Although the first race was won by an American driver at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the Italian Fiat or French Peugeot companies soon developed their own vehicles to try to win the event, which they did from 1912 to 1919.
Premda je prvu utrku pobijedio američki vozač za volanom američkog vozila, europski prozvođači kao talijanski Fiat ili francuski Peugeot uskoro su razvili vlastita vozila, te su čuvenu utrku pobijeđivali od 1912. do 1919.