1917 AAA National Championship
| 04 Mar | Ascot Park, LA, California | Dirt Oval |
| 10 May | Uniontown, Pennsylvania | Board Oval |
| 30 May | Cincinnati, Ohio | Board Oval |
| 16 Jun | Chicago, Illinois | Board Oval |
| 04 Jul | Omaha, Nebraska | Board Oval |
| 14 Jul | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Concrete Oval |
| 14 Jul | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Concrete Oval |
| 03 Sep | Tacoma, Washington | Board Oval |
| 03 Sep | Chicago, Illinois | Board Oval |
| 03 Sep | Chicago, Illinois | Board Oval |
| 03 Sep | Uniontown, Pennsylvania | Board Oval |
| 15 Sep | Providence, Rhode Island | Concrete Oval |
| 15 Sep | Providence, Rhode Island | Concrete Oval |
| 15 Sep | Providence, Rhode Island | Concrete Oval |
| 22 Sep | Sheepshead Bay, New York | Board Oval |
| 13 Oct | Chicago, Illinois | Board Oval |
| 13 Oct | Chicago, Illinois | Board Oval |
| 13 Oct | Chicago, Illinois | Board Oval |
| 29 Oct | Uniontown, Pennsylvania | Board Oval |
| 29 Nov | Ascot Park, LA, California | Dirt Oval |
| 29 Nov | Ascot Park, LA, California | Dirt Oval |
Championship Result
Note: There was no championship this year! Haresnipe retrospectively declared Earl Cooper champion and allotted points, but none were actually scored or declared that year.
George Washington Sweepstake
4th March 1917 - Ascot Park: 100 miles (1.000 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 2 Earl Cooper Stutz 1:27:46.8, 68.353 mph
2 4 3 Eddie Pullen Mercer 1:28:18.0
3 29 4 Omar Toft Miller 1:30:38.6
4 9 9 Cliff Durant Chevrolet Stutz-Wisconsin 1:31:49.0
5 7 6 William Taylor Newman Stutz-Wisconsin 98 laps/flagged
6 21 7 William Weightman Weightman Stutz 96 laps/flagged
7 10 11 Ray Meacham Mercer 94 laps/flagged
8 2 5 Walter Melcher Duesenberg 92 laps/flagged
9 3 8 William Bolden Chouchilla 45 laps/engine
10 6 10 Sam Seed Horseman Mercer 35 laps/mechanical
11 5 1 Joe Boyer Frontenac 25 laps/crankshaft
Lap Leaders: Earl Cooper laps 1-58,60-100
Eddie Pullen laps 59
Non-Qualifiers
John Boling Mercer Eye injury
Universal Trophy
10th May 1917 - Uniontown: 112.5 miles (1.125 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 17 11 William Taylor Newman Stutz-Wisconsin 1:15:38, 89.25 mph
2 3 6 Joe Boyer Frontenac 100 laps
3 5 10 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 100 laps
4 1 1 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 100 laps
5 12 4 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 100 laps
6 24 15 Art Klein Johnson Duesenberg 100 laps
7 15 12 Jim Meyer Pugh 100 laps
8 9 3 Ralph Mulford Hudson 90 laps/flagged
9 27 8 Barney Oldfield Delage 89 laps/flagged
10 21 13 Milton McBride Olsen 84 laps/flagged
11 4 7 Ralph Mulford Packard 79 laps/flagged
12 17 2 H.E.McCord Crawford 77 laps/flagged
13 14 14 Ira Vail Hudson 71 laps/burnt coil
14 42 9 Andy Burt Erbes Peugeot 54 laps/driveshaft
15 2 5 Louis Fontaine Mercedes 39 laps/camshaft
Non-Qualifiers
16 Charles Ewan Crawford Practice accident
N.B. - For class E, 300 cubic inches and under.
