1914 American Grand Prize
Motor car race
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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]
Date
February 28, 1914
Official name
V American Grand Prize
Location
Santa Monica, United States
Course
Public roads (Santa Monica Road Race Course)
| 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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 48 laps, 650.201 km (404.016 miles) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercer | ||
| Second |
| Marmon | |
| Third |
| 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 DePalma |
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 | Teddy 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 |