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97 Years Ago America's first international auto racing event took place on Oct. 8, 1904, with the inaugural Vanderbilt Cup race in Hicksville, on New York's Long Island an event that ran annually (except 1907 and 1914) through 1916. Named after its chief organizer, William K. Vanderbilt Jr., the 1904 race lured European entries from Mercedes, Panhard, Renault, Fiat and others. Among the American entries
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