Art Klein

{{Short description|American racing driver (1889–1955)}}

{{About|the American auto racer|the American film producer|Art Klein (producer)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Art Klein

| image = 1920 Tacoma Speedway Art Klein Marvin D Boland Collection G521062.jpg

| caption = Klein in 1920

| birth_name = Arthur Hayes Klein

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|03|16}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|06|06|1889|03|16}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 45

| Years_In_Champ = 9

| Best_Champ_Pos = 11th (1922)

| First_Champ_Race = 1914 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1923 Beverly Hills 250 #1
(Beverly Hills)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 4

| Champ_Poles = 1

}}}}

Arthur Hayes Klein (March 16, 1889 – June 6, 1955) was an American racing driver.

Klein was an aviator and an engineering officer during World War I, stationed in Issoudun, France.{{cite news|title=Thomas Narrowly Escapes Disaster While Tuning Up|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2377111/1919_indianapolis_500_practice_may_16/|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|page=12|via=Newspapers.com|date=May 16, 1919|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}{{Open access}} After retiring from racing, Klein later became the head of transportation for Warner Brothers studios, working there until his death.{{cite web |title=Old Racing Cars - Where Are They Now - The Indy 500 drivers |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Art_Klein |website=Old Racing Cars}}

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1914

|15

|8

|86.870

|26

|20

|87

|0

|Valve

1915

|9

|8

|90.450

|8

|18

|0

|0

|Smoking

1919

|29

|7

|94.900

|18

|19

|70

|0

|Oil line

1920

|8

|5

|92.700

|7

|21

|40

|1

|Crash

1922

|6

|25

|87.150

|23

|21

|105

|0

|Rod

colspan=6|Totals

|302

|1

|

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Starts

|5

Poles

|0

Front Row

|0

Wins

|0

Top 5

|0

Top 10

|0

Retired

|5

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References