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
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
| 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 |
| Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac ? 1917, #1 | 0 | Frontenac Motors |
| 2 | Ralph de Palma | Packard 299, #4 | 0 | |
| 3 | Eddie Hearne | Duesenberg ? 1917, #45 | 0 | Duesenberg Bros |
| 4 | Ralph Mulford | Frontenac ? 1917, #9 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ira Vail | Hudson ? 1917, #14 | 0 | |
| 6 | Denny Hickey | Hudson ? 1917, #21 | 0 | |
| 7 | Otto Henning | Mercer ? 1917, #0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tommy Milton | Duesenberg ? 1917, #2 | 0 | |
| 9 | James Benedict | unknown ? 1917, #0 | 0 | James Benedict |
| 10 | Pete Henderson | Duesenberg ? 1917, #8 | 0 | |
| 12 | Joe Boyer, Dave Lewis | Duesenberg ? 1917, #0 | 0 | Hoskins |
| 13 | Jack le Cain | Delage ? 1917, #22 | 0 | |
| 14 | Tom Alley | PanAm ? 1917, #0 | 0 | Pan-American |
| 15 | Jules Devigne | Delage ? 1917, #21 | 0 | |
| 17 | Walter Haines, Ora Haibe, Dario Resta | unknown ? 1917, #0 | 0 | Ora Haibe |
Hudson
Miller
Duesenberg
Frontenac
Delage
Packard
Mercer
unknown