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First American International Road Race
| Race details | |
|---|---|
 Spectators for the race in Briarcliff Manor | |
| Date | April 24, 1908 |
| Location | Westchester County, New York |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 32.4 mi / 52.1 km |
| Distance | 8 laps 259.2 mi / 417.1 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Paul Sartori (Percy Owen, Inc.) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Emmanuel Cedrino (Fiat Automobiles) |
| Time | 36:48 (on lap 8 of 8) |
| Podium | |
| First | Lewis Strang (John H. Tyson) |
| Second | Emmanuel Cedrino (Fiat Company) |
| Third | Guy Vaughan (Wyckoff, Church and Partridge) |
The First American International Road Race, informally known as the Briarcliff Trophy Race, was a stock car race in Westchester County, New York, in April 1908. The race was sponsored by and centered around the village of Briarcliff Manor.[1] The race was the first automobile race in Westchester and the first international stock car race in the United States.[N 1][3]
The race began and ended in Briarcliff, spanning from 4:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on April 24, 1908.[4][5] The winner, Lewis Strang in an Isotta Fraschini, covered the 259 miles (417 km) in five hours and fourteen minutes.[1][6]: 12 [7] More than 300,000 people watched the race throughout Westchester County, and the village had more than 100,000 visitors that day.[8]: 83
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