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1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Santa Monica circuit. Full information

1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup

1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup is 151st AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Santa Monica circuit. Mike Moosie won the pole position, Dario Resta won this race. Earl Cooper and William Weightman also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 35 laps (474 km).

Previous race: 1916 Harkness Trophy
Next race: 1916 American Grand Prize
Race Start: 16th November 1916

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup

5th victory for the Peugeot Auto Racing team
10th victory for the Dario Resta
11th podium for the Dario Resta
21st podium for the Earl Cooper
1st podium for the William Weightman

Peugeot L76 - 1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup winner

Peugeot L76 #1 - 1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup winner

1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #1	900	3h 22m 48.400s	Peugeot Auto Racing
2	Earl Cooper	Stutz ? 1916, #8	470	3h 30m 40.400s+7m 52.000s	Stutz Motor Car Co
3	William Weightman	Duesenberg ? 1916, #21	240	3h 42m 0.400s+19m 12.000s	William Weightman
4	Clyde Rhodes	Hudson 6, #6	130	3h 54m 45.000s+31m 56.600s	Hudson Motor Car Co
5	AH Patterson	Hudson ? 1916, #20	80		AH Patterson
6	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #12	50		Hudson Motor Car Co
7	William Bolden	Stutz ? 1916, #19	0		Chouchilla
8	Eddie Pullen	Mercer ? 1916, #4	0		Eddie Pullen
9	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot L76, #16	0
10	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #18	0
11	Joe Thomas	Mercer ? 1916, #2	0
12	Mike Moosie	Duesenberg ? 1916, #11	0
13	Lewis Jackson	Marmon ? 1916, #24	0		Nordyke and Marmon
14	Omar Toft	Toft ? 1916, #27	0		Omar Toft
15	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer ? 1916, #3	0		Mercer Automobile Co
16	William Carleton	Owl Special, #22	0		William Carleton
17	Eddie Rickenbacher	Duesenberg ? 1916, #17	0		William Weightman
18	Bill Cody	National ? 1916, #23	0		National Motor Vehicle Co
19	Sterling Price	Gandy ? 1916, #14	0		Gandy

Qualifying Results for the 1916 WK Vanderbilt Cup on the Santa Monica circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Mike Moosie	Duesenberg ? 1916, #11
2	Lewis Jackson	Marmon ? 1916, #24	Nordyke and Marmon
3	Earl Cooper	Stutz ? 1916, #8	Stutz Motor Car Co
4	Glover Ruckstell	Mercer ? 1916, #3	Mercer Automobile Co
5	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot L76, #16
6	Joe Thomas	Mercer ? 1916, #2
7	Ira Vail	Hudson ? 1916, #12	Hudson Motor Car Co
8	Clyde Rhodes	Hudson 6, #6	Hudson Motor Car Co
9	William Weightman	Duesenberg ? 1916, #21	William Weightman
10	Eddie Rickenbacher	Duesenberg ? 1916, #17	William Weightman
11	Sterling Price	Gandy ? 1916, #14	Gandy
12	William Bolden	Stutz ? 1916, #19	Chouchilla
13	Bill Cody	National ? 1916, #23	National Motor Vehicle Co
14	William Carleton	Owl Special, #22	William Carleton
15	George Buzane	Duesenberg ? 1916, #18
16	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #1	Peugeot Auto Racing
17	Eddie Pullen	Mercer ? 1916, #4	Eddie Pullen
18	Omar Toft	Toft ? 1916, #27	Omar Toft
19	AH Patterson	Hudson ? 1916, #20	AH Patterson