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. The race was the first automobile race in Westchester and the first international stock car race in the United States.
The race began and ended in Briarcliff, spanning from 4:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on April 24, 1908. The winner, Lewis Strang in an Isotta Fraschini, covered the 259 miles (417 km) in five hours and fourteen minutes. More than 300,000 people watched the race throughout Westchester County, and the village had more than 100,000 visitors that day.