Duke Dinsmore

Duke Dinsmore
Duke Dinsmore
Born	Carlyle John Dinsmoor; April 10, 1913; Williamstown, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1985 (aged 72); Port Orange, Florida, U.S.
Champ Car career
	47+ races run over 11 years
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)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950–1954, 1956
Teams	Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder, 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 (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

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

Indianapolis 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

Starts	6
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	1
Retired	4

* 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

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

(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.

References

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

External links

[:0-1] "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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