Sharronsville Sweepstakes
30th May 1917 - Cincinnati Motor Speedway: 250 miles (2.00 miles x 125 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 1 6 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 2:26:47.90, 102.181 mph
2 14 9 Ira Vail Hudson 2:27:57.44
3 24 8 Gaston Chevrolet Frontenac 2:28:45.73
4 7 12 Tom Milton Duesenberg 2:32:47.55
5 51 3 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 2:34:17.36
6 5 10 Earl Cooper Stutz 2:34:28.47
7 17 A.H.Patterson Hudson 2:35:48.05
8 22 Otto Henning Ogren Duesenberg 2:35:49.66
9 9 4 Ralph Mulford Peugeot 2:38:05.05
10 29 5 Omar Toft Omar Miller 2:39:28.92
11 27 11 Barney Oldfield Delage 2:39:51.65
12 Andy Burt Erbes Peugeot Flagged
13 2 Joe Thomas Mercer Flagged
14 19 George Buzane Detroit Flagged
15 Charles Ewan Crawford Flagged
16 4 1 Ralph DePalma Packard 73 laps/punctured radiator
17 Louis Fontaine Mercedes con-rod
18 Pete Henderson Mercer burnt bearings
19 Charles Kirkpatrick Frontenanc valve
20 7 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg carburetor
21 21 Jules DeVigne Delage cylinder
22 William Taylor Newman Stutz-Wisconsin out
23 Walter Haines Mercer oil line
24 22 Jack LeCain Delage valve plunger
25 Swan Ostewig Ostewig fire
26 Mel Stringer M.E.L. steering knuckle
27 Wilmer Monahan Johnson oil leak
War Derby
16th June 1917 - Chicago Speedway: 250 miles (2.00 miles x 125 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 5 10 Earl Cooper Stutz 2:25:28.80, 103.107 mph
2 9 17 Ralph Mulford Hudson 2:26:11.03
3 35 8 Cliff Durant Delage 2:26:36.43
4 11 7 Eddie Hearne Duesennberg 2:27:48.03
5 18 9 Walter Haines Mercer 2:30:56.43
6 8 20 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 2:33:07.95
7 12 19 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 2:35:08.07
8 14 12 Ira Vail Hudson 2:39:03.00
9 1 15 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 2:40:08.86
10 2 11 Louis Fontaine Mercedes 2:42:23.90
11 4 1 Ralph DePalma Packard 2:43:08.46
12 32 6 Al Schillo Mercer 120 laps/flagged
13 16 13 William Taylor Newman Stutz 115 laps/flagged
14 35 18 Andy Burt Erbes Peugeot 110 laps/flagged
15 23 21 Tom Alley Pan-American Miller 105 laps/flagged
16 7 26 Tom Milton Duesenberg 100 laps/flagged
17 29 24 Omar Toft Omar Miller 95 laps/flagged
18 31 27 George Mason Ogren Duesenberg 76 laps/rocker arm
19 24 2 Joe Boyer Frontenac 66 laps/crashed
20 27 3 Barney Oldfield Gold Submarine Miller 24 laps/valve spring
21 17 16 A.H.Patterson Hudson 21 laps/spring & frame
22 6 4 Joe Thomas Mercer 18 laps/off course
23 25 5 Jack LeCain Delage 17 laps/cylinder head
24 33 25 Ed Diedrich Duesenberg 16 laps/con-rod
25 3 14 George Buzane Detroit 12 laps/piston
26 22 22 Otto Henning Ogren Duesenberg 12 laps/piston rings
27 15 23 Jules DeVigne Delage 5 laps/water jacket
Lap Leaders: Joe Boyer laps 1,19-35
Ralph DePalma laps 2,5
Barney Oldfield laps 3-4
Louis Chevrolet laps 6
Joe Thomas laps 7-9,13-18
Ira Vail laps 10-12,36-49
Ralph Mulford laps 50-118
Earl Cooper laps 119-125
Non-Qualifiers
Wilmer Monahan Duesenberg
Charles Ewan Duesenberg
M.C.Britt Duesenberg
Milton McBride Duesenberg
Swan Ostewig Duesenberg
Jack Gable Hudson
Gaston Chevrolet Frontenac
Omaha Derby
4th July 1917 - Omaha: 150 miles (1.25 miles x 120 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 9 6 Ralph Mulford Hudson 1:28:53.00, 101.256 mph
2 7 8 Tom Milton Duesenberg 1:29:57.07
3 46 4 Joe Thomas Mercer 1:30:18.20
4 48 10 Walter Haines Mercer 1:30:51.96
5 45 5 Eddie Hearne Roamer Duesenberg 1:31:21.38
6 44 12 William Taylor Hudson 1:31:27.69
7 12 3 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 1:34:35.59
8 55 14 Andy Burt Erbes Miller 1:37:44.63
9 49 15 Milton McBride Olsen 109 laps/flagged
10 51 2 Charles Kirkpatrick Frontenac 111 laps/water jacket
11 54 1 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 56 laps/axle
12 8 9 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 45 laps/radiator
13 29 13 Omar Toft Omar Miller 38 laps/crankshaft
14 52 11 George Mason Ogren Duesenberg 34 laps/radiator
15 47 7 Tom Alley Pan-American 1 lap/accident
Lap Leaders: Louis Chevrolet laps 1-56
Ralph Mulford laps 57-120
N.B. - Race was red-flagged after lap one due to Alley's accident.
