THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE RACE IN AMERICA
THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE RACE IN AMBRICA This Jackson Park location marks the start and finish of the tirst automobile race in America. On Thanksgiving Day, 1895, six cars - tour gasoline powered and two electric raced fifty-four miles to Evanston and back. J. Frank Duryea won the race in seven hours and itty-three minutes driving a gasoline powered vehicle. This race introduced the automobile to America. Presented by The American Autosport Centennial Committee November 23, 1995