1913 AAA National Championship
| 01 Jan | San Diego, California | Road Course |
| 01 Mar | Point Loma, California | Road Course |
| 30 May | Indianapolis 500 Mile Sweepstakes, Indiana | Brick Oval |
| 04 Jul | Columbus Driving Park, Ohio | Dirt Oval |
| 05 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Plank Road |
| 07 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Plank Road |
| 28 Jul | Galveston, Texas | Beach Course |
| 29 Jul | Galveston, Texas | Beach Course |
| 30 Jul | Galveston, Texas | Beach Course |
| 09 Aug | Santa Monica, California | Road Course |
| 29 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 30 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 09 Sep | Corona, California | Street Circuit |
| 09 Sep | Corona, California | Street Circuit |
Championship Result
Note: There was no championship this year! Haresnipe retrospectively declared de Palma
champion and allotted points, but none were actually scored or declared that year.
1st January 1913 - San Diego: 183.4 miles (91.7 miles x 2 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 33 12 George Hill Fiat 3:58:12, 46.196 mph
2 12 2 W.H.Smith Mercer 4:12:12
3 20 11 William Carlson Stutz-Wisconsin 4:16:15
4 8 5 Louis Nikrent Buick 4:38:09
5 16 9 Clyde Washburn Stutz 1 lap
6 6 8 Earl Schnack Ford 1 lap
7 25 7 Ed Lyons National 1 lap
8 31 4 Bob Burman Benz 1 lap/radius rod
9 42 6 Tony Jannette Benz 1 lap/out
10 14 14 Al Lambda Columbia 0 laps/steering gear
11 17 13 William Campbell Buick 0 laps/engine
12 11 10 C.A.Conant National 0 laps/ditched
13 2 3 W.Alexander Buick 0 laps/out
14 7 1 Elmer Knox Moon 0 laps/out
Lap Leaders: George Hill laps 1-2
N.B. - Cars started at 1 minute intervals
1st March 1913 - Point Loma: 200.6 miles (5.982 miles x 34 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 William Carlson Benz 3:23:09, 59.247 mph
2 Earl Cooper Stutz 3:24:50
3 William Campbell Buick 30 laps/flagged
4 Tony Jannette Benz 33 laps/accident
5 Clyde Washburn Stutz-Wisconsin 0 laps/out
6 J.Comptor Mercedes 0 laps/accident
Lap Leaders: Tony Jannette laps 1-33
William Carlson lap 34
Indianapolis 500 Mile Sweepstakes
30th May 1913 - Indianapolis: 500 miles (2.50 miles x 200 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time Prize Qual.speed
1 16 7 Jules Goux Peugeot 6:35:05.00, 75.933 mph $20,000 86.030 mph
2 22 19 Spencer Wishart/Ralph DePalma Mercer 6:48:13.40 10,000 81.990
3 2 16 Charles Merz/Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 6:48:49.25 5,000 84.460
4 9 2 Albert Guyot Sunbeam 7:02:58.95 3,500 80.750
5 23 13 Theodore Pilette Mercedes 7:20:13.00 3,000 75.520
6 12 20 Howard Wilcox/Frank Fox Pope-Hartford"Gray Fox" 7:23:26.55 2,200 81.460
7 29 22 Ralph Mulford Mercedes 7:28:05.50 1,800 80.790
8 31 23 Louis Disbrow/I.J.Kirkpatrick Case 7:29:09.00 1,600 82.760
9 35 15 Willie Haupt/Lee Oldfield Duesenberg 7:52:35.10 1,500 80.760
10 25 27 George Clark/Tom Alley Tulsa 7:56:14.25 1,400 75.910
11 4 21 Bob Burman/Hughie Hughes Keeton 190 laps/Flagged 84.170
12 3 14 Gil Anderson/Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 187 laps/cam gear 82.630
