1917 Universal Trophy is 155th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Uniontown circuit. Louis Chevrolet won the pole position, Billy Taylor won this race. Joe Boyer and Eddie Hearne also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (181 km).
Previous race:
1917 George Washington Sweepstakes
Next race:
1917 Sharronsville Sweepstakes
Race Start:
10th May 1917
1st victory for the Newman team
1st victory for the Billy Taylor
2nd podium for the Billy Taylor
1st podium for the Joe Boyer
5th podium for the Eddie Hearne
| Position | Name | Car | Points | Result | Lap | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Taylor | Stutz ? 1917, #17 | 340 | 1h 15m 38.000s | 0 | Newman |
| 2 | Joe Boyer | Frontenac ? 1917, #3 | 182 | 0 | Frontenac Motors | |
| 3 | Eddie Hearne | Duesenberg ? 1917, #5 | 101 | 0 | Duesenberg Bros | |
| 4 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac ? 1917, #1 | 56 | 0 | Frontenac Motors | |
| 5 | Dave Lewis | Duesenberg ? 1917, #12 | 34 | 0 | Hoskins | |
| 6 | Art Klein | Duesenberg ? 1917, #24 | 22 | 0 | Johnson | |
| 7 | Jim Meyer | unknown ? 1917, #15 | 16 | 0 | Pugh | |
| 8 | Ralph Mulford | Hudson ? 1917, #9 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Barney Oldfield | Delage ? 1917, #27 | 0 | 0 | Barney Oldfield | |
| 10 | Milton McBride | unknown ? 1917, #21 | 0 | 0 | Norm Olson | |
| 11 | Ralph de Palma | Packard ? 1917, #4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | HE McCord | Crawford ? 1917, #17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Ira Vail | Hudson ? 1917, #14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Andy Burt | Peugeot L76, #42 | 0 | 0 | Erbes | |
| 15 | Louis Fontaine | Mercedes-Benz ? 1917, #2 | 0 | 0 |
| Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac ? 1917, #1 | 0 | Frontenac Motors |
| 2 | HE McCord | Crawford ? 1917, #17 | 0 | |
| 3 | Ralph Mulford | Hudson ? 1917, #9 | 0 | |
| 4 | Dave Lewis | Duesenberg ? 1917, #12 | 0 | Hoskins |
| 5 | Louis Fontaine | Mercedes-Benz ? 1917, #2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Joe Boyer | Frontenac ? 1917, #3 | 0 | Frontenac Motors |
| 7 | Ralph de Palma | Packard ? 1917, #4 | 0 | |
| 8 | Barney Oldfield | Delage ? 1917, #27 | 0 | Barney Oldfield |
| 9 | Andy Burt | Peugeot L76, #42 | 0 | Erbes |
| 10 | Eddie Hearne | Duesenberg ? 1917, #5 | 0 | Duesenberg Bros |
| 11 | Billy Taylor | Stutz ? 1917, #17 | 0 | Newman |
| 12 | Jim Meyer | unknown ? 1917, #15 | 0 | Pugh |
| 13 | Milton McBride | unknown ? 1917, #21 | 0 | Norm Olson |
| 14 | Ira Vail | Hudson ? 1917, #14 | 0 | |
| 15 | Art Klein | Duesenberg ? 1917, #24 | 0 | Johnson |
Peugeot
Wisconsin
Duesenberg
unknown
Frontenac
Hudson
Delage
Packard
Crawford
Mercedes