General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
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Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
The first Ford Model T car was assembled.
World's first competitive motor race.
The first Chevrolet Corvette was manufactured in the US.
Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
