1916 INDIANAPOLIS 300

The 6th International 300-Mile Sweepstakes Race was the sixth running of the Indianapolis 500. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1916. The management scheduled the race for 120 laps, 300 miles (480 km), the only Indianapolis 500 scheduled for less than 500 miles (800 km).
Although the common belief is that the race distance was changed due to the onset of World War I, it was in fact Speedway management that changed the distance in order to make the race shorter and more appealing to fans. Despite the one-time altered distance, the race is still considered part of the continuous lineage of the Memorial Day classic, known as the Indianapolis 500.^[1] In addition to the altered distance, the start time was moved from 10:00 a.m. to the early afternoon (1:30 p.m.)^[2]
Eddie Rickenbacker took the lead at the start, and led the first nine laps until dropping out with steering problems. Dario Resta led 103 of the 120 laps, and claimed the victory. Resta was accompanied by riding mechanic Bob Dahnke.
Seven of the cars were entered by the Speedway or its owners, in order to ensure a strong field during the war. None of them finished in the top five. Despite the promoter's entries, the field consisted of only 21 cars, the smallest in Indy history. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup

Row 1	Johnny Aitken	Eddie Rickenbacker	Gil Anderson	Dario Resta
Row 2	Barney Oldfield	Howdy Wilcox	Tom Rooney	Charlie Merz
Row 3	Pete Henderson	Wilbur D'Alene	Arthur Chevrolet	Jules DeVigne
Row 4	Ora Haibe	Josef Christiaens	Billy Chandler	Aldo Franchi
Row 5	Art Johnson	Dave Lewis	Tom Alley	Ralph Mulford
Row 6	Louis Chevrolet
Drivers on Entry list that didn't race:
C. F. DuChesneau
Eddie O'Donnell
Frank Elliott
Gaston Chevrolet
Gene Stecher
Grover Bergdoll
Harry Stillman
Ira Vail
Jack LeCain
Joe Boyer
Ralph DePalma
Robert Delno
Swan Ostewig
Tommy Milton
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status
1	Dario Resta	120	84.001
2	Wilbur D'Alene	120	83.237
3	Ralph Mulford	120	82.594
4	Josef Christiaens	120	79.435
5	Barney Oldfield	120	79.185
6	Pete Henderson	120	78.284
7	Howdy Wilcox	120	76.754
8	Art Johnson	120	74.411
9	Billy Chandler	120	74.161
10	Ora Haibe	120	74.043
11	Tom Alley	120	73.55
12	Louis Chevrolet	82	Rod
13	Gil Anderson	75	Oil line
14	Dave Lewis	71	Fuel tank
15	Johnny Aitken	69	Valve
16	Jules DeVigne	61	Accident
17	Tom Rooney	48	Accident
18	Arthur Chevrolet	35	Magneto
19	Charlie Merz	25	Lubrication
20	Eddie Rickenbacker	9	Steering
21	Aldo Franchi	9	Engine
Lap Leaders:
1 9	Eddie Rickenbacker
10 17	Johnny Aitken
18-120	Dario Resta