Duke Dinsmore : biography
April 10, 1913 – October 12, 1985
J. Carlyle "Duke" DinsmoreThe Talk of Gasoline Alley – 1070-AM WIBC, May 18, 2007 (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 |
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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 |
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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.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(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 | 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.