Automobiles
“Second City Firsts”: The History Of The First Automobile Race In America
Tonya Francisco and Jeremy Ross
Before Chicago brought NASCAR to downtown, the city brought the world of auto racing to the United States and played a hand in the development of the automobile industry.
In our next installment of “Second City Firsts” we took a deep dive into the history of the first automobile race in America.
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