14th July 1917 - Twin Cities Motor Speedway: 50 miles (2.0 miles x 25 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 5 3 Earl Cooper Stutz 0:30:50.91, 97.249 mph
2 9 7 Ralph Mulford Hudson 0:32:32.26
3 14 2 Ira Vail Hudson 0:32:47.06
4 44 11 William Taylor Hudson 0:33:03.21
5 8 5 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 0:33:25.15
6 29 10 Omar Toft Omar Miller 15 laps/out
7 49 8 Milton McBride Olsen 9 laps/out
8 52 9 George Mason Ogren Duesenberg 8 laps/out
9 7 6 Tom Milton Duesenberg 7 laps/out
10 54 4 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 6 laps/out
11 12 1 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 3 laps/out
N.B. - For Class E, 300 cubic inches and under.
14th July 1917 - Twin Cities Motor Speedway: 100 miles (2.0 miles x 50 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 14 4 Ira Vail Hudson 1:02:19.73, 96.264 mph
2 12 1 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 1:03:34.67
3 5 5 Earl Cooper Stutz 1:03:35.05
4 51 6 Roscoe Sarles Frontenac 1:04:46.17
5 9 12 Ralph Mulford Hudson 1:04:55.00
6 44 13 William Taylor Hudson 1:07:02.30
7 55 3 A.A.Cadwell Miller 1:08:07.20
8 7 9 Tom Milton Duesenberg 1:08:07.26
9 8 8 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 48 laps/flagged
10 39 11 Omar Toft Omar Miller 46 laps/flagged
11 32 14 George Mason Ogren 39 laps/out
12 54 7 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 35 laps/out
13 45 2 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 17 laps/poor handling
14 56 10 Louis Fontaine Mercedes 13 laps/out
15 49 16 Milton McBride Olsen 8 laps/out
Army Post Sweepstakes
3rd September 1917 - Tacoma: 96.95 miles (1.939 miles x 50 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 Earl Cooper Stutz 1:08:51, 84.488 mph
2 1 Cliff Durant Chevrolet Stutz 1:11:30
3 44 A.H.Patterson Hudson Flagged
4 12 Mike Moosie Duesenberg Flagged
5 35 Jim Crosby Duesenberg Out
Lap Leaders: Earl Cooper laps 1-50
N.B. - The AAA list Jim Crosby as driving number 35, some other sources indicate Al Cotey.
