Duke Dinsmore
Duke Dinsmore | |||||||
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Born | Carlyle John Dinsmoor April 10, 1913 Williamstown, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
Died | October 13, 1985 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | (aged 72)||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
47+ races run over 11 years | |||||||
Years active | 1935, 1946–1954, 1956, 1960 | ||||||
Best finish | 6th – 1950 | ||||||
First race | 1946 Williams Grove Race 1 (Mechanicsburg) | ||||||
Last race | 1956 Milwaukee 250 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
First win | 1950 Golden State 100 (Sacramento) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 1950–1954, 1956 | ||||||
Teams | Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder, R Miller, Ewing | ||||||
Entries | 6 (4 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||
Career points | 0 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Last entry | 1956 Indianapolis 500 |
Carlyle John Dinsmoor,[1] known professionally as Duke Dinsmore[2] (April 10, 1913 – October 13, 1985) was an American racing driver.
Dinsmoor served in the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.[3]
Complete AAA/USAC Championship Car results[edit]
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
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1946 | INDY 17 | LAN | ATL 10 | ISF 11 | MIL 4 | GOS 3 | 10th | 310 | |||||||||
1947 | INDY 10 | MIL 12 | LAN 8 | ATL 11 | BAI 8 | MIL 15 | GOS 4 | MIL 11 | PIK | SPR | ARL 13 | 15th | 345.5 | ||||
1948 | ARL 2 | INDY | MIL 16 | LAN | MIL | SPR | MIL | DUQ 13 | ATL | PIK | SPR | DUQ 15 | 26th | 172.5 | |||
1949 | ARL | INDY 15 | MIL DNP | TRE 5 | SPR DNQ | MIL DNS | DUQ DNQ | PIK | SYR DNQ | DET 10 | SPR DNQ | LAN 13 | SAC 14 | DMR DNQ | 20th | 254 | |
1950 | INDY 33 | MIL 14 | LAN 4 | SPR 7 | MIL 4 | PIK | SYR 10 | DET 5 | SPR 11 | SAC 1 | PHX 18 | BAY 7 | DAR 5 | 6th | 1,017 | ||
1951 | INDY 24 | MIL | LAN | DAR DNQ | SPR | MIL 18 | DUQ | DUQ | PIK | SYR DNQ | DET DNQ | DNC | SJS | PHX | BAY | - | 0 |
1952 | INDY DNQ | MIL | RAL | SPR DNQ | MIL | DET | DUQ | PIK | SYR | DNC | SJS | PHX | - | 0 | |||
1953 | INDY DNS | MIL | SPR DNQ | DET 12 | SPR | MIL 15 | DUQ DNQ | PIK | SYR | ISF | SAC | PHX | 58th | 5.1 | |||
1954 | INDY DNQ | MIL | LAN | DAR | SPR | MIL | DUQ | PIK | SYR | ISF | SAC | PHX | LVG | - | 0 | ||
1956 | INDY 17 | MIL | LAN | DAR DNQ | ATL | SPR | MIL 18 | DUQ | SYR DNP | ISF | SAC | PHX | - | 0 | |||
1960 | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | LAN | SPR | MIL | DUQ | SYR | ISF | TRE | SAC | PHX | - | 0 |
Indianapolis 500 results[edit]
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* Shared drive with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden. Dinsmore drove ten laps of the 177 completed by Ward (138), Linden (29) and Dinsmore.[4]
Complete Formula One World Championship results[edit]
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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1950 | Brown Motors | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 | GBR | MON | 500 33 | SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | NC | 0 | ||
1951 | Brown Motors | Schroeder | Offenhauser L4 | SUI | 500 24 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | |
1952 | Vulcan Tool | R Miller | R Miller | SUI | 500 DNQ | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA | NC | 0 | |
1953 | M.A. Walker Electric | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | 500 16 * | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
1954 | Commercial Motor Freight | Ewing | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | 500 DNQ | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
1956 | Shannon's | Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | MON | 500 17 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | NC | 0 |
- * Indicates shared drive with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden.
References[edit]
- ^ "Duke Dinsmore". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 18, 2007
- ^ https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/media/media-56441jpeg
- ^ Holohan, Naoise. "1953 Indianapolis 500". Manipe F1. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.