1916 AAA Championship Car season

1916 AAA Championship Car season

AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races	15
Start date	May 13
End date	November 30
Awards
National champion	Dario Resta
Indianapolis 500 winner	Dario Resta

Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1915 (non-champ)	1917 (non-champ)

The 1916 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 15 races, beginning in Brooklyn, New York on May 13 and concluding in Los Angeles, California on November 30. There were also 12 non-championship race. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Dario Resta.

1 Schedule and results
2 Leading National Championship standings
- 2.1 Points system
3 References
4 See also

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Length	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
NC	April 8	Corona Race	276.8 mi (445.5 km)	Grand Avenue Boulevard	Corona, California	Road Course	?	Eddie O'Donnell
NC	April 29	Raisin Classic	301 mi (484 km)	Fresno Road Race Course	Fresno, California	Road Course	?	Eddie O'Donnell
NC	May 13	Coney Island Cup	20 mi (32 km)	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board Oval	?	Johnny Aitken
NC	May 13	Queens Cup	50 mi (80 km)	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board Oval	?	Ralph Mulford
1	May 13	Metropolitan Trophy	150 mi (240 km)	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board Oval	?	Eddie Rickenbacker
2	May 30	International 300 Mile Sweepstakes	300 mi (480 km)^A	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick Oval	Johnny Aitken	Dario Resta
3	June 11	Chicago Race	300 mi (480 km)	Speedway Park	Maywood, Illinois	Board Oval	Ralph DePalma	Dario Resta
NC	June 24	Des Moines Sprint Race	50 mi (80 km)	Des Moines Speedway	Valley Junction, Iowa	Board Oval	?	Eddie Rickenbacker
4	June 24	Des Moines Race	150 mi (240 km)	Des Moines Speedway	Valley Junction, Iowa	Board Oval	Ralph DePalma	Ralph DePalma
5	July 4	Minneapolis Race	150 mi (240 km)	Twin City Motor Speedway	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Concrete Oval	Louis Chevrolet	Ralph DePalma
NC	July 15	Omaha Sprint Race	50 mi (80 km)	Omaha Speedway	Omaha, Nebraska	Board Oval	?	Ralph DePalma
6	July 15	Omaha Race	150 mi (240 km)	Omaha Speedway	Omaha, Nebraska	Board Oval	Ralph Mulford	Dario Resta
NC	July 22	Kansas City Race	100 mi (160 km)	Kansas City Speedway	Kansas City, Missouri	Dirt Oval	?	Ralph DePalma
NC	July 22	Kansas City Race	16.875 mi (27.158 km)	Kansas City Speedway	Kansas City, Missouri	Dirt Oval	?	W. W. Brown
7	August 5	Montamarathon/Potlach Trophy Race	300 mi (480 km)	Pacific Coast Speedway	Tacoma, Washington	Board Oval	Sterling Price	Eddie Rickenbacker
NC	August 19	Speedway Grand Prix	50 mi (80 km)	Speedway Park	Maywood, Illinois	Board Oval	Dario Resta	Dario Resta
8	September 4	International Sweepstakes	300 mi (480 km)	Cincinnati Motor Speedway	Sharonville, Ohio	Board Oval	Howdy Wilcox	Johnny Aitken
NC	September 9	Harvest Auto Racing Classic	20 mi (32 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick Oval	?	Johnny Aitken
NC	September 9	Harvest Auto Racing Classic	50 mi (80 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick Oval	?	Johnny Aitken
9	September 9	Harvest Auto Racing Classic	100 mi (160 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick Oval	?	Johnny Aitken
10	September 30	Astor Cup Race	250 mi (400 km)	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board Oval	?	Johnny Aitken
11	October 14	Grand American Auto Race	250 mi (400 km)	Speedway Park	Maywood, Illinois	Board Oval	Art Klein	Dario Resta
12	October 28	Harkness Trophy Race	250 mi (400 km)	Sheepshead Bay Speedway	Brooklyn, New York	Board Oval	James Benedict	Johnny Aitken
13	November 16	William K. Vanderbilt Cup	294.595 mi (474.105 km)	Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	Road Course	Mike Moosie	Dario Resta
14	November 18	American Grand Prize^B	404.016 mi (650.201 km)	Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	Road Course	Mike Moosie	Howdy Wilcox/Johnny Aitken^C
15	November 30	Ascot Derby	150 mi (240 km)	Ascot Speedway	Los Angeles, California	Dirt Oval	Eddie Rickenbacker	Eddie Rickenbacker
NC	December 2	Universal Trophy	225 mi (362 km)	Uniontown Speedway	Hopwood, Pennsylvania	Board Oval	?	Louis Chevrolet

^A Reduced from 500 to 300 miles due to the onset of World War I.

^B Sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America, AAA awarded points.

^C Shared drive.

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Car	Points
1	Dario Resta	Peugeot	4100
2	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	3440
3	Eddie Rickenbacker	Maxwell, Peugeot, Duesenberg	2910
4	Ralph DePalma	Mercedes, Peugeot	1800
5	Earl Cooper	Stutz-Wisconsin, Stutz	1405

Points system

Position/ Miles	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
100	500	260	140	80	50	30	15	10	—	—
150	600	320	170	90	55	35	20	15	—	—
200	700	360	190	100	60	40	25	20	10	—
250	800	420	220	120	70	45	30	25	15	10
300	900	470	240	130	80	50	40	30	25	20
400	1000	520	270	140	90	60	50	40	30	25

References

Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1916". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1916/. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
"1916 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1916.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
Harms, Phil. "1916 Championship Driver Summary". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1916sum.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

American Championship car racing (IndyCar) seasons

AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NASCAR	1952 1953

USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

CART / CCWS	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~

IRL / INDYCAR	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

AAA Championship Cars (1905–1955)

Seasons	1905 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942–1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955

Indianapolis 500s	1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • ~~1942~~ • 1943–1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955

National Champions	Billy Arnold • Henry Banks • Tony Bettenhausen • Jimmy Bryan • Bob Carey • Gaston Chevrolet • Bill Cummings • Peter DePaolo (twice) • Sam Hanks • Harry Hartz • Eddie Hearne • Ted Horn (three times) • Rex Mays (twice) • Louis Meyer (three times) • Tommy Milton • Jimmy Murphy (twice) • Barney Oldfield • Johnnie Parsons • Kelly Petillo • Dario Resta • Floyd Roberts • Mauri Rose • Louis Schneider • Wilbur Shaw (twice) • Chuck Stevenson • Bob Sweikert

AAA Contest Board Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

1916 AAA Championship Car season

Contents

Schedule and results

Leading National Championship standings

Points system

References

See also