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1916 International Sweepstakes in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Cincinnati Speedway circuit. Full information

1916 International Sweepstakes

1916 International Sweepstakes is 146th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Cincinnati Speedway circuit. Howdy Wilcox won the pole position, Johnny Aitken won this race. Wilbur d'Alene and Frank Galvin also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 150 laps (483 km).

Previous race: 1916 Montamarathon Trophy
Next race: 1916 Harvest Racing Classic
Race Start: 4th September 1916

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1916 International Sweepstakes

4th victory for the Johnny Aitken
8th podium for the Johnny Aitken
2nd podium for the Wilbur d'Alene
1st podium for the Frank Galvin

Peugeot L76 #11 - 1916 International Sweepstakes winner

1916 International Sweepstakes results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot L76, #11	900	3h 5m 27.220s
2	Wilbur d'Alene	Duesenberg ? 1916, #13	470	3h 9m 56.270s+4m 29.050s
3	Frank Galvin	Sunbeam ? 1916, #19	240	3h 17m 16.860s+11m 49.640s
4	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #31	130	3h 23m 19.060s+17m 51.840s
5	Art Klein	Crawford ? 1916, #8	80	3h 34m 15.060s+28m 47.840s	Crawford
6	Charles Devlin	Duesenberg ? 1916, #27	50	3h 46m 6.540s+40m 39.320s
7	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #2	0		Peugeot Auto Racing
8	Ora Haibe	King ? 1916, #17	40		Kleinart
9	EE Rawlings	Duesenberg ? 1916, #15	0		West Duluth
10	Tom Alley	Duesenberg ? 1916, #28	0		Hoskins
11	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell ? 1916, #12	0		Prest-O-Lite Racing Team
12	William Chandler	Duesenberg ? 1916, #9	0		William Chandler
13	William Muller	Muller ? 1916, #21	0		Dans L'Argent
14	Omar Toft	Toft ? 1916, #6	0		Omar Toft
15	Gil Anderson	Stutz ? 1916, #5	0		Stutz Motor Car Co
16	Dave Lewis	Premier ? 1916, #29	0
17	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #25	0		Hudson Motor Car Co
18	Pete Henderson	Maxwell ? 1916, #14	0
19	Aldo Franchi	Delage ? 1916, #16	0
20	Jack le Cain	Delage ? 1916, #18	0		Harry Harkness
21	Ralph Mulford	Peugeot L76, #31	0
22	Howdy Wilcox	Premier ? 1916, #4	0		Indianapolis Speedway Team
23	Charles Merz	Peugeot L76, #3	0		Indianapolis Motor Speedway
24	Robert Moore	Crawford ? 1916, #32	0		Crawford
25	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac ? 1916, #39	0		Chevrolet Bros
26	Tommy Milton	Duesenberg ? 1916, #22	0		Duesenberg Bros
27	Joseph Christiaens	Sunbeam ? 1916, #1	0		Sunbeam Motor Co
28	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #10	0

Qualifying Results for the 1916 International Sweepstakes on the Cincinnati Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Howdy Wilcox	Premier ? 1916, #4	Indianapolis Speedway Team
2	Dave Lewis	Premier ? 1916, #29
3	Tommy Milton	Duesenberg ? 1916, #22	Duesenberg Bros
4	Aldo Franchi	Delage ? 1916, #16
5	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #2	Peugeot Auto Racing
6	Ralph Mulford	Peugeot L76, #31
7	Charles Devlin	Duesenberg ? 1916, #27
8	Tom Alley	Duesenberg ? 1916, #28	Hoskins
9	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #10
10	Jack le Cain	Delage ? 1916, #18	Harry Harkness
11	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell ? 1916, #12	Prest-O-Lite Racing Team
12	Omar Toft	Toft ? 1916, #6	Omar Toft
13	William Muller	Muller ? 1916, #21	Dans L'Argent
14	EE Rawlings	Duesenberg ? 1916, #15	West Duluth
15	Charles Merz	Peugeot L76, #3	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
16	Gil Anderson	Stutz ? 1916, #5	Stutz Motor Car Co
17	Pete Henderson	Maxwell ? 1916, #14
18	Wilbur d'Alene	Duesenberg ? 1916, #13
19	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot L76, #11
20	Louis Chevrolet	Frontenac ? 1916, #39	Chevrolet Bros
21	Joseph Christiaens	Sunbeam ? 1916, #1	Sunbeam Motor Co
22	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #25	Hudson Motor Car Co
23	Frank Galvin	Sunbeam ? 1916, #19
24	William Chandler	Duesenberg ? 1916, #9	William Chandler
25	Art Klein	Crawford ? 1916, #8	Crawford
26	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #31
27	Robert Moore	Crawford ? 1916, #32	Crawford
28	Ora Haibe	King ? 1916, #17	Kleinart