Duke Dinsmore


Carlyle John Dinsmoor was an American racing driver who competed under the nom de course Duke Dinsmore.
Dinsmoor served in the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.

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, and he scored no World Drivers' Championship points.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Starts6
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 50
Top 101
Retired4

* Shared drive with Rodger Ward and Andy [Linden (racing driver)|Andy Linden]. Dinsmoor drove ten laps of the 177 completed by Ward, Linden and Dinsmore.

AAA/USAC Championship Car results

  • 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.

FIA World Drivers' Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789WDCPoints
1950Brown MotorsKurtis Kraft 2000Offenhauser L4GBR
MON
500
33
SUI
BEL
FRA
ITA
NC0
1951Brown MotorsSchroederOffenhauser L4SUI
500
24
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
ITA
ESP
NC0
1952Vulcan ToolR MillerR MillerSUI
500
DNQ
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
NED
ITA
NC0
1953M.A. Walker ElectricKurtis KraftOffenhauser L4ARG
500
16 *
NED
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
SUI
ITA
NC0
1954Commercial Motor FreightEwingOffenhauser L4ARG
500
DNQ
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
SUI
ITA
ESP
NC0
1956Shannon'sKurtis Kraft 500AOffenhauser L4ARG
MON
500
17
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
ITA
NC0