13 5 4 Robert Evans/Lee Oldfield Duesenberg 158 laps/slipping clutch 82.010
14 17 3 Billy Liesaw/Lee Oldfield Buick 148 laps/loose connecting rod 78.020
15 19 1 Caleb Bragg/Ralph DePalma Mercer 128 laps/pump shaft 87.340
16 10 11 Willie Knipper/Harry Grant Henderson 125 laps/slipping clutch 80.260
17 27 8 Ted Tetzlaff Isotta 118 laps/drive chain 81.300
18 32 24 Joe Nikrent/Eddie Hearne Case 67 laps/burned bearing 78.890
19 6 25 Jack Tower Duesenberh 51 laps/accident in SW turn 88.230
20 28 18 Cincenzo Trucco Isotta 39 laps/loose fuel tank 81.940
21 1 10 Harry Endicott/Ed Madden Nyberg 23 laps/transmission 76.350
22 15 26 Paul Zuccarelli Peugeot 18 laps/main bearing 85.830
23 21 12 Ralph DePalma Mercer 15 laps/burned bearing 76.300
24 26 6 Harry Grant Isotta 14 laps/fuel tank leak 75.960
25 18 17 John Jenkins Schacht 13 laps/crankshaft 82.840
26 8 5 Don Herr Stutz-Wisconsin 7 laps/clutch shaft 82.840
27 33 9 William Endicott Case 1 lap/drive shaft 85.700
Lap Leaders: Caleb Bragg lap 1
Robert Evans laps 2- 3
Jules Goux laps 4- 14, 56-95,103-124,136-200
Bob Burman laps 15- 55
Gil Anderson laps 96-102,125-135
Did Not Qualify
7 E.H.Delling Mercer
7 Joe Dawson Mercer
14 F.L.Adams Smada
24 Robert Pennebaker Pennebaker
N.B. - Relief drivers shown in results above to the righthand side of driver pairings.
Starting positions determined by date of entry.
4th July 1913 - Columbus Driving Park, OH. 200 miles (1 mile x 200 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 7 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 3:21:48.00, 59.465 mph
2 1 Ed Madden Nyberg 3:44:26.65
3 4 Ernest Reeder Mercer 3:47:53.00
4 9 Ralph DePalma Mercer 4:04:50.30
5 5 John Jenkins Schacht 4:05:57.00
6 10 Harry Knight Kinnear 110 laps/fatal accident
7 6 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 107 laps/drive shaft
8 3 William Fritsch Cino 47 laps/broken cylinder
Lap Leaders: Eddie Rickenbacker laps 1-32
Ralph Mulford laps 33-200
N.B. - Knight and his mechanician Milton Michaelis were both fatally injured.
Potlach Trophy Race
5th July 1913 - Tacoma: 199.5 miles (3.423 miles x 57 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 6 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 2:49:32, 70.605 mph
2 4 Bob Burman Keeton 3:05:50
3 3 Clyde Latta Interstate 3:08:58
4 27 Harry Endicott Nyberg 52 laps/flagged
5 20 Hughie Hughes Mercedes 45 laps/con-rod
6 2 Jack Walsh Locomobile 26 laps/cam shaft
7 33 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 25 laps/cam shaft
8 5 Nick Nichols Apperson 5 laps/out
NQ 10 Joe Thomas Ballard Did Not Start
Montamarathon Trophy Race
7th July 1913 - Tacoma: 248.5 mile (3.423 miles x 71 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 3:32:08.2, 70.285 mph
2 33 Dave Lewis Fiat 3:35:00
3 20 Hughie Hughes Mercedes 3:39:55
4 27 Harry Endicott Nyberg 67 laps/flagged
5 15 Conrad Hanson Hudson 60 laps/flagged
6 25 Nick Nichols Apperson 48 laps/flagged
7 6 Bob Burman Benz 48 laps/fuel line
8 5 Tony Jannette Benz 14 laps/con-rod
9 2 Jack Walsh Locomobile 14 laps/stripped gears
10 44 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 13 laps/water pump
N.B. - Race delayed one day due to rain.
