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Illinois National Trophy

AAA Indy Car race
Elgin Road Race Circuit, Elgin, IL
August 30, 1912
24 laps on 8.47 mile street course; 203.28 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Charlie Merz	24		Stutz/Wisconsin	24	700	running	24
2	1	Gil Andersen	21		Stutz/Wisconsin	24	200	running	0
3	10	Hughie Hughes	36		Mercer	18	700	running	18
4	5	Eddie Pullen	31		Mercer	18	200	running	0
5	7	Homer Trussell	33		Falcar	18	100	running	0
6	8	Mortimer Roberts	34		Mason	18		running	0
7	6	Harry Hastings	32		Falcar	18		running	0
8	9	Spencer Wishart	35		Mercer	13		rear axle	0
9	11	Harry Endicott	41		Mason	12	300	running	0
10	3	Neil Whalen	23	Len Zengle	National	9	100	magneto	0
11	12	F.W. Moe	42		Ford	6	200	accident	0
12	2	William Hobbs	22		Rayfield	2		main bearing	0
13	13	W.G. Wordingham	43		Herreshoff	1		broken wheel	0

Notes: Maximum engine displacement 450 cubic inches.
Aurora Trophy:Open to cars with maximum of 300 cubic inches of engine displacement.
Hughes won in 2:20:40.11 at a speed of 65.029 mph.
Jencks Trophy: Maximum engine displacement 600 cubic inches.
Endicott won in 1:40:42.9 at a speed of 60.551 mph.
Time of race: 03:04:32
Average Speed: 66.093 MPH