1917 Harkness Gold Trophy in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Sheepshead Bay circuit. Full information

1917 Harkness Gold Trophy

1917 Harkness Gold Trophy is 168th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Sheepshead Bay circuit. Louis Chevrolet won the pole position and this race. Ralph de Palma and Eddie Hearne also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 50 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1917 Providence 100
Next race: 1917 Chicago 50
Race Start: 22nd September 1917

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1917 Harkness Gold Trophy

3rd victory for the Frontenac Motors team
6th victory for the Louis Chevrolet
8th podium for the Louis Chevrolet
24th podium for the Ralph de Palma
7th podium for the Eddie Hearne

1917 Harkness Gold Trophy results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac ? 1917, #1 200 54m 20.980s 0 Frontenac Motors
2 Ralph de Palma Packard 299, #4 110 56m 18.000s+1m 57.020s 0
3 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg ? 1917, #45 60 56m 41.500s+2m 20.520s 0 Duesenberg Bros
4 Ralph Mulford Frontenac ? 1917, #9 35 56m 41.870s+2m 20.890s 0
5 Ira Vail Hudson ? 1917, #14 20 56m 41.970s+2m 20.990s 0
6 Denny Hickey Hudson ? 1917, #21 15 1h 0m 39.000s+6m 18.020s 0
7 Otto Henning Mercer ? 1917, #0 10 1h 0m 48.000s+6m 27.020s 0
8 Tommy Milton Duesenberg ? 1917, #2 5 1h 0m 55.000s+6m 34.020s 0
9 James Benedict unknown ? 1917, #0 0 1h 1m 1.000s+6m 40.020s 0 James Benedict
10 Pete Henderson Duesenberg ? 1917, #8 0 0
12 Joe Boyer, Dave Lewis Duesenberg ? 1917, #0 0 0 Hoskins
13 Jack le Cain Delage ? 1917, #22 0 0
14 Tom Alley PanAm ? 1917, #0 0 0 Pan-American
15 Jules Devigne Delage ? 1917, #21 0 0
17 Walter Haines, Ora Haibe, Dario Resta unknown ? 1917, #0 0 0 Ora Haibe

List of all cars for the 1917 Harkness Gold Trophy on the Sheepshead Bay circuit

Duesenberg ? 1917

Duesenberg

Packard 299

Packard