1917 Omaha Derby is 158th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Omaha Speedway circuit. Louis Chevrolet won the pole position, Ralph Mulford won this race. Tommy Milton and Joe Thomas also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 120 laps (241 km).
Previous race:
1917 War Derby Race
Next race:
1917 Minneapolis 100
Race Start:
4th July 1917
11th victory for the Ralph Mulford
21st podium for the Ralph Mulford
3rd podium for the Tommy Milton
1st podium for the Joe Thomas
| Position | Name | Car | Points | Result | Lap | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Mulford | Hudson ? 1917, #9 | 300 | 1h 28m 53.000s | 0 | |
| 2 | Tommy Milton | Duesenberg ? 1917, #7 | 160 | 1h 29m 57.070s+1m 4.070s | 0 | Duesenberg Bros |
| 3 | Joe Thomas | Mercer ? 1917, #46 | 90 | 1h 30m 18.200s+1m 25.200s | 0 | |
| 4 | Walter Haines | Mercer ? 1917, #48 | 50 | 1h 30m 51.960s+1m 58.960s | 0 | |
| 5 | Eddie Hearne | Duesenberg ? 1917, #45 | 30 | 1h 31m 21.380s+2m 28.380s | 0 | Duesenberg Bros |
| 6 | Billy Taylor | Hudson ? 1917, #44 | 20 | 1h 31m 27.690s+2m 34.690s | 0 | |
| 7 | Dave Lewis | Duesenberg ? 1917, #12 | 15 | 1h 34m 35.590s+5m 42.590s | 0 | Hoskins |
| 8 | Andy Burt | Miller ? 1917, #55 | 10 | 1h 37m 44.630s+8m 51.630s | 0 | Erbes |
| 9 | Milton McBride | unknown ? 1917, #51 | 0 | 0 | Norm Olson | |
| 10 | Charles Kirkpatrick | Frontenac ? 1917, #49 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac ? 1917, #54 | 0 | 0 | Frontenac Motors | |
| 12 | Pete Henderson | Duesenberg ? 1917, #8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Omar Toft | Miller ? 1917, #29 | 0 | 0 | Omar Toft | |
| 14 | George Mason | Duesenberg ? 1917, #52 | 0 | 0 | Ogren | |
| 15 | Tom Alley | PanAm ? 1917, #47 | 0 | 0 | Pan-American |
| Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac ? 1917, #54 | 0 | Frontenac Motors |
| 2 | Charles Kirkpatrick | Frontenac ? 1917, #49 | 0 | |
| 3 | Dave Lewis | Duesenberg ? 1917, #12 | 0 | Hoskins |
| 4 | Joe Thomas | Mercer ? 1917, #46 | 0 | |
| 5 | Eddie Hearne | Duesenberg ? 1917, #45 | 0 | Duesenberg Bros |
| 6 | Ralph Mulford | Hudson ? 1917, #9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Tom Alley | PanAm ? 1917, #47 | 0 | Pan-American |
| 8 | Tommy Milton | Duesenberg ? 1917, #7 | 0 | Duesenberg Bros |
| 9 | Pete Henderson | Duesenberg ? 1917, #8 | 0 | |
| 10 | Walter Haines | Mercer ? 1917, #48 | 0 | |
| 11 | George Mason | Duesenberg ? 1917, #52 | 0 | Ogren |
| 12 | Billy Taylor | Hudson ? 1917, #44 | 0 | |
| 13 | Omar Toft | Miller ? 1917, #29 | 0 | Omar Toft |
| 14 | Andy Burt | Miller ? 1917, #55 | 0 | Erbes |
| 15 | Milton McBride | unknown ? 1917, #51 | 0 | Norm Olson |
Mercer
Duesenberg
Frontenac
Miller
Miller
unknown
Hudson