6, #6	140	5h 54m 5.000s+1h 11m 18.000s	Hudson Motor Car Co
5	William Weightman, Eddie Rickenbacher	Duesenberg ? 1916, #21	0		William Weightman
6	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer ? 1916, #3	0		Mercer Automobile Co
7	Bill Cody	National ? 1916, #23	0		National Motor Vehicle Co
8	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #18	0		Duesenberg Bros
9	Eddie Rickenbacher	Duesenberg ? 1916, #17	0		William Weightman
10	Dario Resta	Peugeot EX5, #1	0		Peugeot Auto Racing
11	Cliff Durant	Stutz ? 1916, #9	0		Chevrolet Motor Co
12	Lewis Jackson	Marmon ? 1916, #24	0		Nordyke and Marmon
13	Sterling Price	Gandy ? 1916, #14	0		Gandy
14	Omar Toft	Toft ? 1916, #27	0		Omar Toft
15	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #19	0		Hudson Motor Car Co
16	Eddie Pullen	Mercer ? 1916, #4	0		Eddie Pullen
17	William Carleton	Owl Special, #22	0		William Carleton
18	Mike Mossie	Duesenberg ? 1916, #11	0		Duesenberg Bros
19	Dave Anderson	Kissell ? 1916, #25	0		Kissell Motor Co
20	Emil Agraz	Hercules ? 1916, #10	0		Hercules Motor Car Co
21	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot EX5, #16	0		Johnny Aitken

Qualifying Results for the 1916 American Grand Prize on the Santa Monica circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Mike Mossie	Duesenberg ? 1916, #11	Duesenberg Bros
2	Lewis Jackson	Marmon ? 1916, #24	Nordyke and Marmon
3	Eddie Pullen	Mercer ? 1916, #4	Eddie Pullen
4	Dario Resta	Peugeot EX5, #1	Peugeot Auto Racing
5	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot EX5, #16	Johnny Aitken
6	Earl Cooper	Stutz ? 1916, #8	Stutz Motor Car Co
7	Cliff Durant	Stutz ? 1916, #9	Chevrolet Motor Co
8	Emil Agraz	Hercules ? 1916, #10	Hercules Motor Car Co
9	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #19	Hudson Motor Car Co
10	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #18	Duesenberg Bros
11	Clyde Rhodes	Hudson 6, #6	Hudson Motor Car Co
12	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer ? 1916, #3	Mercer Automobile Co
13	Eddie Rickenbacher	Duesenberg ? 1916, #17	William Weightman
14	Sterling Price	Gandy ? 1916, #14	Gandy
15	Omar Toft	Toft ? 1916, #27	Omar Toft
16	Howdy Wilcox, Johnny Aitken	Peugeot EX5, #26	Howdy Wilcox
17	Bill Cody	National ? 1916, #23	National Motor Vehicle Co
18	AH Patterson	Hudson 6, #20	AH Patterson
19	Dave Anderson	Kissell ? 1916, #25	Kissell Motor Co
20	William Weightman, Eddie Rickenbacher	Duesenberg ? 1916, #21	William Weightman
21	William Carleton	Owl Special, #22	William Carleton