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1931 Detroit 100

1931 Detroit 100 is 344th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit. Ernie Triplett won the pole position, Louis Meyer won this race. Ernie Triplett and Bill Cummings also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1931 Indianapolis 500
Next race: 1931 Altoona 100
Race Start: 14th June 1931

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1931 Detroit 100

1st victory for the Louis Meyer team
5th victory for the Louis Meyer
8th podium for the Louis Meyer
2nd podium for the Ernie Triplett
4th podium for the Bill Cummings

Stevens ? 1931 - 1931 Detroit 100 winner

Stevens ? 1931 #21 - 1931 Detroit 100 winner

1931 Detroit 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Louis Meyer	Stevens ? 1931, #21	120	1h 19m 30.890s	Louis Meyer
2	Ernie Triplett	Miller ? 1931, #65	90	1h 20m 43.070s+1m 12.180s	Tucker-Tappet
3	Bill Cummings	Cooper ? 1931, #3	80	1h 21m 40.320s+2m 9.430s	Empire State Gas Motors
4	Ralph Hepburn	Miller ? 1931, #19	70	1h 22m 9.950s+2m 39.060s	Miller Automobiles
5	Sam Ross	Rigling ? 1931, #59	60	1h 22m 12.330s+2m 41.440s	William M Yahr
6	Francis Quinn	Duesenberg ? 1931, #25	50	1h 22m 51.110s+3m 20.220s	Buckeye
7	Louis Schneider	Stevens ? 1931, #23	40	1h 23m 10.500s+3m 39.610s	BL Schneider
8	Russell Snowberger	Snowberger ? 1931, #4	30	1h 24m 41.350s+5m 10.460s	Russell Snowberger
9	Fred Frame	Duesenberg ? 1931, #34	20	1h 24m 43.280s+5m 12.390s	Harry Hartz
10	Chet Miller	Hudson ? 1931, #27	10	1h 24m 58.770s+5m 27.880s	Buddy Marr
11	Wilbur Shaw	Duesenberg ? 1931, #6	0	1h 25m 6.090s+5m 35.200s	Duesenberg Bros
12	Shorty Cantlon	Miller ? 1931, #15	0		All Oil
13	Babe Stapp	Rigling ? 1931, #39	0		Rigling & Henning
14	Gene Haustein	Ford T, #26	0		Fronty Sales of Michigan

Qualifying Results for the 1931 Detroit 100 on the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Ernie Triplett	Miller ? 1931, #65	Tucker-Tappet
2	Bill Cummings	Cooper ? 1931, #3	Empire State Gas Motors
3	Louis Meyer	Stevens ? 1931, #21	Louis Meyer
4	Shorty Cantlon	Miller ? 1931, #15	All Oil
5	Francis Quinn	Duesenberg ? 1931, #25	Buckeye
6	Ralph Hepburn	Miller ? 1931, #19	Miller Automobiles
7	Wilbur Shaw	Duesenberg ? 1931, #6	Duesenberg Bros
8	Fred Frame	Duesenberg ? 1931, #34	Harry Hartz
9	Babe Stapp	Rigling ? 1931, #39	Rigling & Henning
10	Russell Snowberger	Snowberger ? 1931, #4	Russell Snowberger
11	Gene Haustein	Ford T, #26	Fronty Sales of Michigan
12	Sam Ross	Rigling ? 1931, #59	William M Yahr
13	Chet Miller	Hudson ? 1931, #27	Buddy Marr
14	Louis Schneider	Stevens ? 1931, #23	BL Schneider