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Duke Dinsmore

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Duke Dinsmore
BornCarlyle John Dinsmoor
(1913-04-10)April 10, 1913
Williamstown, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1985(1985-10-12) (aged 72)
Port Orange, Florida, U.S.
Champ Car career
47+ races run over 11 years
Best finish6th (1950)
First race1946 Williams Grove Race #1 (Mechanicsburg)
Last race1956 Milwaukee 250 (Milwaukee)
First win1950 Golden State 100 (Sacramento)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 5 2
Formula One World Championship career
Active years19501954, 1956
TeamsKurtis Kraft, Schroeder, Ewing
Entries6 (4 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry1956 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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* 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 INDY
17
LAN
ATL
10
ISF
11
MIL
4
GOS
3
10th 454
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
  • 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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(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

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  1. ^ a b "Duke Dinsmore". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ Brown, Allen. "Duke Dinsmore". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 18, 2007
  4. ^ "Media-56441.jpeg | American Air Museum".
  5. ^ Holohan, Naoise. "1953 Indianapolis 500". Manipe F1. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "1946 AAA National Championship Trail". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  7. ^ Capps, H. Donald (October 2009). "The Curious Case of the 1946 Season: An Inconvenient Championship" (PDF). Rear View Mirror. 7 (2): 1–16.
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