| Winners of Races for Championship Cars, 1909-1919 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1916. John Aitken, third row, inside, won the 300 miler.
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| Dario Resta |
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Photo coutesy of Bill Spink Collins
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Johnny Aitken wins the 100-miler at Sheepshead Bay, Oct. 28, 1916
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Chicago, June 11, 1916. Dario Resta, 2d from left, won. The front row included Ralph DePalma, on the pole, Eddie Rickenbacher, next to him, then Resta, and on the outside, Joseph Christiaens.
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Santa Monica, Calif.,
Nov. 16, 1916. Dario Resta, car No. 1, a Peugeot,was the winner
of the 300-mile event. Eddie Pullen, car No. 4, a Mercer,
finished eighth.
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Ascot, 1916. Jimmy
Murphy, second from left, visits with Bill Weightman (necktie,
cap, at rear of car), driver of the No. 2 Duesenberg. The
car had mechanical problems in the race and finished 10th.
Murphy did not drive in a championship race until 1919.
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