28th July 1913 - Galveston: 50 miles (2.5 miles x 20 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 1 Louis Disbrow Simplex 1:23:59.48, 71.436 mph
2 6 Billy Chandler Duesenberg 1:25:03
3 2 William Endicott Case 1:27.59
4 20 Jack LeCain Stutz-Wisconsin 1:28:39
5 9 Joe Horan Lozier 1:29:26
6 14 C.Mosley Studebaker 1:51.13
7 4 Claude Newhouse Case 19 laps/flagged
8 12 Pringle Studebaker 18 laps/flagged
9 21 Weigle National 17 laps/flagged
10 10 H.Drane Marion 12 laps/flagged
11 3 Joe Nikrent Case 12 laps/flagged
12 25 Armour Ferguson Peugeot 9 laps/flagged
13 7 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 5 laps/out
14 15 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 3 laps/out
15 26 George Clark Interstate 1 lap/out
29th July 1913 - Galveston: 100 miles (5.00 miles x 20 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 25 Armour Ferguson Peugeot 1:23:57.0, 71.458 mph
2 1 Louis Disbrow Simplex 1:24:26.4
3 20 Jack LeCain Stutz-Wisconsin 1:24:49.0
4 6 Billy Chandler Duesenberg 1:26:49.0
5 2 William Endicott Case 1:30:24.75
6 11 Claude Newhouse Case 1:42:23.7
7 14 C.Mosley Studebaker 1:48:54
8 12 Pringle Studebaker 1:57:16
9 10 H.Drane Marion 17 laps/out
10 21 Weigle National 16 laps/out
11 9 Joe Horan Lozier 14 laps/out
12 15 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 6 laps/out
13 3 Joe Nikrent Case 4 laps/out
14 26 George Clark Interstate 3 laps/out
15 7 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 2 laps/out
30th July 1913 - Galveston: 100 miles (5.00 miles x 20 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 6 Billy Chandler Duesenberg 1:26:44, 69.177 mph
2 1 Louis Disbrow Simplex 1:28:48.2
3 19 Jack LeCain Stutz-Wisconsin 1:29:56
4 25 Armour Ferguson Peugeot 1:32:42
5 4 Claude Newhouse Case 1:42:23
6 14 C.Mosley Studebaker 1:42:43
7 2 William Endicott Case 1:47:57
8 12 Pringle Studebaker 1:57:16
9 10 H.Drane Marion 16 laps/out
NQ 3 Joe Nikrent Case practice accident
9th August 1913 - Santa Monica: 445.253 miles (8.401 miles x 53 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 8 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 6:01:52, 73.827 mph
2 3 3 Barney Oldfield Mercer 6:07:45
3 5 5 Louis Nikrent Mercer 6:28:17.2
4 15 14 Frank Verbeck Fiat 49 laps/flagged
5 6 6 William McConners Speedwell 43 laps/flagged
6 10 10 Charles Soules Cadillac 39 laps/flagged
7 12 12 T.J.Beaudette Cadillac 36 laps/flagged
8 14 13 Frank Siefert National 32 laps/car on fire
9 4 4 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 26 laps/fuel line
10 9 9 John Opsahl Buick 21 laps/cylinder
11 2 2 Harris Hanshue Apperson 11 laps/car on fire
12 1 1 Gaston Morris Mercer 3 laps/con-rod
13 7 7 Dave Lewis Stutz-Wisconsin 1 lap/con-rod
DQ 11 11 Frank Goode Apperson 11 laps/Disqualified/Carried fuel away from pits
Lap Leaders: Frank Siefert laps 1-2
Earl Cooper laps 3-16,18-53
Barney Oldfield laps 17
Chicago Auto Club Trophy
29th August 1913 - Elgin: 301.824 miles (8.384 miles x 36 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 21 2 Ralph DePalma Mercer 4:31:56.90, 66.595 mph
2 20 1 Joe Dawson Mercer 4:39:52.75
3 24 4 Billy Chandler Duesenberg 31 laps/flagged
4 25 6 Harry Endicott Nyberg 30 laps/water pipe
5 22 3 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 27 laps/flagged
6 23 4 Spencer Wishart Mercer 23 laps/spring
7 27 8 Charles Luttrell Mercer 14 laps/burned bearing
8 26 7 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 10 laps/sheared flywheel
Lap Leaders: Ralph Mulford laps 1,7-10
Eddie Rickenbacker laps 2-6
Ralph DePalma laps 11-36
N.B. - Cars started at 30s intervals, limited to 231-300 ci displacement.
