Founder's Week Trophy Race
Fairmount Park
8 Mile Road Course
25 Laps/200 Miles
October 9, 1909

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 4 George Robertson 4 Simplex "90" Simplex Simplex 25 3:38:58.8 55.484 400*
2 5 Bert Dingley 5 Chalmers-Detroit "40" Chalmers-Detroit Chalmers-Detroit 25 3:44:20.0 54.160 210*
3 8 Hugh Harding 8 Apperson Apperson Apperson 25 3:52:17.7 52.304 110*
4 17 Joe Parkin 18 Chadwick Chadwick Chadwick 25 3:55:31.2 51.588 60*
5 16 Lewis Strang 17 Isotta Isotta Isotta 25 3:56:54.4 51.286 40*
6 10 William Wallace 10 Palmer Singer Palmer Singer Palmer Singer 24 Flagged 25*
7 3 Charles Howard 3 Benz Benz Benz 21 Flagged 15*
8 1 Fred Betz 1 Simplex Simplex Simplex 20 Broken pump
9 2 Robert Drach 2 American American American 20 Fuel tank leak
10 9 Bob Burman 9 Buick Buick Buick 17 Radiator leak
11 15 Len Zengel 16 Chadwick Chadwick Chadwick 16 Flagged
12 21 Charles Young 23 Selden Selden Selden 16 Flagged
13 14 Louis Bergdoll 15 Thomas Thomas Thomas 12 Water system
14 12 Louis Chevrolet 13 Buick Buick Buick 11 Broken intake valve
15 7 Malin Leinau 7 Acme Acme Acme 8 Engine
16 11 E. O. Hayes 12 American American American 7 Wrecked
17 18 Lee Lorimer 19 Chalmers-Detroit Chalmers-Detroit Chalmers-Detroit 4 Broken frame
18 6 Willie Haupt 6 Thomas Thomas Thomas 3 Broken intake valve  
19 19 Erwin Bergdoll 20 Welch Welch Welch 2 Engine
20 13 John Coffey 14 Columbia Columbia Columbia 2 Wrecked
21 20 Joe Seymour 22 Lozier Lozier Lozier 0 Broken water pump
-- -- Harry Grant 11 Alco Alco Alco -- DNS, broken steering, practice
-- -- Al Hall 21 Welch Welch Welch -- DNS, DQ, traffic violation
-- -- Herbert Lytle 8 Apperson Apperson Apperson -- Driven by Harding
-- -- W. C. Longstreth X X X X -- Did not appear

Known riding mechanics in this race:

Finish Start Driver Mechanic Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status
1 4 George Robertson Glenn Etheridge 4 Simplex "90" Simplex Simplex 25 3:38:58.8 55.484
2 5 Bert Dingley Harry Richards 5 Chalmers-Detroit "40" Chalmers-Detroit Chalmers-Detroit 25 3:44:20.0 54.160
3 8 Hugh Harding Billy Clifton 8 Apperson Apperson Apperson 25 3:52:17.7 52.304
4 17 Joe Parkin Joe Parkin, Sr. 18 Chadwick Chadwick Chadwick 25 3:55:31.2 51.588
5 16 Lewis Strang Leo Anderson 17 Isotta Isotta Isotta 25 3:56:54.4 51.286
6 10 William Wallace Charles Nauber 10 Palmer Singer Palmer Singer Palmer Singer 24 Flagged
7 3 Charles Howard Ernest Stoecker 3 Benz Benz Benz 21 Flagged
8 1 Fred Betz George Tompkins 1 Simplex Simplex Simplex 20 Broken pump
9 2 Robert Drach Joe Kachline 2 American American American 20 Fuel tank leak
10 9 Bob Burman Joseph Grenon 9 Buick Buick Buick 17 Radiator leak
11 15 Len Zengel Paul Dunlap 16 Chadwick Chadwick Chadwick 16 Flagged
12 21 Charles Young Joe Harrigan 23 Selden Selden Selden 16 Flagged
13 14 Louis Bergdoll Joe Turner 15 Thomas Thomas Thomas 12 Water system
14 12 Louis Chevrolet Joe Nelson 13 Buick Buick Buick 11 Broken intake valve
15 7 Malin Leinau Robert Argue 7 Acme Acme Acme 8 Engine
16 11 E. O. Hayes Art Johnson 12 American American American 7 Wrecked
17 18 Lee Lorimer Thomas Kirker 19 Chalmers-Detroit Chalmers-Detroit Chalmers-Detroit 4 Broken frame
18 6 Willie Haupt Thomas Wilkie 6 Thomas Thomas Thomas 3 Broken intake valve
19 19 Erwin Bergdoll Frank Johnson 20 Welch Welch Welch 2 Engine
20 13 John Coffey John Kowalker 14 Columbia Columbia Columbia 2 Wrecked

 

Lap Leaders Total Laps
George Robertson 23 1, 4-25
Louis Chevrolet 2 2-3