1909 Race Summary
| Driver | Car Make | Car # | Country of Car Maker | Laps Finished | Avg MPH | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant | Harry | Alco | 8 | USA | 22/22 | 62.8 | Only 6 cylinder car in race |
| 2 | Parker | Edward H. | FIAT | 14 | Italy | 22/22 | 61.6 | With Alco, only car to finish race |
| 3 | Knipper | William | Chalmers-Detroit | 7 | USA | 20/22 | 62.5 | Led most number of laps; Knipper was substitute for injured Dingley; Oil problems in Lap #20 |
| 4 | Wishart | Spencer | Mercedes | 16 | Germany | 17/22 | 48.7 | Wishart only 20 years old; Early leader, Running when race called off |
| 5 | Knox | Elmer | Atlas | 5 | USA | 14/22 | 40.9 | Running when race called off |
| 6 | Lorimer | Lee B. | Chalmers-Detroit | 9 | USA | 12/22 | 66.4 | Led race before breaking down with broken cylinder in Lap#13 |
| 7 | Merz | Charles | National | 11 | USA | 12/22 | 61.3 | Broke cylinder in Lap #13 |
| 8 | Harding | Hugh | Apperson | 6 | USA | 10/22 | 63.4 | Broke steering knuckle in Lap #11 |
| 9 | Stillman | Harry | Marmon | 12 | USA | 6/22 | 58.4 | Out on Lap #7: Cracked base of cylinder |
| 10 | Seymour | Joe | Isotta | 17 | Italy | 5/22 | 66.9 | Out on Lap #6: Broken axel jaw |
| 11 | Chevrolet | Louis | Buick | 15 | USA | 4/22 | 69.8 | Fastest lap in race going 76.3 mph; Out in Lap#5 with broken cylinder |
| 12 | Aiken | John | National | 10 | USA | 4/22 | 65.1 | Out on Lap #5: Lost wheel |
| 13 | Hearne | Eddie | FIAT | 4 | Italy | 4/22 | 39.1 | Out on Lap #5: Broken crankcase |
| 14 | Mitchell | Leland | Simplex | 3 | USA | 2/22 | 65.1 | Out on Lap #3: Broken crankshaft |
| 15 | Strang | Lewis | FIAT | 1 | Italy | 2/22 | 14.2 | Out on Lap #3: Broken radiator |
| DNS | Haupt | Willie | American Roadster | 2 | USA | DNS | Did Not Start | |
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