The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Times-Herald_race" id="mwpw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Chicago Times-Herald race">first American automobile race</a> takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Park_(Chicago)" id="mwqA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jackson Park (Chicago)">Jackson Park</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" id="mwqQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston, Illinois</a>. <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Duryea" id="mwqg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Frank Duryea">Frank Duryea</a> wins in approximately 10 hours.