Duke Dinsmore (original) (raw)
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American racing driver (1913–1985)
| Duke Dinsmore | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carlyle John Dinsmoor(1913-04-10)April 10, 1913Williamstown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 1985(1985-10-12) (aged 72)Port Orange, Florida, U.S. |
| Champ Car career | |
| 47+ races run over 11 years | |
| 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) |
| Wins Podiums Poles 1 5 2 | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1950–1954, 1956 |
| Teams | Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder, 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 (April 10, 1913 – October 12, 1985) was an American racing driver who competed under the nom de course Duke Dinsmore.[1][2][3]
Dinsmoor served in the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.[4]
World Drivers' Championship career
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The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.
Dinsmoor participated in four World Drivers' Championship races at Indianapolis. His best finish was 16th place,[1] and he scored no World Drivers' Championship points.
Motorsports career results
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Indianapolis 500 results
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| Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1946 45 8 123.279 12 17 82 0 Rod 1947 10 27 119.840 22 10 167 0 Flagged 1949 29 15 127.750 21 15 174 0 Radius rod 1950 69 7 131.066 15 33 10 0 Oil leak 1951 6 32 131.974 29 24 73 0 Overheating 1953 92 - - - 16* 10/177 0 Rear axle 1956 64 33 138.530 33 17 191 0 Flagged Totals 697 0 | Starts 6 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 1 Retired 4 |
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* Shared drive with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden. Dinsmoor drove ten laps of the 177 completed by Ward (138), Linden (29) and Dinsmore.[5]
AAA/USAC Championship Car results
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | INDY17 | LAN | ATL10 | ISF11 | MIL4 | GOS3 | 10th | 454 | |||||||||
| 1947 | INDY10 | MIL12 | LAN8 | ATL11 | BAI8 | MIL15 | GOS4 | MIL11 | PIK | SPR | ARL13 | 15th | 345.5 | ||||
| 1948 | ARL2 | INDY | MIL16 | LAN | MIL | SPR | MIL | DUQ13 | ATL | PIK | SPR | DUQ15 | 26th | 172.5 | |||
| 1949 | ARL | INDY15 | MILDNP | TRE5 | SPRDNQ | MILDNS | DUQDNQ | PIK | SYRDNQ | DET10 | SPRDNQ | LAN13 | SAC14 | DMRDNQ | 20th | 254 | |
| 1950 | INDY33 | MIL14 | LAN4 | SPR7 | MIL4 | PIK | SYR10 | DET5 | SPR11 | SAC1 | PHX18 | BAY7 | DAR5 | 6th | 1,017 | ||
| 1951 | INDY24 | MIL | LAN | DARDNQ | SPR | MIL18 | DUQ | DUQ | PIK | SYRDNQ | DETDNQ | DNC | SJS | PHX | BAY | - | 0 |
| 1952 | INDYDNQ | MIL | RAL | SPRDNQ | MIL | DET | DUQ | PIK | SYR | DNC | SJS | PHX | - | 0 | |||
| 1953 | INDYDNS | MIL | SPRDNQ | DET12 | SPR | MIL15 | DUQDNQ | PIK | SYR | ISF | SAC | PHX | 58th | 5.1 | |||
| 1954 | INDYDNQ | MIL | LAN | DAR | SPR | MIL | DUQ | PIK | SYR | ISF | SAC | PHX | LVG | - | 0 | ||
| 1956 | INDY17 | MIL | LAN | DARDNQ | ATL | SPR | MIL18 | DUQ | SYRDNP | ISF | SAC | PHX | - | 0 | |||
| 1960 | TRE | INDYDNQ | MIL | LAN | SPR | MIL | DUQ | SYR | ISF | TRE | SAC | PHX | - | 0 |
- 1946 table only includes results of the six races run to "championship car" specifications. Points total includes the 71 races run to "big car" specifications.[6][7]
FIA World Drivers' Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Brown Motors | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 | GBR | MON | 50033 | SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1951 | Brown Motors | Schroeder | Offenhauser L4 | SUI | 50024 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | |
| 1952 | Vulcan Tool | R Miller | R Miller | SUI | 500DNQ | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA | NC | 0 | |
| 1953 | M.A. Walker Electric | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | 50016 * | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
| 1954 | Commercial Motor Freight | Ewing | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | 500DNQ | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
| 1956 | Shannon's | Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | MON | 50017 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | NC | 0 |
* Indicates shared drive with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden.
- ^ a b "Duke Dinsmore". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Duke Dinsmore". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 18, 2007
- ^ "Media-56441.jpeg | American Air Museum".
- ^ Holohan, Naoise. "1953 Indianapolis 500". Manipe F1. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "1946 AAA National Championship Trail". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Capps, H. Donald (October 2009). "The Curious Case of the 1946 Season: An Inconvenient Championship" (PDF). Rear View Mirror. 7 (2): 1–16.