1912 American Grand Prize
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Grand Prix season | |||
| Date | October 5, 1912 | ||
| Official name | IV American Grand Prize | ||
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
| Course | Public roads | ||
| Course length | 12.68 km (7.88 mi) | ||
| Distance | 52 laps, 659.36 km (409.76 mi) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Fiat | ||
| Second |
| Benz | |
| Third | Stutz | ||
The 1912 American Grand Prize was the seventh and final race of the 1912 Grand Prix season. It was held at the Wauwatosa Road Race Course in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America.[1] Caleb Bragg won by over 15 minutes over Erwin Bergdoll. Bragg's average speed was 68.397 mph (110.074 km/h).[2]
The event was marred by the deaths of two-time and defending winner David Bruce-Brown and his mechanician Tony Scudellari in a practice accident.[3][4] His car was repaired by Barney Oldfield and driven to a fourth-place finish. Ralph DePalma and his mechanician Tom Alley were injured when DePalma's Mercedes touched the rear of Bragg's Fiat and overturned, ejecting its occupants.[1][5]
Classification
The grid before the race
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 |  Caleb Bragg |
Fiat | 52 | 5:59:27.44 |
| 2 | 40 | Erwin Bergdoll |
Benz | 52 | 6:14:58.38 |
| 3 | 43 | Gil Andersen |
Stutz-Wisconsin | 52 | 6:15:22.47 |
| 4 | 44 | Barney Oldfield |
Fiat | 52 | 6:19:54.69 |
| 5 | 39 | George Clark |
Mercedes | 50 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | 42 | Joe Horan |
Benz | 47 | +5 Laps |
| 7 | 35 | Ralph DePalma |
Mercedes | 51 | Crashed |
| 8 | 33 | Teddy Tetzlaff |
Fiat | 30 | Broken Radius Rod |
| 9 | 32 | Louis Fontaine |
Lozier | 21 | Steering knuckle |
| 10 | 34 | Hughie Hughes |
Mercer | 16 | Broken fuel line |
| 11 | 36 | Spencer Wishart |
Mercedes | 3 | Drive shaft |
| 12 | 31 | Bob Burman |
Benz | 2 | Broken piston |
| DNS | 47 | Ralph Mulford |
Knox | 0 | Ignition |
References
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- 1 2 Ward, Harry (October 6, 1912). "Young millionaire racing driver is winner of classic". The Washington Times.
- ↑ American Grand Prize, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-26
- ↑ "Auto racer is killed during speed trial". The Gazette Times (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 2, 1912. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Tony Scudellari yields to death". The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 9, 1912. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Caleb Bragg wins Grand Prize race". The New York Times. October 6, 1912. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016.
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1912 Grand Prix season | ||
| Previous race: 1911 American Grand Prize |
United States Grand Prix | Next race: 1914 American Grand Prize |
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