Santa Monica Road Race Course
 1912 Santa Monica Road Races | |
| Location | Santa Monica, California [1] |
|---|---|
| Date opened | July 10, 1909 |
Santa Monica road race course was an American racetrack established by a consortium of Southern California auto dealers that were interested in cars, buying them as well as racing them, at a time where automobiles were rare in Los Angeles. The Santa Monica road races lasted for 10 years.[2]
Early days
There were an estimated 50,000 people came to the 1909 Santa Monica Road races. Harris Hanshue was the winner of the heavy-car division in an Apperson Jackrabbit. Bert Dingley won the lightweight division.
1912
The winner of the 1912 Santa Monica road races is Teddy Tetzlaff. The medal was presented to Tetzlaff for the win.[3]
Final race
The winner of the final race was Rickliffe “Cliff” Durant a millionaire sportsman and the general manager of Chevrolet’s Western operations.
References
- ^ "Santa Monica Road Race Course". Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ CHARLES SOLOMON (January 31, 2001). "Racing Down Santa Monica's Ocean Avenue, Way Back When". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Santa Monica Road Race 1912". The First Super Speedway. Retrieved 4 November 2019.