In the early 20th Century, Central Florida played an important part in the early days of auto racing, setting a number of land speed records that would give birth to the “World Center of Racing.”
St. Paul's Tommy Milton won the Indianapolis 500 in 1921 and 1923, becoming the first two-time winner and the only driver from Minnesota ever to win the race.
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