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词条 1916 Indianapolis 500
释义

  1. World War I

  2. Box score

  3. Race details

  4. Notes

     Works cited  References 
{{Infobox Indy500 1911to1941
| race_name = 6th Indianapolis 500
| race_logo = 1916Indianapolis500Field.jpg
| sanction = AAA
| date = May 30, 1916
| winner = Dario Resta
| team = Peugeot
| mph = {{convert|84.001|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}
| pole = Johnny Aitken
| pole_speed = {{convert|96.69|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}
| leader = Resta (103)
| pace_car = Premier 6 (Model 6-56)
| pace_driver = Frank E. Smith
| starter = George M. Dickson[1]
| honorary = Howard Carpenter Marmon[1]
| attendance = 83,000[2]
| previous = 1915
| next = 1919
}}

The 6th International 300-Mile Sweepstakes Race was the sixth running of the Indianapolis 500. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1916. The management scheduled the race for 120 laps, {{Convert|300|mi|km}}, the only Indianapolis 500 scheduled for less than {{Convert|500|mi|km}}.

Although the common belief is that the race distance was changed due to the onset of World War I, it was in fact Speedway management that changed the distance in order to make the race shorter and more appealing to fans. Despite the one-time altered distance, the race is still considered part of the continuous lineage of the Memorial Day classic, known as the Indianapolis 500.[3] In addition to the altered distance, the start time was moved from 10:00 a.m. to the early afternoon (1:30 p.m.)[4]

Eddie Rickenbacker took the lead at the start, and led the first nine laps until dropping out with steering problems. Dario Resta led 103 of the 120 laps, and claimed the victory. Resta was accompanied by riding mechanic Bob Dahnke.

Seven of the cars were entered by the Speedway or its owners, in order to ensure a strong field during the war. None of them finished in the top five. Despite the promoter's entries, the field consisted of only 21 cars, the smallest in Indy history.

World War I

Three months after the 1916 race, on Labor Day weekend of 1916, the Speedway held a second event, the Harvest Auto Racing Classic. The 1917 race was scheduled to return to 500 miles, but a dispute with the local hoteliers and the escalation of World War I intervened. On March 23, 1917, Speedway management cancelled the 1917 Indianapolis 500, and halted racing at the facility for both 1917 and 1918.

The track was offered as a landing strip and maintenance/refueling station for military aircraft traveling between Wilbur Wright Field and Chanute Air Force Base. It was referred to as the Speedway Aviation Repair Depot, and the 821st Aero Repair Squadron was stationed there.[5][6] In addition, several experimental aircraft were tested at the grounds. At least one test pilot was fatally injured in a plane crash at the track.[7]

No racing of any kind took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1917-1918. Likewise, the National Championship was suspended in both 1917 and 1918. There were, however, AAA races (non-championship races) conducted during the war years at other tracks. On Memorial Day 1917, a 250-mile race was held at Cincinnati.[8]

The Indianapolis 500 resumed after the war in 1919.

Box score

FinishStartNoNameQualRankLapsLedStatus
1417GBR}} Dario Resta94.4004120103Running
2101USA|1912}} Wilbur D'Alene (R)90.870111200Running
32010USA|1912}} Ralph Mulford91.090101200Running
41414BEL}} Josef Christiaens86.080161200Running
5515USA|1912}} Barney Oldfield94.33051200Running
694CAN|1868}} Pete Henderson (R)91.33091200Running
7629USA|1912}} Howdy Wilcox93.81061200Running
81726USA|1912}} Art Johnson (R)83.690191200Running
91524USA|1912}} William Chandler84.840171200Running
10139USA|1912}} Ora Haibe (R)87.080151200Running
111912USA|1912}} Tom Alley82.040211200Running
12218SUI}} Louis Chevrolet87.69013820Rod
13328NOR}} Gil Andersen95.9403750Oil line
141825USA|1912}} Dave Lewis (R)83.12020710Gas tank
15118USA|1912}} Johnny Aitken96.6901698Valve
161221FRA}} Jules Devigne (R)
(Relieved by Jack LeCain)
87.17014610Crash NC
17727USA|1912}} Tom Rooney (R)93.3907480Crash T1
18117SUI}} Arthur Chevrolet87.74012350Magneto
19819USA|1912}} Charlie Merz93.3308250Lubrication
2025USA|1912}} Eddie Rickenbacker96.440299Steering
211623Italy|1861}} Aldo Franchi (R)84.1201890Engine trouble
[9]

