| Duke Dinsmore | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Carlyle John Dinsmoor April 10, 1913 Williamstown, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | October 13, 1985 (aged 72) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| 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]
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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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]
(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 |