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Carroll Shelby of the United States rounds the Mulsanne curve of the Le Mans circuit in France, June 21, 1959, in his Aston Martin during the famed 24- hour International Endurance Race for sports cars. With his co-driver, American Roy Salvadori, He won the event at the average speed of 112.4 miles per hour.
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