Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: At the 1925 event , Pete DePaolo became the first to average 100 mph ( 160 km\/h ) for the race , with a speed of 101.13 m.
Simplified: In 1925 Peter DePaolo became the first to average 100 mph ( 160 km\/h ) for the race .