3rd September 1917 - Chicago Speedway: 50 miles (2.0 miles x 25 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 4 Ralph DePalma Packard 0:28:09.38, 106.548 mph
2 12 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 0:28:24.65
3 54 Gaston Chevrolet Frontenac 0:29:16.01
4 8 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 0:29:41.22
5 47 Tom Alley Pan-American-Miller 0:30:02.68
6 36 Harold Trackus Olsen Duesenberg 12 laps/broken tie rod
7 31 George Mason Ogren Duesenberg 0 laps/spark plugs
3rd September 1917 - Chicago Speedway: 100 miles (2.0 miles x 50 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 54 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 0:56:29.05, 106.224 mph
2 12 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 0:56:55.81
3 4 Ralph DePalma Packard 0:57:36.16
4 8 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 0:59:43.72
5 47 Tom Alley Pan-American-Miller 1:03:35.37
6 36 Harold Trackus Olsen Duesenberg 1:04:07.37
7 George Mason Ogren Duesenberg Out
1st Annual Autumn Classic
3rd September 1917 - Uniontown: 112.5 miles (1.125 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 Frank Elliott Delage 1:14:26.96, 90.665 mph
2 Jim Meyer Pugh 1:15:38.49
3 Andy Burt Erbes Miller 1:20:14.20
4 Ora Haibe P-A-L-C Duesenberg 1:22:28.20
5 Charles Ewan Crawford 1:28:49.20
6 Wilmer Monahan Johnson 1:30:21.25
7 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 98 laps/flagged
8 Jack Conway Hudson 97 laps/flagged
9 R.L.McNay McNay 96 laps/flagged
10 59 Joe Boyer Frontenac 92 laps/out
11 A.A.Cadwell Miller 33 laps/out
12 Denny Hickey Hudson 23 laps/out
13 Barney Oldfield Gold Submarine Miller 9 laps/accident
14 Omar Toft Omar Miller 8 laps/out
Lap Leaders: Joe Boyer laps 1-92
Frank Elliott laps 93-100
15th September 1917 - Narragansett Park: 5.00 miles (1.00 miles x 5 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 0:03:58.83, 75.367 mph
2 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 0:03:59.30
3 Tom Milton Duesenberg 0:03:59.40
4 Joe Boyer Frontenac 0:04:00.30
5 Frank Elliott Delage 0:04:18.51
6 Harold Trackus Olsen 0:04:19.30
7 Lamb Krueger Duesenberg 0:04:26.59
8 Ora Haibe P-A-L-C 4 laps/flagged
9 Jim Meyer Pugh 4 laps/flagged
N.B. - For Class E, 300 cubic inches and under.
15th September 1917 - Narragansett Park: 25.00 miles (1.00 miles x 25 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 Tom Milton Duesenberg 0:19:46.28, 75.867 mph
2 Ira Vail Hudson 0:20:07.55
3 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 0:20:22.22
4 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 0:20:28.52
5 Jim Meyer Pugh 0:21:47.88
6 Frank Elliott Golden Submarine Miller 0:22:32.86
7 Joe Boyer Frontenac Out
8 Ralph Mulford Frontenac Out
9 Pete Henderson Duesenberg Out
10 Harold Trackus Olsen Out
N.B. - For Class E, 300 cubic inches and under.
15th September 1917 - Narragansett Park: 100.00 miles (1.00 miles x 100 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 Tom Milton Duesenberg 1:24:42.23, 70.835 mph
2 Ira Vail Hudson 1:24:44.28
3 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 1:25:31.35
4 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 1:27:36.32
5 Jim Meyer Pugh 1:29:56.50
6 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 1:31:56.38
7 Frank Elliott Delage 1:32:09.03
8 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 1:34:15.15
9 Andy Burt Erbes 1:38:27.28
10 Lamb Krueger 1:42:24.32
11 Barney Oldfield Golden Submarine Miller 98 laps/flagged
12 Joe Boyer Frontenac con-rod
13 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 25 laps/axle
14 Charles Ewan Crawford fuel line
N.B. - For Class E, 300 cubic inches and under.
Harkness Trophy
22nd September 1917 - Sheepshead Bay: 100 miles (2.00 miles x 50 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 7 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 0:54:20.98, 110.396 mph
2 4 Ralph DePalma Packard 0:56:18.00
3 45 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 0:56:41.50
4 9 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 0:56:41.87
5 14 Ira Vail Hudson 0:56:41.97
6 21 Denny Hickey Hudson 1:00:39
7 Otto Henning Mercer 1:00:48
8 2 Tom Milton Duesenberg 1:00:55
9 James Benedict Benedict 1:01:01
10 Pete Henderson Duesenberg Flagged
11 Joe Boyer Frontenac Burnt bearing
12 Dave Lewis Duesenberg Flagged
13 Jack LeCain Delage Flagged
14 Tom Alley Pan-American-Miller Spark plugs
15 21 Jules DeVigne Delage Valve
16 Walter Haines Mercer Piston
17 Ora Haibe Haibe Flagged
18 Dario Resta Frontenac 8 laps/camshaft housing
N.B. - For Class E, 300 cubic inches and under.
