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 races. For the first time since the 1905 season , the AAA awarded points towards a National Championship.[ 1] The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Dario Resta .
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver NC April 8 Corona Race 301.712 mi (485.558 km) Grand Boulevard Corona , California Road — Eddie O'Donnell NC April 29 Raisin Classic 301 mi (484 km) Fresno Road Race Course Fresno , California Road — Eddie O'Donnell NC May 13 Coney Island Cup 20 mi (32 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn , New York Board — Johnny Aitken Queens Cup 50 mi (80 km) — Ralph Mulford 1 May 13 Metropolitan Trophy 150 mi (240 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn , New York Board — Eddie Rickenbacker 2 May 30 1916 Indianapolis 500 300 mi (480 km)A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway , Indiana Brick Johnny Aitken Dario Resta 3 June 11 Chicago Race 300 mi (480 km) Speedway Park Maywood , Illinois Board Ralph DePalma Dario Resta NC June 24 Des Moines Sprint Race 50 mi (80 km) Des Moines Speedway Valley Junction , Iowa Board — Eddie Rickenbacker 4 June 24 Des Moines Race 150 mi (240 km) Des Moines Speedway Valley Junction , Iowa Board Ralph DePalma Ralph DePalma 5 July 4 Minneapolis Race 150 mi (240 km) Twin City Motor Speedway Minneapolis , Minnesota Concrete Louis Chevrolet Ralph DePalma NC July 15 Omaha Sprint Race 50 mi (80 km) Omaha Speedway Omaha , Nebraska Board — Ralph DePalma 6 July 15 Omaha Race 150 mi (240 km) Omaha Speedway Omaha , Nebraska Board Ralph Mulford Dario Resta NC July 22 Kansas City Race 100 mi (160 km) Kansas City Speedway Kansas City , Missouri Dirt — Ralph DePalma 16.875 mi (27.158 km) — W. W. Brown 7 August 5 Montamarathon/Potlach Trophy Race 288 mi (463 km) Pacific Coast Speedway Tacoma , Washington Board Sterling Price Eddie Rickenbacker NC August 19 Speedway Grand Prix 50 mi (80 km) Speedway Park Maywood , Illinois Board Dario Resta Dario Resta 8 September 4 International Sweepstakes 300 mi (480 km) Cincinnati Motor Speedway Sharonville , Ohio Board Howdy Wilcox Johnny Aitken NC September 9 Harvest Auto Racing Classic 20 mi (32 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway , Indiana Brick Louis Chevrolet Johnny Aitken 50 mi (80 km) — Johnny Aitken 9 September 9 Harvest Auto Racing Classic 100 mi (160 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway , Indiana Brick — Johnny Aitken 10 September 30 Astor Cup Race 250 mi (400 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn , New York Board — Johnny Aitken 11 October 14 Grand American Auto Race 250 mi (400 km) Speedway Park Maywood , Illinois Board Art Klein Dario Resta 12 October 28 Harkness Trophy Race 250 mi (400 km) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Brooklyn , New York Board 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 Mike Moosie Dario Resta 14 November 18 American Grand Prize B 403.2 mi (648.9 km) Santa Monica Road Race Course Santa Monica , California Road Mike Moosie Howdy Wilcox Johnny Aitken C 15 November 30 Championship Award Sweepstakes 150 mi (240 km) Ascot Speedway South Los Angeles , California Dirt Eddie Rickenbacker Eddie Rickenbacker NC December 2 Universal Trophy 225 mi (362 km) Uniontown Speedway Hopwood , Pennsylvania Board — Louis Chevrolet
Concrete/Brick/Board/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
^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 [ edit ]