Duke Dinsmore

Duke Dinsmore
Formula One World Championship career
Born	(1913-04-10)April 10, 1913 Williamstown, West Virginia
Died	October 12, 1985(1985-10-12) (aged 72) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nationality	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	Retired
1946	45	8	123.279	12	17	82	Rod
1947	10	27	119.840	22	10	167	Flagged
1949	29	15	127.750	21	15	174	Radius rod
1950	69	7	131.066	15	33	10	Oil leak
1951	6	32	131.974	29	24	73	Overheating
1953	92	-	-	-	16*	10/177	Rear axle
1956	64	33	138.530	33	17	191	Flagged
Totals						697

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

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC
1950	Brown Motors	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500 33	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC
1951	Brown Motors	Schroeder	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 24	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		NC
1952	Vulcan Tool	R Miller	R Miller	SUI	500 DNQ	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC
1953	M.A. Walker Electric	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 16 *	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC
1954	Commercial Motor Freight	Ewing	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 DNQ	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC
1956	Shannon's	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 17	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA		NC

* Indicates shared drive with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden.

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

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