Duke Dinsmore

Duke Dinsmore
Born (1913-04-10)April 10, 1913
Williamstown, West Virginia
Died October 12, 1985(1985-10-12) (aged 72)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United States American
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

J. Carlyle "Duke" Dinsmore[1] (April 10, 1913 Williamstown, West Virginia – October 12, 1985 Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was an American racecar driver.

Indy 500 results

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

* Shared driver with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden. Dinsmore drove ten laps of the 177 completed by Ward (138), Linden (29) and Dinsmore.[2]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

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
 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

  1. ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 18, 2007
  2. ↑ Naoise Holohan. "1953 Indianapolis 500". Manipe F1. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

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