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Leon Duray

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Duray's starts from 1925 thru 1929 stood as the best five race starting streak from 1929 until 1990, when his record was bested by
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active in the 1920s. He was nicknamed "The Flying Frenchman", and legally changed his name in tribute to pioneer auto racer
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His streak currently stands as third best in "500" history. 28: 99: 231:, April 30, 1894 – May 12, 1956) was an American 719: 242: 247: 27: 702:Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network 700:1996 Indianapolis 500 Radio Broadcast - 694: 720: 252: 13: 16:American racing driver (1894–1956) 14: 769: 651: 670: 645: 1: 638: 758:AAA Championship Car drivers 743:Indianapolis 500 polesitters 75:Twentynine Palms, California 7: 748:Sportspeople from Cleveland 10: 774: 632:Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois 243:Motorsports career results 94:50 races run over 10 years 708:commentary), May 26, 1996 536: 218: 214: 182: 165: 148: 130: 112: 98: 93: 85: 81: 64: 42: 26: 21: 753:Racing drivers from Ohio 738:Indianapolis 500 drivers 248:Indianapolis 500 results 229:George Gardner Stewart 46:George Gardner Stewart 682:www.champcarstats.com 172:15-mile Preliminary 658:OldRacingCars.com 620: 619: 613: 612: 551: 550: 222: 221: 210: 209: 765: 709: 698: 692: 691: 689: 688: 674: 668: 667: 665: 664: 649: 555: 554: 257: 256: 253: 184: 183: 155:25-mile Heat #2 138:Indianapolis 500 120:Indianapolis 500 101: 71: 54: 52: 37:Speedway in 1927 31: 19: 18: 773: 772: 768: 767: 766: 764: 763: 762: 718: 717: 715: 713: 712: 706:Donald Davidson 699: 695: 686: 684: 676: 675: 671: 662: 660: 650: 646: 641: 621: 439:Fuel tank leak 250: 245: 176:Rockingham Park 173: 159:Rockingham Park 156: 73: 69: 58:Cleveland, Ohio 56: 50: 48: 47: 38: 17: 12: 11: 5: 771: 761: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 711: 710: 693: 669: 652:Brown, Allen. 643: 642: 640: 637: 636: 635: 629: 618: 617: 611: 610: 607: 603: 602: 599: 595: 594: 591: 587: 586: 583: 579: 578: 575: 571: 570: 567: 563: 562: 559: 552: 549: 548: 546: 543: 540: 534: 533: 530: 527: 524: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 503: 502: 499: 496: 493: 490: 487: 484: 481: 478: 472: 471: 468: 465: 462: 459: 456: 453: 450: 447: 441: 440: 437: 434: 431: 428: 425: 422: 419: 416: 410: 409: 406: 403: 400: 397: 394: 391: 388: 385: 379: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 348: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 326: 323: 317: 316: 313: 310: 307: 304: 301: 298: 295: 292: 286: 285: 282: 279: 276: 273: 270: 267: 264: 261: 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 220: 219: 216: 215: 212: 211: 208: 207: 204: 201: 197: 196: 191: 188: 180: 179: 167: 163: 162: 150: 146: 145: 132: 128: 127: 114: 110: 109: 102: 96: 95: 91: 90: 83: 82: 79: 78: 72:(aged 62) 66: 62: 61: 55:April 30, 1894 44: 40: 39: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 770: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 725: 723: 716: 707: 703: 697: 683: 679: 673: 659: 655: 648: 644: 633: 630: 627: 623: 622: 616: 608: 605: 604: 600: 597: 596: 592: 589: 588: 584: 581: 580: 576: 573: 572: 568: 565: 564: 560: 557: 556: 553: 547: 544: 541: 539: 535: 531: 528: 525: 522: 519: 516: 513: 510: 508: 505: 504: 500: 497: 494: 491: 488: 485: 482: 479: 477: 474: 473: 469: 466: 463: 460: 457: 454: 451: 448: 446: 443: 442: 438: 435: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 417: 415: 412: 411: 407: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 389: 386: 384: 381: 380: 376: 373: 370: 367: 364: 361: 358: 355: 353: 350: 349: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 327: 324: 322: 319: 318: 314: 311: 308: 305: 302: 299: 296: 293: 291: 288: 287: 283: 280: 277: 274: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 258: 255: 254: 240: 238: 234: 233:racing driver 230: 226: 217: 213: 205: 202: 199: 198: 195: 192: 189: 186: 185: 181: 177: 171: 168: 164: 160: 154: 151: 147: 143: 139: 136: 133: 129: 125: 121: 118: 115: 111: 107: 103: 97: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 67: 63: 59: 45: 41: 36: 30: 25: 20: 714: 696: 685:. 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Culver City
Cleveland, Ohio
Twentynine Palms, California
Champ Car
1927
1922
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis
1931
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis
1926
Rockingham Park
1928
Rockingham Park
Poles
racing driver
Arthur Duray
1922
1923
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1931
Rick Mears
Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois
"Leon Duray"

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