The first day's run would end at Needles. The starting point was El Monte Road at the Los Angeles city limits about 1 mile beyond Eastlake Park. Instead of starting the race in Los Angeles at midnight, the contestants left at daylight at 5 am.
The 7 th annual race in November 1915 would follow the National Old Trails Road from Los Angeles to Ash Fork, Arizona, before turning toward Phoenix, a total distance of 710 miles. In 1913, the Coast Road to San Diego had again been followed.
The Los Angeles contestants followed the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway in 1912, while San Diego boosters sponsored a similar race to Phoenix on the same day. In 1911, the contestants followed the Coast Road to San Diego before turning east to Phoenix. A White steam car had won the first 418-mile race with a running time of just over 24 hours for an average speed of 17 ½ miles per hour. The Los Angeles to Phoenix race had been held since 1908. The National Old Trails Road Part 2 See America First in 1915: Section 3 of 3 The Annual Race
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