1916 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1916 300-Mile International Sweepstakes Race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1916.

The race is notable because it covered 300 miles because of World War I, and it was the only Indianapolis 500 scheduled for less than 500 miles.

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	17	Dario Resta	94.400	4	120	103	Running
2	10	1	Wilbur D'Alene	90.870	11	120	0	Running
3	20	10	Ralph Mulford	91.090	10	120	0	Running
4	14	14	Josef Christiaens	86.080	16	120	0	Running
5	5	15	Barney Oldfield	94.330	5	120	0	Running
6	9	4	Pete Henderson	91.330	9	120	0	Running
7	6	29	Howdy Wilcox	93.810	6	120	0	Running
8	17	26	Art Johnson	83.690	19	120	0	Running
9	15	24	William Chandler	84.840	17	120	0	Running
10	13	9	Ora Haibe	87.080	15	120	0	Running
11	19	12	Tom Alley	82.040	21	120	0	Running
12	21	8	Louis Chevrolet	87.690	13	82	0	Rod
13	3	28	Gil Andersen	95.940	3	75	0	Oil line
14	18	25	Dave Lewis	83.120	20	71	0	Gas tank
15	1	18	Johnny Aitken	96.690	1	69	8	Valve
16	12	21	Jules Devigne	87.170	14	61	0	Crash NC
17	7	27	Tom Rooney	93.390	7	48	0	Crash T1
18	11	7	Arthur Chevrolet	87.740	12	35	0	Magneto
19	8	19	Charlie Merz	93.330	8	25	0	Lubrication
20	2	5	Eddie Rickenbacker	96.440	2	9	9	Steering
21	16	23	[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Kingdom of Italy	22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Kingdom of Italy]] Aldo Franchi	84.120	18	9	0	Engine trouble

• Seven of the cars were entered by the Speedway or its owners, in order to ensure a strong field during World War I. None of them finished in the top five.

1915 Indianapolis 500 Ralph DePalma	1916 Indianapolis 500 Dario Resta	1919 Indianapolis 500 Howdy Wilcox
The Indianapolis 500 was not run in 1917 or 1918 due to World War I.

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