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Clessie L Cummins set the first official world land speed record for diesel-powered cars, reaching 80

Thursday 20th March 1930

Clessie L Cummins set the first official world land speed record for diesel-powered cars, reaching 80.389 mph at Daytona Beach, Florida in the Cummins Diesel Special.

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