Driving the Ford '999', he covered the distance in 55.54 seconds. One such event occurred in 1902 when Barney Oldfield set a one-mile (1.6 km) record in an automobile at Empire City Race Track. Clark died in 1900 and, with much litigation by his heirs over its proposed sale, the track remained closed for most of the next seven years except for special events. Yonkers Raceway, considered a city landmark, was first opened in 1899 by William H.
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