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What speed did the winner of the first auto race in the USA show?

The winner of the first automobile races, which took place in the United States in 1895, showed an unprecedented speed for that time - 24 kilometers per hour.

Just 15 years later, at the beginning of 1911, the Benz racing car set a speed record - 228 kilometers per hour.

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