1914 AAA National Championship
| 26 Feb | Santa Monica, California | Road Course |
| 28 Feb | Santa Monica, California | Road Course |
| 30 May | Indianapolis, Indiana | Brick Oval |
| 03 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Dirt Oval |
| 04 Jul | Tacoma, Washington | Dirt Oval |
| 04 Jul | Sioux City, Iowa | Dirt Oval |
| 30 Jul | Galveston, Texas | Beach Course |
| 01 Aug | Galveston, Texas | Beach Course |
| 03 Aug | Galveston, Texas | Beach Course |
| 21 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 22 Aug | Elgin, Illinois | Road Course |
| 26 Sep | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Dirt Oval |
| 22 Oct | Galesburg, Illinois | Dirt Oval |
| 24 Oct | Hamline, Minnesota | Dirt Oval |
| 26 Nov | 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.
Vanderbilt Cup
26th February 1914 - Santa Monica: 294.595 miles (8.417 miles x 35 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 12 11 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 3:53:41.03, 75.49 mph
2 7 6 Barney Oldfield Mercer 3:55:01.21
3 10 9 William Carlson Mason-Duesenberg 4:02:39.12
4 8 7 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 4:04:03.10
5 16 14 George Joerimann Touraine 30 laps/flagged
6 17 15 Tony Jannette Alco 22 laps/cylinder
7 3 3 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 17 laps/driveshaft
8 15 13 Guy Ball Marmon 15 laps/out of fuel
9 4 4 Eddie Pullen Mercer 13 laps/accident
10 11 10 Frank Goode Apperson 11 laps/fuel feed pipe
11 14 12 John Marquis Sunbeam 9 laps/axle
12 9 8 Frank Verbeck Fiat 8 laps/oil line
13 2 2 Spencer Wishart Mercer 2 laps/water line
14 6 5 Dave Lewis Mason-Duesenberg 1 lap/piston
15 1 1 Harry Grant Isotta 0 laps/piston
Lap Leaders: Spencer Wishart lap 1
Eddie Pullen laps 2-13
Gil Anderson laps 14-17
Ralph DePalma laps 18-35
N.B. - Cars started at 15 second intervals
Indianapolis 500 Mile Sweepstakes
30th May 1914 - Indianapolis: 500 miles (2.50 miles x 200 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Name Chassis-Engine Time Qual Speed
1 16 15 Rene Thomas Delage Delage 6:03:45.99, 82.470 mph 94.540
2 14 10 Arthur Duray Peugeot Peugeot 6:10:24.49 90.000
3 10 11 Albert Guyot Delage Delage 6:14:01.75 89.150
4 6 19 Jules Goux Peugeot Peugeot 6:17:24.26 98.130
5 3 30 Barney Oldfield Stutz Stutz-Wisconsin 6:23:51.54 87.250
6 9 7 Josef Christiaens Excelsior Excelsior 6:27:24.00 91.210
7 27 26 Harry Grant Sunbeam Sunbeam 6:36:22.70 86.460
8 5 27 Charles Keene Beaver Bullet Keene-Wisconsin 6:40:57.82 86.870
9 25 5 William Carlson Maxwell Maxwell 7:02:42.60 93.360
10 42 23 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg Duesenberg 7:03:34.59 88.140
11 23 6 Ralph Mulford Mercedes Mercedes 7:11:20 88.210
12 43 28 Willie Haupt Duesenberg Duesenberg 7:29:58 89.390
13 31 12 Willie Knipper Keeton Keeton-Wisconsin 7:36:42 89.570
14 7 29 George Boillot Peugeot Peugeot 141 laps/broken frame 99.860
15 34 18 Ernst Friedrich Bugatti Bugatti 134 laps/drive pinion 87.730
16 1 24 Louis Disbrow Burman Burman-Wisconsin 128 laps/con-rod 86.790
17 19 25 Spencer Wishart Mercer Mercer 122 laps/camgear 92.690
18 2 14 Earl Cooper Stutz Stutz-Wisconsin 118 laps/wheel 88.020
19 21 9 Caleb Bragg Mercer Mercer 117 laps/camshaft 92.970
20 15 8 Art Klein King King-Wisconsin 87 laps/valve 86.870
21 38 4 Billy Chandler Braender Bulldog Mulford-Duesenberg 69 laps/con-rod 87.540
22 4 3 Howard Wilcox Gray Fox Pope-Hartford 67 laps/valve 90.760
23 13 13 George Mason Mason Duesenberg 66 laps/piston 87.100
