1912 American Grand Prize


The 1912 American Grand Prize was the seventh and final race of the 1912 Grand Prix season. It was held at the Wauwatosa Road Race Course in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America. Caleb Bragg won by over 15 minutes over Erwin Bergdoll. Bragg's average speed was 68.397 mph.
The event was marred by the deaths of two-time and defending winner David Bruce-Brown and his mechanician Tony Scudellari in a practice accident. Bruce-Brown's car was repaired by Barney Oldfield and driven to a fourth-place finish. Ralph DePalma and his mechanician Tom Alley were injured when DePalma's Mercedes touched the rear of Bragg's Fiat and overturned, ejecting its occupants.

Classification

PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired
141 Caleb BraggFiat525:59:27.44
240 Erwin BergdollBenz526:14:58.38
343 Gil AndersenStutz-Wisconsin526:15:22.47
444 Barney OldfieldFiat526:19:54.69
539 George ClarkMercedes50+2 Laps
642 Joe HoranBenz47+5 Laps
735 Ralph DePalmaMercedes51Crashed
833 Teddy TetzlaffFiat30Broken Radius Rod
932 Louis FontaineLozier21Steering knuckle
1034 Hughie HughesMercer16Broken fuel line
1136 Spencer WishartMercedes3Drive shaft
1231 Bob BurmanBenz2Broken piston
DNS47 Ralph MulfordKnox0Ignition