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Winners of Races for Championship Cars, 1909-1919



Library of Congress
Ralph DePalma and mechanic Tom Alley in the Mercedes that won 250-mile and 300-mile races at Elgin, Ill, Aug. 30 and 31, 1912.



Barney Oldfield driving a Fiat to 4th place in a 400-miler. Milwaukee, Oct. 5, 1912



1912
Ralph DePalma
National Champion



Three magazine illustrations from Santa Monica, May 4, 1912







For The Milwaukee Journal's account of the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup race, click here.


Indianapolis, May 30, 1912. The winner, Joe Dawson, drove car No. 8, a National, and started from the 7th position. The front row of five cars is hidden behind the group in this photo.





Same picture, colorized for a postcard mailed in 1914.







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