1915 American Grand Prize

The 1915 American Grand Prize was the first race of the 1915 Grand Prix season and was held February 27, 1915, at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, sometimes mistakenly referred to as the San Francisco World's Fair. Unlike the previous American Grand Prize races that saw few entrants, 39 cars entered the 1915 race, 35 appeared, and 30 took the start. Rain began mid-race and 11 cars pulled off course and withdrew. Dario Resta won the race by over six minutes over Howdy Wilcox. His average speed was 56.13 mph (90.33 km/h), slowed by the rain.[1]

Classification
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 9 Dario Resta Peugeot 104 7:07:53 13
2 26 Howdy Wilcox Stutz 104 7:14:36 21
3 28 Hughie Hughes Fiat-Pope-Hartford 104 7:21:46 26
4 5 Gil Andersen Stutz 104 7:30.21 28
5 12 Louis Disbrow Simplex 104 7:31:38 11
6 10 Louis Nikrent Mercer 102 +2 Laps 7
7 30 Harry Grant Case 102 +2 Laps 27
8 31 Tom McKelvey Overland 99 +5 Laps 15
9 32 William Carlson Maxwell 99 Withdrew - rain 9
10 15 Claude Newhouse Delage 92 +15 Laps 3
11 3 Jack Gable Robinson-Wisconsin 92 +15 Laps 20
12 20 Cliff Durant Stutz 91 +16 Laps 16
13 2 Tom Alley Duesenberg 89 Withdrew - rain 12
14 11 Cap Kennedy Edwards 84 +20 Laps 10
15 29 William Taylor Alco 81 +23 Laps 4
16 18 Jack LeCain Chevrolet 81 Withdrew - rain 8
17 4 Eddie Pullen Mercer 71 Withdrew - rain 18
18 6 Glover Ruckstell Mercer 67 Withdrew - rain 2
19 22 Ralph De Palma Mercedes 66 Withdrew - rain 24
20 21 Eddie Hearne Case 64 Withdrew - rain 22
21 51 Huntley Gordon Mercer 62 Withdrew - rain 23
22 19 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 59 Withdrew - rain 30
23 24 Jim Parsons Stutz 55 Withdrew - rain 6
24 16 Art Klein King-Case 51 Broken piston 25
25 17 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell 41 Fouled plugs 17
26 14 Caleb Bragg Mercer 35 Withdrew - rain 5
27 1 Barney Oldfield Maxwell 31 Broken piston 13
28 7 Lou Gandy Edwards 21 Contact 29
29 27 John Marquis Bugatti 6 Ignition 19
30 8 Earl Cooper Stutz 3 Crankcase 1
DNS Erwin Bergdoll Benz 0 Practice Crash
DNS 34 T. A. Tomasini Tomasini Special 0 Practice Crash
DNS Grover Bergdoll 0
DNS Ivan Gates Renault 0
DNS Roy Francis 0
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References
  1. 1915 American Grand Prize, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-26
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