24 17 22 Bob Burman Burman Burman-Wisconsin 47 laps/con-rod 90.410
25 26 17 Joe Dawson Marmon Marmon 45 laps/accident back. 93.550
26 24 26 Gil Anderson Stutz Stutz-Wisconsin 42 laps/loose cyl.bolts90.490
27 49 20 Ray Gilhooley Isotta Isotta 41 laps/accident back. 84.200
28 8 2 Ted Tetzlaff Maxwell Maxwell 33 laps/rocker arm 96.360
29 12 1 Jean Chassagne Sunbeam Sunbeam 20 laps/acc. NW turn 88.310
30 48 21 S.F.Brock Ray Mercer-Wisconsin 5 laps/camshaft 87.830
Lap Leaders: Rene Thomas laps 13-29,116-200 Purse: 1st - $39,750 6th - $2,200
Arthur Duray laps 76-115 2nd - $10,250 7th - $1,800
Albert Guyot laps 67-75 3rd - $5,425 8th - $1,600
Jules Goux laps 5 4th - $3,500 9th - $1,500
Josef Christiaens laps 2-4,6,8-12 5th - $3,000 10th - $1,400
Caleb Bragg laps 7
Howard Wilcox laps 1
Relief Drivers
2 Ed Rader Stutz Stutz-Wisconsin
3 Gil Anderson Stutz Stutz-Wisconsin
5 C.L.Rogers Beaver Bullet Keene-Wisconsin
13 Lee Oldfield Mason Duesenberg
25 Jack LeCain Maxwell Maxwell
25 Goetz Maxwell Maxwell
31 Bob Burman Keeton Keeton-Wisconsin
Non-Qualifiers
18 Ralph DePalma Mercedes Mercedes Withdrew, engine
22 Eddie Pullen Mercer Mercer
28 Callahan Stafford
29 Joe Horan Metropole
33 George Clark Texas
35 John Jenkins Great Western Great Western-Carter Withdrew/crank
36 Sterling Price Great Western Great Western-Carter Withdrew/crank
37 Radina Great Western Great Western-Carter Withdrew
39 Mortimer Roberts Pope Bullet Pope-Hartfird
41 Mel Stringer Washington
45 Mazzucco Tatter
46 Hughie Hughes Rayfield Withdrew/crank bearing
47 Fred Melaum Titz
51 Charles Shambaugh Shambaugh
N.B. - 1) Pullen was first reserve, and should have started when DePalma withdrew. However,
he wasn't ready, so Gilhooley started instead.
2) Start position determined by a draw the night before the race.
3) Engines limited to 450 ci.
Golden Potlatch Trophy
3rd July 1914 - Tacoma: 200 miles (2.00 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 32 Hughie Hughes Maxwell 2:41:32.4, 74.285 mph
2 15 Art Klein King 2:41:38.8
3 8 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 2:43:06.6
4 22 Bert Dingley Ono 2:50:13.6
5 16 Glover Ruckstell Mercer Flagged
6 7 Jim Parsons Stutz-Wisconsin Flagged
7 11 Frank Verbeck Fiat Flagged
8 12 William Taylor Alco Flagged
9 17 Wilbur D'Alene Marmon 73 laps/accident
10 6 Harvey Kennedy Chalmers 33 laps/spring
11 4 Eddie Pullen Mercer 24 laps/axle
12 3 Ted Tetzlaff Maxwell 17 laps/valve spring
13 20 S.F.Brock Stutz 11 laps/bent rear axle
Lap Leaders: Earl Cooper laps 1-22,74-97
Wilbur D'Alene laps 23-73
Hughie Hughes laps 98-100
Non-Qualifiers
14 Jack Walsh Italia Cracked cylinder
25 William Carlson Maxwell Engine trouble
N.B. - Race for class E, 600 ci and under
Montamarathon Trophy
4th July 1914 - Tacoma: 250 miles (2.00 miles x 125 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 3:24:34.8, 73.44 mph
2 16 Glover Ruckstell Mercer 3:32:33.8
3 15 Art Klein King-Wisconsin 3:34:22.2
4 7 Jim Parsons Stutz-Wisconsin 3:45:20.2
5 12 William Taylor Alco 4:17:12.0
6 13 Sam Smyley Hupmobile Flagged
7 22 Bert Dingley Ono 123 laps/accident
8 32 Hughie Hughes/William Carlson Maxwell 103 laps/valve spring
9 3 Ted Tetzlaff Maxwell 90 laps/steering gear
10 20 S.F.Brock Mercer-Wisconsin 84 laps/broken frame
11 4 Eddie Pullen Mercer 26 laps/front axle
12 11 Frank Verbeck Fiat 13 laps/withdrew
13 19 William Sorrell Fiat 2 laps/broken air line
14 25 William Carlson Maxwell 0 laps/engine
N.B. - Class D, Free-for-all.
