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Winners of Races for Championship Cars, 1909-1919
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Library of Congress
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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.
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Barney Oldfield driving a Fiat to 4th place in a 400-miler. Milwaukee, Oct. 5, 1912
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| Ralph DePalma |
| National Champion |
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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.
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Same picture, colorized for a postcard
mailed in 1914.
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