2016 Results & Highlights

For 2016, visiting racing president Herbert Hoover joined the racing presidents as part of a promotion with the White House Historical Society, and won ten races during the season, but Teddy Roosevelt passed the newcomer in the standings early and never looked back, taking the regular season presidents race crown as the Nationals won the Nationals League East and went to the playoffs for the third time in five years.

2016 Presidents Race Standings*

#26 Teddy Roosevelt	23
#16 Abraham Lincoln	18
#3 Thomas Jefferson	17
#1 George Washington	16
#31 Herbert Hoover	10
#27 William Howard Taft	9
#00 Screech the Eagle	1

* Includes postseason.

For previous years’ standings, check out the detailed results pages for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 or 2015. Standings from 2006 and 2007 may be found on the the Presidents Race Facts page.

2016 Presidents Race Highlights

5/14MIA

Garden gnomes attack racing presidents

DATE	VS.	WINNER	NOTABLE
4/7	MIA	Teddy	Teddy pulls the rug out from his competition
4/10	MIA	Herbie	Hoover wins in his debut presidents race
4/11	ATL	Herbie	Herbie rides again, takes win #2
4/12	ATL	Herbie	Hoover takes 1st 3 races, draws complaints
4/13	ATL	Tom	Jefferson gets revenge against Hoover
4/14	ATL	Bill	Taft wins on 106th anniversary of his 1st pitch
4/22	MIN	Teddy	Teddy rides a bike on Earth Day
4/23	MIN	Herbie	Hoover plays dead in “Game of Thrones” swordfight
4/24	MIN	Screech	Visiting mascots help Screech steal the win on his birthday
4/24	MIN	Tom	Jefferson wins in first 13th-inning race since 2014
4/26	PHI	Bill	Racing presidents moonwalk in astronaut tribute
4/27	PHI	George	Presidents race to 3B side for the first time in 2016
4/28	PHI	Teddy	Teddy Roosevelt pulls away
5/9	DET	Herbie	Presidents play volleball with 6 lb. medicine ball
5/10	DET	Teddy	Hoover skips the race, Teddy salutes the Navy
5/11	DET	Abe	Lincoln looks like his former self, pulls away at the finish
5/13	MIA	Bill	Buddy Bison helps presidents honor National Park Service
5/14	MIA	Teddy	In Hoover’s absence, Teddy takes over first place
5/14	MIA	Teddy	Teddy wins for the second time in one day
5/15	MIA	Tom	Tom wins as Hoover remains absent
5/23	NYM	Abe	Lincoln steals the win on National Lucky Penny Day
5/24	NYM	Abe	Teddy blows it on National Scavenger Hunt Day
5/25	NYM	George
5/26	STL	Abe	Lincoln sits, reads, gives other presidents a head start
5/27	STL	Teddy	In patriotic garb, Roosevelt goes wire to wire
5/28	STL	Teddy	Roosevelt speaks softly and carries a big popsicle
5/29	STL	Abe	Abe wins qualifier and final race in Indy 500 tribute
6/10	PHI	Teddy	Presidents ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’ on 80s Night
6/11	PHI	George	George cuts across the grass
6/12	PHI	George	George squeezes through crowded field at the wire
6/13	CHI	George	Racing presidents ride Segways
6/14	CHI	Abe	Abraham Lincoln goes wire to wire
6/15	CHI	George	241st anniversary of George becoming commander in chief
6/27	NYM	Teddy	Herbie gets blinded on National Sunglasses Day
6/28	NYM	George	First commander-in-chief leads charge on Army Night
6/29	NYM	Tom	TJ fools the field on National Camera Day
6/30	CIN	Teddy	Teddy psychs out Taft on National Handshake Day
7/1	CIN	George	George wins to kick off Independence Day weekend
7/1	CIN	Abe	Fireworks canceled, but Abe wins 2nd race in the 13th
7/2	CIN	Abe	Abe entertains, distracts presidents on Rat Pack Night
7/3	CIN	Herbie	Hoover paces the field on his bobblehead day
7/4	MIL	George	Presidential order is followed on Independence Day
7/5	MIL	George	GW moves within one win of Teddy in the standings
7/6	MIL	Bill	Taft gets it baked on National Fried Chicken Day
7/15	PIT	Teddy	Everybody but Teddy faints in the heat. No pierogies.
7/16	PIT	Tom	George and Herbie dive for the finish line
7/17	PIT	Tom	Mr Nice Cream Cone returns on National Ice Cream Day
7/17	PIT	Tom	Mr Nice Cream Cone returns for 13th inning bonus race
7/19	LAD	Abe	Lincoln leads wire-to-wire and takes the tape
7/20	LAD	GW/AL/WHT	George smokes Hoover in anchor leg of relay race
7/21	LAD	Bill	Taft steals Teddy’s chips on National Junk Food Day
7/22	SDG	Teddy	The Miz polishes the belt and blinds the presidents
7/23	SDG	Abe	Abe stops the race
7/24	SDG	Teddy	Teddy stops the presidents to join his pool party
8/5	SFG	Tom	Jefferson wins triple jump on Olympics opening day
8/6	SFG	TR/AL/WHT	Unlikely alliance wins team triathlon relay
8/7	SFG	Teddy	Presidents compete in Olympic volleyball
8/9	CLE	George	Teddy disqualified in equestrian event
8/10	CLE	Herbie	Racing presidents attempt Olympic weighlifting
8/12	ATL	Abe/Herbie	Presidents pair off for synchronized diving
8/13	ATL	Tom	Jefferson (Fin) wins light saber battle on Star Wars Day
8/14	ATL	GW/TJ/HH	Presidents team up for Olympic rowing
8/24	BAL	Abe	Lincoln gives the forearm to George & Tom
8/25	BAL	Teddy	Olympic champion wrestler Helen Maroulis lifts Teddy
8/26	COL	Tom	Jefferson runs away with it
8/27	COL	Teddy	Roosevelt with the Chariots of Fire finish
8/28	COL	Abe	In Sunday best, George pulls town Tom from behind
9/5	ATL	George	Washington wins on Labor Day afternoon
9/6	ATL	Tom	Jefferson attacks the presidents with a very big book
9/7	ATL	Tom	Jefferson turns on the afterburners
9/8	PHI	Teddy/Abe	Teddy and Abe win relay
9/9	PHI	Teddy	Secret Service attacks presidents w/ Teddy bear
9/10	PHI	Bill	Presidents wear lederhosen on Oktoberfest night
9/11	PHI	Teddy	Teddy runs with Navy’s Bill the Goat
9/12	NYM	George	Washington takes a hotly-contested race
9/13	NYM	George	Washington wins on College Rivalry night
9/14	NYM	Teddy	No shenanigans as TR closes the homestand
9/26	ARI	Tom	Jefferson passes Taft in the stretch to stay alive
9/27	ARI	Abe	Garden gnomes attack racing presidents
9/28	ARI	Abe	Lincoln flies to victory, wire-to-wire
9/29	ARI	Bill	Teddy locks up the season championship
9/30	MIA	Bill	Taft passes Teddy at the finish
10/1	MIA	Tom	Jefferson wins lackluster race
10/2	MIA	Herbie	Visiting president Hoover wins his final race
10/7	LAD	Teddy	Two T-Rex help Teddy to playoffs victory
10/9	LAD	Tom	Nats botch attempt to break the “playoff curse”
10/13	LAD	Tom	Jefferson slams Roosevelt into the wall