First U.S. Automobile Race

Date: November 28, 1895 • Location: Washington, United States

The Chicago Times-Herald race, the first automobile race in the U.S., was held in Chicago.

The Chicago Times-Herald race was the first automobile race held in the United States. Sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald, the race was held in Chicago in 1895 among six automobiles: four gasoline and two electric, all four-wheelers. It was won by Frank Duryea's Motorized Wagon. The race created considerable publicity for the motocycle, which had been introduced in the United States only two years earlier.