Chicago Times-Herald race

"America's First Automobile Race" map
Frank Duryea's Motorized Wagon winning motocycle
Mueller-Benz car – second-place finisher

The Chicago Times-Herald race was the first automobile race held in the United States.[1] Sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald, the race was held in Chicago in 1895 among six motorized vehicles: four cars and two motorcycles. It was won by Frank Duryea's Motorized Wagon.[1] The race created considerable publicity for the motocycle, which had been introduced in the United States only two years earlier.

  1. ^ a b "Chicago Times-Herald Race of 1895". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved May 8, 2009.