1914 American Grand Prize

The 1914 American Grand Prize, held on February 28, 1914, was the third race of the 1914 Grand Prix season. It was held at the Santa Monica Road Course in Santa Monica, California. The Vanderbilt Cup, another Grand Prix race, was held on the same track two days earlier. The Mercer of Eddie Pullen won by almost 40 minutes over the Marmon of Guy Ball.[1]

1914 American Grand Prize
Race details
Date	February 28, 1914
Official name	V American Grand Prize
Location	Santa Monica, United States
Course	Public roads (Santa Monica Road Race Course)
Course length	13.546 km (8.417 mi)
Distance	48 laps, 650.201 km (404.016 mi)
Podium
First	Eddie Pullen	Mercer
Second	Guy Ball	Marmon
Third	William Taylor	Alco

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	4	Eddie Pullen	Mercer	48	5:13:30
2	17	Guy Ball	Marmon	48	5:53:23
3	6	William Taylor	Alco	48	6:08:29
4	12	Ralph De Palma	Mercedes	48	6:09:08
5	3	Gil Andersen	Stutz-Wisconsin	44	Engine
6	9	Huntley Gordon	Mercer	39	+9 Laps
7	7	Barney Oldfield	Mercer	36	Fuel Pump
8	20	Eddie Rickenbacker	Mason-Duesenberg	33	Crankshaft
9	14	John Marquis	Sunbeam	32	Crash
10	15	Charles Muth	Marmon	23	Out of fuel
11	19	Tony Janette	Alco	23	Broken cylinder
12	2	Spencer Wishart	Mercer	22	Bearing
13	16	Dave Lewis	Fiat	22	Bearing
14	1	Ted Tetzlaff	Fiat	17	Connecting rod guide
15	11	Frank Goode	Apperson	17	Push rod
16	8	Earl Cooper	Stutz-Wisconsin	5	Valve
17	18	Frank Verbeck	Fiat	1	Valve
DNS	6	William Carlson	Mason-Duesenberg	0	Connecting Rod
DNS		Harry Grant	Isotta Fraschini	0	did not start
DNP		Omar Toft	Delage	0	did not appear

References

1. 1914 American Grand Prize, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-26