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Arthur Duray (9 February 1882 – 11 February 1954) was born in New York City of Belgian Parents and later became a French citizen. An early aviator, he held Belgian license #3. He is probably best known today for breaking the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March, 1904. Driver George Stewart legally changed his name to Leon Duray in tribute to fellow driver Arthur Duray.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1914	14	10	90.000	13	2	200	77	Running
Totals						200	77

Starts	1
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	1
Retired	0

Other race results (probably incomplete):

1904 Coppa Florio 5th Darracq
1905 Coppa Florio 2nd Lorraine-Dietrich
1905 Gordon Bennett Cup 6th Lorraine-Dietrich
1906 Circuit des Ardennes 1st De Dietrich 130 hp (97 kW)
1906 French Grand Prix at LeMans 8th Lorraine-Dietrich
1906 Vanderbilt Cup 3rd Lorraine-Dietrich
1907 Dieppe DNF
1907 Moscow-St.Petersburg 1st De Dietrich 60 hp (45 kW)
1907 Targa Florio 4th Lorraine-Dietrich
1908 American Grand Prize 10th De Dietrich
1914 French Grand Prix at Lyon 8th Delage
1924 Coupe de L'Autodrome 2nd D'Aoust Hispano-Suiza
1924 Match des Champions 3rd D'Aoust Hispano-Suiza
1925 Spa 24 Hours 38th
1926 24 Hours of Le Mans 37th Aries 5-8 CV
1927 24 Hours of Le Mans 21st Aries 8-10 CV
1928 24 Hours of Le Mans 30th Aries 8-10 CV
1928 French Grand Prix ??
1930 Belgian Grand Prix 4th Aries
1931 Spa 24 Hours ??
1933 Spa 24 hours ??
1934 24 Hours of Le Mans Amilcar

[edit] Land Speed Records

1903 July 17 83.46 mph (134.32 km/h) Ostend, Belgium Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
1903 November 5 84.73 mph (136.36 km/h) Dourdan, France Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'
1904 March 31 88.76 mph (142.85 km/h) Nice, France Gobron-Brillié 'Paris-Madrid'

[edit] External links

Article at historicracing.com

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