National Trophy
30th August 1913 - Elgin: 301.824 miles (8.384 miles x 36 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 5 5 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 4:13:38.97, 71.399 mph
2 3 3 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 4:20:31.25
3 4 4 Spencer Wishart Mercer 4:29:58.95
4 15 11 Harry Grant Isotta 4:42:14.10
5 14 10 Ralph DePalma Mercer 4:47:24.38
6 6 6 Joe Dawson Marmon 34 laps/flagged
7 16 12 Erwin Bergdoll Benz 31 laps/out of fuel
8 1 1 William Endicott Case 31 laps/flagged
9 7 7 Willie Haupt Duesenberg 29 laps/burned bearing
10 8 8 Bob Burman Keeton 19 laps/cylinder
11 12 9 Otto Henning Velie 4 laps/accident
12 2 2 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 0 laps/bent axle
Lap Leaders: Spencer Wishart laps 1-3
Gil Anderson laps 4-36
N.B. - Cars started at 30s intervals, limited to 450 ci and under displacement.
9th September 1913 - Corona: 301.712 miles (2.768 miles x 109 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 4:02:38, 74.609 mph
2 7 Frank Verbeck Fiat 4:10:20
3 4 George Hill Fiat 105 laps/flagged
4 3 Tony Jannette National 77 laps/flagged
5 10 Bob Wilson Studebaker 64 laps/flagged
6 9 Ted Tetzlaff Fiat 88 laps/crankcase
7 1 Barney Oldfield Mercer 58 laps/accident
8 2 Felix Magone Stutz-Wisconsin 47 laps/magneto
9 16 Paul Leach Macomber 29 laps/piston
10 14 Joe Mansfield Macomber 29 laps/carburetor
11 5 Ralph DePalma Mercer 23 laps/cylinder
12 6 Spencer Wishart Mercer 12 laps/burned bearing
Lap Leaders: Earl Cooper laps 14-21,45-46,59-109
Felix Magone laps 24-25,31-34,37-40
Barney Oldfield laps 1-13,22-23,26-29,35-36,41-44,47-58
N.B. - Free-for-all, flying start. Race ran concurrently with heavy car race below.
9th September 1913 - Corona: 251.888 miles (2.768 miles x 91 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 3:21:29, 75.010 mph
2 11 C.Taylor Marmon 4:09:31
3 3 Tony Jeanette National 77 laps/flagged
4 10 Bob Wilson Studebaker 64 laps/flagged
5 1 Barney Oldfield Mercer 58 laps/accident
6 2 Felix Magone Stutz-Wisconsin 47 laps/magneto
7 16 Paul Leach Macomber 29 laps/piston
8 14 Joe Mansfield Macomber 29 laps/carburetor
9 6 Spencer Wishart Mercer 12 laps/burned bearing
Lap Leaders: Earl Cooper laps 14-21,45-46,59-91
Felix Magone laps 24-25,31-34,37-40
Barney Oldfield laps 1-13,22-23,26-29,35-36,41-44,47-58
N.B. - Heavy car race, 450 ci and under displacement. Ran concurrently with free-for-all race.