13th October 1917 - Chicago Speedway: 20 miles (2.0 miles x 10 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 47 Tom Alley Pan-American-Miller 0:11:22.10, 105.556 mph
2 54 Gaston Chevrolet Frontenac 0:11:22.28
3 9 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 0:11:22.43
4 12 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 0:11:22.60
5 Gil Anderson Miller 0:11:27.35
6 7 Tom Milton Duesenberg 10 laps/finished
7 Percy Ford Delage Out
8 Pete Henderson Roamer Duesenberg Out
13th October 1917 - Chicago Speedway: 50 miles (2.0 miles x 25 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 9 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 0:28:18.75, 105.960 mph
2 Gil Anderson Miller 0:28:18.90
3 47 Tom Alley Pan-American-Miller 0:28:18.90
4 7 Tom Milton Duesenberg 0:28:19.20
5 12 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 0:28:19.25
6 54 Gaston Chevrolet Frontenac Out
N.B. - For Class C, 231-300 cubic inches and under.
13th October 1917 - Chicago Speedway: 50 miles (2.0 miles x 25 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 8 Pete Henderson Roamer Duesenberg 0:27:22.21, 109.608 mph
2 9 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 0:27:27.27
3 47 Tom Alley Pan-American-Miller 18 laps/accident
4 7 Tom Milton Duesenberg 18 laps/accident
5 12 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 10 laps/accident
6 Gil Anderson Miller Out
N.B. - For Class C, 231-300 cubic inches and under.
29th October 1917 - Uniontown: 168.75 miles (1.125 miles x 150 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 45 1 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 1:49:02.85, 92.849 mph
2 7 2 Tom Milton Duesenberg 1:49:27.45
3 14 6 Ira Vail Hudson 1:54:37.05
4 12 8 Dave Lewis Hoskins Duesenberg 1:55:24.03
5 59 3 Denny Hickey Stickel Hudson 1:56:58.11
6 41 7 Fred McCarthy Hudson Flagged
7 9 Jack Conway Hudson Flagged
8 44 12 Gaston Chevrolet Frontenac 113 laps/accident
9 8 11 Pete Henderson Duesenberg 113 laps/accident
10 42 15 Andy Burt Erbes Miller 91 laps/engine
11 9 10 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 48 laps/engine
12 31 5 Ora Haibe P-A-L-C Duesenberg 17 laps/engine
13 55 14 Gil Anderson Miller 16 laps/engine
14 29 13 Barney Newgard Johnson 14 laps/con-rod
15 4 Jim Meyer Pugh 13 laps/engine
Non-Qualifiers
Eddie Miller Lawrence Special Did not qualify
Ben Shoaff Haynes Special Did not qualify
Charles Ewan Crawford Did not qualify
I.P.Fetterman Haynes Special Did not qualify
Suckert Olsen Did not qualify
N.B. - For Class E, 300 cubic inches and under, Invitational.
29th November 1917 - Ascot Park: 10 miles (1.0 miles x 10 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 1 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 0:07:51.0, 76.433 mph
2 7 Tom Milton Duesenberg 0:07:52.0
3 45 Eddie Hearne Roamer Duesenberg 0:07:54.0
4 3 Cliff Durant Chevrolet Stutz 0:07:58.6
Non-Starters
9 Barney Oldfield Golden Submarine Miller
26 Longley National
N.B. - For Class E, 300 cubic inches and under.
29th November 1917 - Ascot Park: 50 miles (1.0 miles x 50 laps)
FP # SP Driver Car Time
1 45 Eddie Hearne Roamer Duesenberg 0:41:54.8, 71.576 mph
2 7 Tom Milton Duesenberg 0:42:10.8
3 1 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 0:43:08.0
4 3 Cliff Durant Chevrolet 0:43:42.0
5 2 Edward Kaster Mercer 0:46:24.0
6 14 William Bolden Kissel Flagged
7 19 Ira Vail Hudson Flagged
8 Robert Delno Stutz 12 laps/piston
N.B. - Free formula race.