As soon as there were automobiles, there was racing. The first
recorded race, an over road event from Paris to Rouen, France, was
organized by the French newspaper Le Petit Journal in 1894. Seeing
an opportunity for a similar event, Hermann H. Kohlsaat?publisher
of the Chicago Times-Herald?sponsored what was hailed as the ?Race
of the Century, ? a 54-mile race from Chicago's Jackson Park to
Evanston, Illinois, and back. Frank Duryea won in a time of 10
hours and 23 minutes, of which 7 hours and 53 minutes were actually
spent on the road. Race cars and competition have progressed
continuously since that time, and today's 200 mph races bear little
resemblance to the event Duryea won. This work traces American auto
racing through the 20th century, covering its significant
milestones, developments and personalities. Subjects included are:
Bill Elliott, dirt track racing, board track racing, Henry Ford,
Grand Prix races, Dale Earnhardt, the Vanderbilt Cup, Bill France,
Gordon Bennett, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Mercer, the
Stutz, Duesenberg, Frank Lockhart, drag racing, the Trans Am, Paul
Newman, vintage racing, land speed records, Al Unser, Wilbur Shaw,
the Corvette, the Cobra, Richard Petty, NASCAR, Can Am, Mickey
Thompson, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Jeff Gordon, and Formula
One. Through interviews with participants and track records, this
text shows where, when and how racing changed. It describes the
growth of each different form of auto racing as well as the people
and technologies that made it ever faster.
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