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New York in 11 days, seven hours and 15 minutes in 1915. A year later he lowered that record to seven days, 11 hours and 52 minutes driving a Cadillac. His fastest official cross-country time was 60 hours, 31 minutes in a Stutz Versaille, although he later did an unofficial 53 ½ hour drive in a l933 Graham. His most publicized feat was a race from New York to Chicago in a Franklin Airman Speedster against the 20th Century Limited passenger train in 1928. He won, averaging 46 miles per hour in a car with a top speed of only 70 mph. In

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