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    Leon Duray (born George Gardner Stewart, April 30, 1894 – May 12, 1956) was an American racing driver active in the 1920s. He was nicknamed "The Flying...
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  • Duray is a surname. Arthur Duray (1882 – 1954) Belgian and French auto racer Leon Duray (1894 – 1956) American auto racer, born as George Stewart Miklós...
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    World War, Duray acquired French nationality by naturalization in 1933. American racer George Stewart legally changed his name to Leon Duray in tribute...
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  • Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois (born April 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver from the small town of Shelby in northern Indiana. He raced in a variety...
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  • Woodbury claiming pole position and Leon Duray and Ralph Hepburn joining him on the front row. From the start Duray took the lead. On the fourth lap, Woodbury's...
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    time trials. Leon Duray in a Miller took the pole position with an average speed of 122.391 mph (196.969 km/h), a new track record. Duray dominated much...
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  • Hannon (USA) May 21, 1935 AAA Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis 500 Leon Duray Stevens – Miller "Bowes Seal Fast" Practice  Stubby Stubblefield (USA)...
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    qualified 1st-2nd, the most notable story from time trials was the plight of Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois, whose pit crew inadvisedly waved off his qualifying run...
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  • of May 1. The three-car Packard Cable team owned by Leon Duray announced its second driver. Duray himself had been named to the first car, while Tony...
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    May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . Patton, W. Blaine (May 27, 1928). "Leon Duray Grabs Pole Position—Pete DePaolo in Crash". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1...
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    classes. At the 1931 and 1932 Indianapolis 500, Leon Duray's competed with cars powered by the 16-cylinder Duray U16 engine using a split-cylinder design. In...
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  • Harry Hartz also ran supercharged Millers for himself, Fred Comer and Leon Duray, as did previous race-winners Tommy Milton and Ralph DePalma. Up against...
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    blisters and bruises. Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Leon Duray won the pole position with a 4-lap track record of 113.196 mph. Peter...
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  • 15 Rockingham Park Salem, New Hampshire Board Leon Duray Leon Duray 4 Rockingham Race - 185 Leon Duray Ray Keech NC July 4 Atlantic City Race 1 - 100...
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    0 0 4 95 Chuck Stevenson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 95 Myron Fohr 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 95 Leon Duray 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 95 Shorty Cantlon 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 95 Al Rogers 4 0 0 0 0 0...
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  • weather. Leon Duray took to the track for the first time in his supercharged two-cycle, 16-cylinder, Stutz Bearcat, after much anticipation. But Duray suffered...
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    Row Inside Middle Outside 1 2 Frank Lockhart  W  3 Pete DePaolo  W  12 Leon Duray 2 1 Harry Hartz 19 Ralph Hepburn 15 Cliff Woodbury 3 14 Bob McDonogh 7...
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    grid. They were led by George Stewart (who raced under the pseudonym “Leon Duray”) who established a new qualifying record. There were several major accidents...
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    Lautenschlager  R  35 Bennett Hill 7 26 Harlan Fengler  R  15 Max Sailer  R  28 Leon Duray 8 19 Prince de Cystria  R  22 Raúl Riganti  R  34 Wade Morton  R ...
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    to US$0.40 per gallon lower than would otherwise have been the case. Leon Duray qualified third for the 1927 Indianapolis 500 auto race with an ethanol-fueled...
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    Outside 1 35 Jimmy Murphy 12 Harry Hartz  R  17 Ralph DePalma  W  2 4 Leon Duray  R  5 Ralph Mulford 2 Roscoe Sarles 3 24 Jerry Wunderlich  R  9 Frank...
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    Junior-8 team ran three Fengler cars with Locomobile engines for himself, Leon Duray and Harlan Fengler. Englishman Ernest Eldridge also arrived with two of...
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  • Robert Wilson  R  (#59) Billy Winn (#10) Driver Clay Weatherly would beg Leon Duray, the owner of Hannon's crashed car, to allow him to drive it in the race...
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    Seventeen drivers participated in the first race, including Tommy Milton, Leon Duray, Tony Gulotta, and Cliff Durant. The race was won by Tommy Milton, who...
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    previous winners Frank Lockhart and Peter DePaolo, as well as Ralph Hepburn, Leon Duray, Harry Hartz and Eddie Hearne. The Duesenberg brothers had three works...
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    Wesley Crawford (#44) Danny Day  R  (#62) Pete DePaolo (#27) - Withdrew Leon Duray (#54) Fred Frame (#34) Sam Hoffman  R  (#47) Ted Horn  R  (#53) Harry...
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  • front. Neither Hall nor his riding mechanic G.A. Casey were injured. Leon Duray arrived at the Speedway for the first time Wednesday evening. Thursday...
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  • Speedway, Indiana Brick Leon Duray Pete DePaolo 5 June 13 Spring Classic - 250 Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Leon Duray Peter DePaolo NC July...
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  • 250 Culver City Speedway Culver City, California Board Frank Lockhart Leon Duray 2 May 7 Atlantic City Race - 200 Atlantic City Speedway Hammonton, New...
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  • qualification speed 1919 100 mph René Thomas 104.780 168.627   1925 110 mph Leon Duray 113.196 182.171   1927 120 mph Frank Lockhart 120.100 193.282   1939 130 mph...
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