4th July 1914 - Sioux City: 300 miles (2.00 miles x 150 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 10 13 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 3:49:02.00, 78.591 mph
2 19 6 Spencer Wishart Mercer 3:49:50.76
3 1 8 Cyrus Patschke Marmon 4:02:56.79
4 16 1 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 4:03:34.03
5 12 14 Tom Alley Duesenberg 4:04:10.61
6 22 4 Willie Knipper Delage 4:31:07.50
7 21 11 Howard Wilcox Pope-Hartford"Gray Fox" 4:42:32.25
8 20 17 Billy Chandler Mulford-Duesenberg 126 laps/flagged
9 2 5 W.J.Shrunk White 98 laps/flagged
10 5 16 H.A.Wetmore Chalmers 88 laps/flagged
11 15 12 Harry Grant Sunbeam 128 laps/universal joint
12 6 2 Bob Burman Peugeot 80 laps/con-rod
13 17 7 Barney Oldfield Stutz-Wisconsin 74 laps/cylinder
14 7 9 Mel Stringer Peugeot 43 laps/con-rod
15 9 10 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 32 laps/oil tank
16 11 3 George Mason Mason Spl. (Duesenber) 5 laps/driveshaft
Lap Leaders: Tom Alley laps 56-65
Bob Burman laps 1-15
Willie Knipper laps 73-88
Eddie Rickenbacker laps 89-150
Spencer Wishart laps 16-55,66-72
Relief Drivers
12 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg drove laps 78-150
Non-Qualifiers
17 Jack LeCain Chevrolet too slow
18 Ely Callouette Moon too slow
19 George Jessup Chevrolet too slow
N.B. - Non-qualifiers didn't reach minimum speed of 70 mph.
There was a dispute over positions 3-5, and drivers agreed to pool prize money
and divide the total equally.
30th July 1914 - Galveston: 50 miles (5.0 miles x 10 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 0:39:44, 75.50 mph
2 Tom Alley Duesenberg 0:39:48
3 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 0:43:00
4 Charles Keene Keene-Wisconsin Flagged (Beaver Bullet)
5 Joe Horan National Flagged
6 T.Jones Mercer Flagged
7 George Jessup Stutz-Wisconsin Flagged (Chevrolet)
8 Billy Chandler Duesenberh Flagged (Braender Bulldog)
9 Fred Melaum Studebaker Out
10 G.Melaum Buick Out
11 Thomas Kincaid National Out
12 G.Tippins Mercer Out
13 W.Clark Pope-Hartford Out
14 George Clark Texas Out
N.B. - Course might have been 2.5 miles long.
