1912 AAA National Championship Trail

Ralph DePalma - Champion

**Points were not awarded during the 1912 season.   They were assigned retroactively in 1927 and revised in 1951,
so all points and standings from this season should be considered unofficial.**

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/4/12 Chanslor & Lyon Trophy Race Santa Monica 101.004 RC George Joerimann
5/4/12 Jepsen Trophy Race Santa Monica 151.506 RC Ralph DePalma
5/4/12 Dick Ferris Trophy Race Santa Monica 303.012 RC Teddy Tetzlaff
5/30/12 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 BR Joe Dawson/Don Herr
7/5/12 First Montamara Fiesta Race Tacoma 150 RC Eddie Pullen
7/5/12 Tacoma Race 2 Tacoma 150 RC Earl Cooper
7/5/12 Tacoma Race 3 Tacoma 200 RC Teddy Tetzlaff
7/6/12 Montamarathon Trophy Race Tacoma 250 RC Teddy Tetzlaff
8/25/12 Columbus Race Columbus 200 DO Spencer Wishart
8/30/12 Aurora Trophy Race Elgin 152.46 RC Hughie Hughes
8/30/12 Illinois National Trophy Race Elgin 203.28 RC Charles Merz
8/30/12 Jencks Trophy Race Elgin 101.64 RC Harry Endicott
8/31/12 Elgin Trophy Race Elgin 254.1 RC Ralph DePalma
8/31/12 Elgin Race 5 Elgin 304.92 RC Ralph DePalma
10/2/12 William K. Vanderbilt Cup Milwaukee 299.44 RC Ralph DePalma
10/5/12 Pabst Blue Ribbon Trophy Race Milwaukee 220.64 RC Mortimer Roberts
10/5/12 Wisconsin Challenge Trophy Race Milwaukee 173.36 RC Harry Endicott
11/5/12 Brighton Beach Race Brighton Beach 100 DO Ralph Mulford

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
10/5/12 American Grand Prize^ Milwaukee 409.76 RC Caleb Bragg

^ Race sanctioned by Automobile Club of America (ACA)

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Ralph DePalma 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2000*
2 Ted Tetzlaff 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1900**
3 Joe Dawson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1000*
4 Hughie Hughes 9 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 890*
5 Ralph Mulford 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 870*
6 Charles Merz 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 680*
7 Spencer Wishart 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 630*
8 Erwin Bergdoll 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 580*
9 Harry Endicott 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 550*
10 Mortimer Roberts 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 530*
11 Eddie Pullen 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 495*
12 Earl DeVore 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 410*
13 Earl Cooper 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 405*
14 Gil Andersen 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 350*
15 Caleb Bragg 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 320*
16 Howdy Wilcox 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 245*
17 Harry Hastings 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 240*
18 George Joerimann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 200*
19 George Mason 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 185*
20 David Bruce-Brown 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 170*
21T Joe Nikrent 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 160*
21T John Jenkins 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 160*
23T Robert Evans 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 110*
23T Leland Mitchell 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 110*
23T Billy Chandler 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 110*
26T Emil Rossi 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 90*
26T Louis Disbrow 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 90*
26T Homer Trussell 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 90*
26T Dave Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 90*
26T Bill Endicott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 90*
31 Frank Verbeck 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 80*
32T Neil Whalen 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 60*
32T Jack Tower 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60*
32T Len Zengel 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 60*
35 George Clark 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 55*
36 Scott Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50*
37T Ben Lawwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40*
37T Joe Horan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 40*
39T Roscoe Anthony 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35*
39T Bert Dingley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 35*
41 Hal Shain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30*
42 Barney Oldfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 25*
43T Harry Krause 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20*
43T John Menker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20*
45T Louis Nikrent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15*
45T Jack LeCain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15*
47T Thomas Costello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 10*
47T Victor Roscher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 10*
49 Len Ormsby 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5*
NR Don Herr Relief drove only 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NR F. W. Moe 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
NR Ray Snyder 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
NR W. G. Wordingham 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
NR Eddie Hearne 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NR Frank Blizzard 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NR William Hobbs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NR Harry Knight 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
NR Harry Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
NR Rupert Jeffkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR Harry Mathews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR Tom Rooney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
NR Charles Elliott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
NR A. J. Charles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
NR Frank Siefert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
NR Carl Limberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR Marion Trexler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR John Raimey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
NR Armour Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
NR Bob Burman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR P. G. Thebaud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR Joe Matson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Billy Leisaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Mel Marquette 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Lee Frayer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR Frank Bennett 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Georges Boillot 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Herb Brown 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Clarence Cramer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR William Fritsch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR George Fuller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jules Goux 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR John Heber 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Harvey Herrick 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jim Hill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Earl Jackson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Joe Jagersberger 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR H. J. Kilpatrick 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Willie Knipper 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Frank Kulick 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Roy Mayes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Adolph Monsen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Gaston Morris 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Lee Oldfield 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Fred Radina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Albert Romine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Red Sebastian 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Charles Shambaugh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR J. E. Warman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Wells 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Wilbur 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Frank Witt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Paul Zuccarelli 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Louis Fountaine Non points race only 0
NR George Ainslee Relief drove only 0
NR Charlie Arnold Relief drove only 0
NR W. H. Farr Relief drove only 0
NR George Hill Relief drove only 0
NR Bill Rader Relief drove only 0
NR Eddie Rickenbacker Relief drove only 0

**Most published lists of champions list Ralph DePalma as the 1912 champ with 2000 points, and Teddy Tetzlaff second with 1900.  Going through the results I have no idea how the 1900 number was come up with.  I keep coming up with 2020, which would actually make Tetzlaff the champ.  Good thing these early years aren't real official titles anyway!**

Debuts Farewells
Frank Bennett John Menker
Frank Blizzard Scott Miller
Georges Boillot F. W. Moe
Herb Brown Harry Nelson
Billy Chandler Len Ormsby
Clarence Cramer Eddie Pullen
Earl Devore Bill Rader
Charles Elliott Fred Radina
W. H. Farr Albert Romine
Armour Ferguson Tom Rooney
Louis Fountaine Victor Roscher
George Fuller Emil Rossi
Jules Goux Red Sebastian
Harry Hastings Hal Shain
John Heber Charles Shambaugh
George Hill Ray Snyder
William Hobbs P. G. Thebaud
Earl Jackson Marion Trexler
George Joerimann Homer Trussell
H. J. Kilpatrick Frank Verbeck
Harry Krause J. E. Warman
Frank Kulick Wells
Ben Lawwell Wilbur
Jack LeCain Frank Witt
Billy Leisaw W. G. Wordingham
George Mason Paul Zuccarelli
Roy Mayes  
George Ainslee Mel Marquette
Roscoe Anthony Joe Matson
Charlie Arnold Roy Mayes
Frank Bennett John Menker
Frank Blizzard Scott Miller
Herb Brown Leland Mitchell
David Bruce-Brown Adolph Monsen
A. J. Charles Harry Nelson
Thomas Costello Len Ormsby
Clarence Cramer Albert Romine
Charles Elliott Victor Roscher
W. H. Farr Emil Rossi
Lee Frayer Red Sebastian
George Fuller Hal Shain
Harry Hastings Ray Snyder
John Heber P. G. Thebaud
Harvey Herrick Homer Trussell
William Hobbs J. E. Warman
Earl Jackson Wells
Joe Jagersberger Wilbur
Rupert Jeffkins Frank Witt
Harry Krause W. G. Wordingham
Frank Kulick Len Zengel
Ben Lawwell