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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cliff_DurantCliff Durant - Wikipedia

    Russell Clifford Durant (November 26, 1890 – October 31, 1937) [1] [2] was an American playboy and racing driver . Early life. Durant was born in Flint, Michigan, the son of William C. Durant and Clara Miller Pitt. [1] . His older sister, Margery Durant, was three years his senior.

    • Russell Clifford Durant, November 26, 1890, Flint, Michigan, U.S.
    • automobile racer, Vice President of Chevrolet - California sales.
  2. imsmuseum.org › fame_inductee › cliff-durantCliff Durant - IMS Museum

    Cliff Durant. CLIFF DURANT, the wealthy sportsman son of General Motors founder W.C. ”Billy” Durant, entered eight cars in the 1923 Indianapolis 500 race (all Millers), of which five finished among the top seven. Durant drove in the Indianapolis 500 six times, leading briefly in 1923.

  3. Russell Clifford ("Cliff") Durant (November 26, 1890 – October 30, 1937) was a race car driver, speedboat enthusiast, amateur flier, president of Durant Motors in Oakland, California, and son of General Motors founder William "Billy" Crapo Durant.

  4. Summary. Cliff Durant, son of General Motors founder Billy Durant, raced from 1912 to 1928. He competed six times in the Indianapolis 500, earning his best finish with seventh place in 1923. Eddie Rickenbacker raced for ten years before becoming a flying ace in World War I.

  5. Cliff Durant INDIANAPOLIS 500 CAREER. Overall Stats. Wins Starts Poles Top 5 Top 10 Winning Years Winnings; 0: 6: 0: 0: 1: $4,393.00: Race Stats. Year Finish Start ...

  6. Biography last updated 15 Nov 2015. Cliff Durant (born 26 Nov 1890 Flint, Michigan; died 30 Oct 1937 Beverly Hills, California). Real name Russell. Son of William, the founder of General Motors and who also ran Chevrolet, Cliff supported his father's projects, but moved to California to marry Adelaide Frost, who was a singing star.

  7. Cliff Durant - 1914. Here we see Russell Clifford "Cliff" Durant, a veteran of six Indianapolis 500-mile races, from 1919 to 1928. Regardless of his prowess at the wheel and as an important influencer in auto racing in general, Cliff is somewhat overshadowed by the boom-to-bust corporate business career of his father, William Crapo "Billy" Durant .

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