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Clessie L Cummins, driving a diesel-powered Packard roadster at Daytona Beach, Florida, reached 80

Sunday 20th April 1930

Clessie L Cummins, driving a diesel-powered Packard roadster at Daytona Beach, Florida, reached 80.398 mph to establish a land speed record for this type of vehicle.

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