1st August 1914 - Galveston: 50 miles (5.0 miles x 10 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 0:50:02.8, 59.94 mph
2 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 0:50:03.4
3 Tom Alley Duesenberg 0:50:08.4
4 Thomas Kincaid National Flagged
5 George Clark Texas Flagged
6 Jack LeCain Stutz-Wisconsin Flagged
7 Fred Melaum Studebaker Out
8 J.Olenbush Mercer Out
9 Charles Keene Keene-Wisconsin Out (Beaver Bullet)
10 Jack Matthews Mercer Out
11 Joe Horan National Out
3rd August 1914 - Galveston: 50 miles (5.0 miles x 10 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 0:47:29.6, 63.16 mph
2 Tom Alley Duesenberg 0:50:28.8
3 Jack LeCain Stutz-Wisconsin Out
4 Thomas Kincaid National Out
5 Joe Horan National Out
6 J.Olenbush Mercer Out
7 Fred Melaum Studebaker Out
8 Eddie Rickenbacker Duusenberg Out
Chicago Auto Club Trophy
21st August 1914 - Elgin: 301.32 miles (8.37 miles x 36 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 10 5 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 4:05:01.4, 73.78 mph
2 22 14 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 4:05:45.2
3 6 12 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 4:08:16.6
4 11 6 Barney Oldfield Stutz-Wisconsin 4:15:23.0
5 31 20 Billy Chandler Duesenberg 4:28:26.0 (Braender Bulldog)
6 30 19 Louis Heinemann Marmon 4:33:18.0
7 1 1 Frank Dearborn Stutz-Wisconsin 4:37:27.2
8 27 17 Howard Wilcox Pope-Hartford Gray Fox 35 laps/flagged
9 17 10 W.J.Shrunk White 27 laps/flagged
10 19 11 Spencer Wishart Mercer 27 laps/fuel tank leak
11 21 13 Mortimer Roberts Robinson-Wisconsin 24 laps/engine (Tahis)
12 26 16 Otto Henning Mercer 21 laps/engine
13 24 15 William Carlson Maxwell 13 laps/engine
14 12 7 Tom Alley Duesenberg 13 laps/transmission
15 29 18 Gaston Morris Sunbeam 11 laps/magneto
16 8 3 Eddie Pullen Mercer 10 laps/transmission
17 4 2 Ted Tetzlaff Maxwell 8 laps/axle
18 14 8 Harry Grant Sunbeam 2 laps/oil tank
19 9 4 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 2 laps/broken gear-lever
20 15 9 William Tidmarsh Great Western 0 laps/con-rod
Lap Leaders: Ralph Mulford lap 1
Spencer Wishart laps 2-25
Gil Anderson laps 26-30
Ralph DePalma laps 31-36
Non-Qualifiers
6 Bob Burman Peugeot broken cylinder in practice
7 Mel Stringer Marmon practice accident
Elgin National Trophy
22nd August 1914 - Elgin: 301.32 miles (8.37 miles x 36 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 10 8 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 4:06:18, 73.53 mph
2 8 6 Eddie Pullen Mercer 4:07:28
3 11 9 Barney Oldfield Stutz-Wisconsin 4:24:02
4 39 25 Gaston Morris Sunbeam 4:31:09
5 5 4 Eddie Hearne Burman-Wisconsin 4:35:47
6 6 5 Bob Burman Peugeot 34 laps/engine
7 12 10 Tom Alley Duesenberg 34 laps/drive shaft
8 23 19 William Carlson Maxwell 33 laps/flagged
9 26 22 Otto Henning Mercer 32 laps/flagged
10 14 11 Harry Grant Sunbeam 23 laps/engine
11 1 1 Frank Dearborn Stutz-Wisconsin 23 laps/engine
12 27 23 Howard Wilcox Pope-Hartford Gray Fox 23 laps/engine
13 30 26 Louis Heinemann Marmon 21 laps/brake trouble
14 22 18 Gil Anderson Stutz-Wisconsin 20 laps/radiator leak
15 19 16 Spencer Wishart Mercer 14 laps/fatal accident
16 4 3 Ted Tetzlaff Maxwell 11 laps/engine
17 2 2 Louis Fontaine Lozier 10 laps/broken wheel
18 31 27 Billy Chandler Duesenberg 8 laps/car on fire (Braender Bulldog)
19 28 24 J.C.Hoskins Chadwick 8 laps/engine
20 9 7 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg 7 laps/engine
21 24 20 Tom Orr Maxwell 6 laps/engine
22 21 17 Mortimer Roberts Robinson-Wisconsin Tahis 5 laps/engine
23 18 15 Wilbur D'Alene Marmon 4 laps/hit tree/broken frame
24 25 21 Ely Callouette White 3 laps/engine
25 17 14 Charles Luttrell White 2 laps/radiator
26 16 13 Fritz Walker Rae 1 lap/clutch
