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1920 Washington's Birthday Classic Race 1 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Beverly Hills circuit. Full information

1920 Washington's Birthday Classic

1920 Washington's Birthday Classic is 209th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Beverly Hills circuit. Jimmy Murphy won the pole position and this race. Joe Thomas and Ira Vail also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (402 km).

Previous race: 1919 Cincinnati 250
Next race: 1920 Beverly Hills 50
Race Start: 28th February 1920

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1920 Washington's Birthday Classic

16th victory for the Duesenberg Bros team
1st victory for the Jimmy Murphy
1st podium for the Jimmy Murphy
2nd podium for the Joe Thomas
10th podium for the Ira Vail

Duesenberg ? 1920 - 1920 Washington's Birthday Classic winner

Duesenberg ? 1920 #10 - 1920 Washington's Birthday Classic winner

1920 Washington's Birthday Classic results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Murphy	Duesenberg ? 1920, #10	500	2h 25m 17.290s	Duesenberg Bros
2	Joe Thomas	Frontenac 183, #3	260	2h 26m 33.150s+1m 15.860s
3	Ira Vail	Frontenac 183, #14	140	2h 27m 10.150s+1m 52.860s	Ira Vail
4	Ken Goodson, Roscoe Sarles	Frontenac 183, #6	0		Frontenac Motors
5	Eddie O'Donnell	Hudson ? 1920, #15	50	2h 30m 4.200s+4m 46.910s
6	Eddie Hearne	Stutz ? 1920, #2	35	2h 33m 22.470s+8m 5.180s	Chevrolet Motor Co
7	Ralph Mulford	Duesenberg ? 1920, #12	25	2h 46m 18.880s+21m 1.590s	Meteor Motor Co
8	Ralph de Palma	Ballot ? 1920, #18	15	2h 46m 26.460s+21m 9.170s	Ralph de Palma
9	John de Palma	Mercedes-Benz ? 1920, #17	10	2h 50m 32.070s+25m 14.780s
10	Eddie Pullen	Hudson ? 1920, #27	0		Richards
11	Joe Boyer	Frontenac 183, #7	0		Frontenac Motors
12	Reeves Dutton	Stutz ? 1920, #8	0
13	Art Klein	Peugeot ? 1920, #29	0
14	Roscoe Sarles	Frontenac 183, #5	0		Frontenac Motors
15	Cliff Durant	Stutz ? 1920, #1	0		Chevrolet Motor Co
16	Tommy Milton	Duesenberg ? 1920, #9	0		Duesenberg Bros
17	Bennett Hill	Delage ? 1920, #26	0		White Special
18	Waldo Stein	Miller ? 1920, #28	0		Barney Oldfield

Qualifying Results for the 1920 Washington's Birthday Classic on the Beverly Hills circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Jimmy Murphy	Duesenberg ? 1920, #10	Duesenberg Bros
2	Ralph Mulford	Duesenberg ? 1920, #12	Meteor Motor Co
3	Tommy Milton	Duesenberg ? 1920, #9	Duesenberg Bros
4	Joe Thomas	Frontenac 183, #3
5	Roscoe Sarles, Ken Goodson	Frontenac 183, #6	Frontenac Motors
6	Joe Boyer	Frontenac 183, #7	Frontenac Motors
7	Roscoe Sarles	Frontenac 183, #5	Frontenac Motors
8	Ralph de Palma	Ballot ? 1920, #18	Ralph de Palma
9	Art Klein	Peugeot ? 1920, #29
10	Reeves Dutton	Stutz ? 1920, #8
11	Eddie Pullen	Hudson ? 1920, #27	Richards
12	Cliff Durant	Stutz ? 1920, #1	Chevrolet Motor Co
13	Eddie O'Donnell	Hudson ? 1920, #15
14	Eddie Hearne	Stutz ? 1920, #2	Chevrolet Motor Co
15	Ira Vail	Frontenac 183, #14	Ira Vail
16	Bennett Hill	Delage ? 1920, #26	White Special
17	John de Palma	Mercedes-Benz ? 1920, #17
18	Waldo Stein	Miller ? 1920, #28	Barney Oldfield