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1916 Chicago 300 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Maywood Speedway circuit. Full information

1916 Chicago 300

1916 Chicago 300 is 141st AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Maywood Speedway circuit. Ralph de Palma won the pole position, Dario Resta won this race. Ralph de Palma and Joseph Christiaens also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 150 laps (483 km).

Previous race: 1916 Indianapolis 500
Next race: 1916 Des Moines 150
Race Start: 10th June 1916

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1916 Chicago 300

2nd victory for the Peugeot Auto Racing team
7th victory for the Dario Resta
8th podium for the Dario Resta
19th podium for the Ralph de Palma
1st podium for the Joseph Christiaens

Peugeot L76 #21 - 1916 Chicago 300 winner

1916 Chicago 300 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #21	900	3h 2m 31.640s	Peugeot Auto Racing
2	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #22	470	3h 4m 25.370s+1m 53.730s
3	Joseph Christiaens	Sunbeam ? 1916, #29	240	3h 7m 55.480s+5m 23.840s	Sunbeam Motor Co
4	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg ? 1916, #8	130	3h 8m 30.460s+5m 58.820s	Duesenberg Bros
5	Frank Galvin	Delage ? 1916, #16	80	3h 10m 23.450s+7m 51.810s
6	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #24	50	3h 10m 30.650s+7m 59.010s	Hudson Motor Car Co
7	Wilbur d'Alene	Duesenberg ? 1916, #18	40	3h 13m 2.850s+10m 31.210s
8	Jack Gable	Burman ? 1916, #4	30	3h 15m 51.310s+13m 19.670s	Bob Burman
9	Fred McCarthy	Hudson ? 1916, #14	25	3h 19m 10.730s+16m 39.090s
10	Dave Lewis	Crawford ? 1916, #26	20	3h 24m 58.070s+22m 26.430s	William Chandler
11	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #15	0	3h 32m 4.100s+29m 32.460s
12	Art Johnson	Crawford ? 1916, #12	0		William Chandler
13	Otto Henning	Duesenberg ? 1916, #28	0		Ogren
14	Charles Thompson	unknown ? 1916, #5	0		Norm Olson
15	Art Klein	King ? 1916, #25	0		Arthur H Klein
16	Ora Haibe	Ostewig ? 1916, #10	0		S Ostewig
17	Bert Watson	Richard ? 1916, #19	0		JJR
18	Eddie Rickenbacher	Peugeot L76, #7	0		Prest-O-Lite Racing Team
19	EE Rawlings	Duesenberg ? 1916, #17	0		West Duluth
20	Barney Oldfield	Delage ? 1916, #33	0		Barney Oldfield
21	Tom Alley	King ? 1916, #23	0		Kleinart

Qualifying Results for the 1916 Chicago 300 on the Maywood Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #22
2	Eddie Rickenbacher	Peugeot L76, #7	Prest-O-Lite Racing Team
3	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #21	Peugeot Auto Racing
4	Joseph Christiaens	Sunbeam ? 1916, #29	Sunbeam Motor Co
5	Charles Thompson	unknown ? 1916, #5	Norm Olson
6	Barney Oldfield	Delage ? 1916, #33	Barney Oldfield
7	Jack Gable	Burman ? 1916, #4	Bob Burman
8	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg ? 1916, #8	Duesenberg Bros
9	Frank Galvin	Delage ? 1916, #16
10	Wilbur d'Alene	Duesenberg ? 1916, #18
11	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #15
12	Dave Lewis	Crawford ? 1916, #26	William Chandler
13	EE Rawlings	Duesenberg ? 1916, #17	West Duluth
14	Fred McCarthy	Hudson ? 1916, #14
15	Otto Henning	Duesenberg ? 1916, #28	Ogren
16	Ora Haibe	Ostewig ? 1916, #10	S Ostewig
17	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #24	Hudson Motor Car Co
18	Art Klein	King ? 1916, #25	Arthur H Klein
19	Art Johnson	Crawford ? 1916, #12	William Chandler
20	Bert Watson	Richard ? 1916, #19	JJR
21	Tom Alley	King ? 1916, #23	Kleinart