27 15 12 William Tidmarsh Great Western 0 laps/con-rod
28 32 28 Jack Callaghan Keeton-Wisconsin 0 laps/black flagged/brakes
Lap Leaders: Spencer Wishart laps 1-14
Bob Burman laps 15-19
Tom Alley laps 20-21
Eddie Rickenbacker laps 22-33
Ralph DePalma laps 33-36
Relief Drivers
12 Eddie Rickenbacker Duesenberg Relieved for laps 22-33
N.B. - Spencer Wishart fatally injured
26th September 1914 - Kalamazoo: 100 miles (1.00 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 6 Bob Burman Peugeot 1:34:29.4, 63.350 mph
2 3 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 1:35:32.6
3 16 3 Al Newhouse Delage 1:50:45.6
4 9 Jack Callaghan Keeton-Wisconsin 1:51:14.0
5 17 Wilbur D'Alene Marmon flagged
6 1 William Carlson Maxwell flagged
7 Tom Alley Duesenberg flagged
8 Grover Bergdoll Benz (Erwin) flagged
9 Cap Kennedy Cornelian 73 laps/flagged
10 William Tidmarsh Great Western 47 laps/engine
11 10 2 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 30 laps/eye injury
12 Erwin Bergdoll Benz 24 laps/intake valve
Lap Leaders: Ralph DePalma laps 1-35
Eddie O'Donnell laps 36-58
Bob Burman laps 59-100
N.B. - Class D, Free-Formula
22nd October 1914 - Galesburg: 100 miles (1.00 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 3 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 1:32:56.0, 64.562 mph
2 6 Bob Burman Peugeot 1:33:10.0
3 12 Tom Alley Duesenberg 1:33:38.5
4 10 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 1:37.33.0
5 9 Jack Callaghan Keeton-Wisconsin 1:37:41.0
6 11 William Tidmarsh Great Western 83 laps/flagged
7 4 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 70 laps/clogged fuel line
8 5 Jack Gable Burman-Wisconsin 35 laps/accident
9 1 Ken Rawlings Mercer 17 laps/crankcase
10 8 Lee Gunning Fiat 6 laps/out
Lap Leaders: Ralph DePalma laps 1-20
Bob Burman laps 21-99
Ralph Mulford lap 100
N.B. - Burman ran out of fuel on the last lap and coasted to the finish.
Race scheduled for 14th October, but postponed due to rain.
24th October 1914 - Hamline: 100 miles (1.00 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 12 Tom Alley Duesenberg 1:31:30.0, 65.573 mph
2 3 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 1:32:34.2
3 10 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 1:33:32.2
4 4 Ralph DePalma Mercedes flagged
5 6 Bob Burman Peugeot water pump
6 9 Jack Callaghan Keeton-Wisconsin out
7 11 William Tidmarsh Great Western out
Lap Leaders: Tom Alley laps 10-37,60-100
Bob Burman laps 1-9,38-59
26th November 1914 - Corona: 301.712 miles (2.768 miles x 109 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 4 7 Eddie Pullen Mercer 3:26:02, 87.89 mph
2 14 1 Barney Oldfield Maxwell 3:29:58
3 19 2 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 3:31:12
4 22 18 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 3:31:51
5 5 10 Huntley Gordon Mercer "Gordon Special" 3:48:29
6 17 8 William Carlson Maxwell 3:51:10
7 12 14 Louis Nikrent Mercer 3:55:10
8 16 6 Glover Ruckstell Mercer 107 laps/out of fuel
9 8 13 Earl Cooper Stutz-Wisconsin 106 laps/timing gear
10 18 15 Harry Babcock Sunbeam 87 laps/steering gear
11 11 19 A.A.Cadwell Marmon 63 laps/engine
12 10 12 Jack Callaghan Duesenberg 58 laps/valve
13 9 5 Harry Grant Sunbeam 40 laps/fire
14 3 9 Dave Lewis Stutz-Wisconsin 39 laps/burnt bearing
15 7 3 Eddie Rickenbacker Peugeot 37 laps/drive shaft
16 2 4 Art Klein Stutz-Wisconsin 28 laps/cylinder
17 15 11 Guy Ball Klein-King-Wisconsin 27 laps/con-rod
18 20 16 Tom Alley Duesenberg 3 laps/clutch spring
19 1 17 Wilbur D'Alene Marmon 1 lap/steering gear
Lap Leaders: Eddie Pullen laps 1-18, 75-80, 83-109
Harry Babcock laps 19-55
Earl Cooper laps 56-74, 81-82
Non-Qualifiers
6 Bob Burman Peugeot con-rod
N.B. - Cars started four abreast.