George Washington Sweepstakes
Ascot Speedway
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
March 4, 1917
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 2 | Earl Cooper | 8 | Stutz | Stutz | Stutz | 100 | 1:27:46.8 68.353 | 200* |
2 | 3 | Eddie Pullen | 4 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 100 | 1:28:18.0 67.950 | 110* |
3 | 4 | Omar Toft | 29 | Miller | Miller | Miller | 100 | 1:30:38.6 66.193 | 60* |
4 | 9 | Cliff Durant | 9 | Chevrolet | Stutz | Wisconsin | 100 | 1:31:49.0 65.348 | 35* |
5 | 6 | William Taylor | 7 | Newman | Stutz | Wisconsin | 98 | Flagged | 20* |
6 | 7 | William Weightman | 21 | Weightman | Stutz | Stutz | 96 | Flagged | 15* |
7 | 11 | Ray Meacham | 10 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 94 | Flagged | 10* |
8 | 5 | Walter Melcher | 2 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 92 | Flagged | 5* |
9 | 8 | William Bolden | 3 | Chouchilla | X | X | 45 | Engine trouble | |
10 | 10 | Sam Seed | 6 | Horseman | Mercer | Mercer | 35 | Mechanical trouble | |
11 | 1 | Joe Boyer | 5 | Frontenac | Frontenac | Frontenac | 25 | Broken crankshaft | |
-- | -- | John Boling | X | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | -- | Excused, eye injury |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Earl Cooper | 99 | 1-58, 60-100 |
Eddie Pullen | 1 | 59 |