Race details

  • For 1916, riding mechanics were required.[10]
  • In the weeks and months leading up to the race, Speedway president Carl G. Fisher had expressed concern and disdain over the local hoteliers' practice of price gouging customers during the race week. It reached a boiling point where Fisher threatened to move the 1916 and/or 1917 Memorial Day 500-mile race to a board track in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ultimately, a truce was reached, and the race(s) were not moved. Apropos to that, the 1917 Indianapolis 500 was cancelled anyway shortly after the entry blanks were mailed out, due to the escalation of World War I.[11]
  • Driver Jack LeCain was forced to miss the race due to a broken crankshaft suffered during a practice run two days before the race. He drove relief for Delage teammate Jules Devigne, taking over shortly beyond the 100-mile mark. After 61 laps, he suffered a serious crash, leaving him critically injured.[12]
  • 1915 winner Ralph DePalma withheld his entry for 1916, demanding $5,000 in appearance money from Speedway management. Carl Fisher refused to accede to the demand, and DePalma's subsequent entry blank, filed after the deadline, was rejected.

Notes

{{Commons category|1916 Indianapolis 500}}

Works cited

  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=r9dLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1131&lpg=PA1131&dq=Speedway+Aviation+Repair+Depot&source=bl&ots=EARs9KKgJK&sig=ID-kmgmoATPuOqICgBKE7gYK6vc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NZwDU4CRAo23kAeMqYDQBQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Speedway%20Aviation%20Repair%20Depot&f=false "New Planes for Old" - The Work of the Aviation Repair Depots]: Aerial Ace Weekely, 1 September 1919

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Fox|first=Jack C.|title =The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994|publisher =Carl Hungness Publishing|edition=4th|date=1994|pages=22|language=English|isbn=0-915088-05-3}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Driver For Peugot Victor At Average of 84 Miles An Hour|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11445988/|first=A.B.|last=Blakely|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|page=1|via=Newspapers.com|date=May 31, 1916|accessdate=June 3, 2017}}{{Open access}}
3. ^"The Talk of Gasoline Alley" - WFNI: May 5, 2012
4. ^{{cite news|title=Fleet Field Attune For Sixth Race|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2081533/information_about_the_1916_indianapolis/|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=May 30, 1916|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate=March 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/news/show/36808-speedway-has-plenty-of-connections-to-first-100-years-of-flight/|title=Speedway Has Plenty Of Connections To First 100 Years Of Flight|publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway|first=Dick|last=Mittman|date=2003-12-17|accessdate=2014-02-18}}
6. ^821st Areo Squadron, Aviation Repair Depot, Speedway, Indiana, December 1918
7. ^The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, June 15, 2005
8. ^1917 Sharonville Sweepstakes
9. ^{{cite web|title=Indianapolis 500 1916 |url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19995 |work=Ultimate Racing History |accessdate=15 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64j2oi2h2?url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19995 |archivedate=16 January 2012 |deadurl=no |df= }}
10. ^{{cite book|last=Blazier, John E. |author2=Rollings, Tom|title=Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics|year=1994}}
11. ^The Talk of Gasoline Alley - WFNI, May 23, 2013
12. ^{{cite news|title=Four Are Injured on Track; LeCain Hovering Near Death|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2081651//|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=May 31, 1916|page=1|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=March 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}
{{

Indy 500 Walker|

Previous_race = 1915|

Previous_winner = Ralph DePalma|

This_race = 1916|

This_winner = Dario Resta|

Next_race = 1919|

Next_winner = Howdy Wilcox|

Note=The Indianapolis 500 was not run in 1917 or 1918 due to World War I.


}}{{Indy 500}}

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