Duane Carter
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1950 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1960 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1950 Murrell Belanger 1951 Rotary Engineering 1952 and 1953 Murrell Belanger 1954 Eugene A. Casaroll 1955 JC Agajanian 1959 Yunick, Cover & Lathrop 1960 J. Ensley BS Murphy | |||||||||
| statistics | |||||||||
| World Cup balance: | WM-14. ( 1953 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 6.5 | ||||||||
| Podiums : | 1 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Duane Carter (born May 5, 1913 in Fresno , California , USA , † March 7, 1993 in Indianapolis ) was an American racing car driver .
Career
Carter began his career, like many of his compatriots, with the midget cars . In California he rode the 1.5 mile tracks. He won the Detroit VFW Motor Speedway Championship in 1940 and the Sportsman Park Championship in 1942. At the beginning of the 1950s he switched to the sprint cars and remained successful there as champion of the Midwest Division.
Between 1948 and 1955 and in 1959, 1960 and 1963 he drove in the AAA National series and the successor series, the USAC series . He has had 45 races, including eleven starts at the Indianapolis 500 . Carter placed in the top ten 23 times. However, he could never celebrate a victory. Second place in Phoenix in 1953 remained best . Carter drove 4200 kilometers in Indianapolis, none of which he was able to lead.
Since the 500 miles were part of the Formula 1 world championship from 1950 to 1960 , Carter also took part in eight world championship races.
In the 1950s, Carter competed in sports car races and came to Europe in 1952 to take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Together with his compatriot Phil Walters , he drove a Cunningham C4-R , but failed due to a technical defect.
After his career, Carter worked as an official at the USAC . He is the father of former champ car driver Pancho Carter .
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 32 | DNQ | |||||
| 1948 | 16 | 29 | 202.775 | 22nd | 59 | 0 | lost wheel |
| 1949 | 17th | 5 | 206,348 | 14th | 182 | 0 | Lathe operator |
| 1950 | 18th | 13 | 211.867 | 12 | 133 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 27 | 4th | 215.214 | 8th | 180 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 1 | 6th | 218,079 | 4th | 200 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 4th | 27 | 217.660 | 24 | 94 | 0 | ignition |
| 3 | 3 2 | 49 | 0 | drove Hanks ' car; Rd. 152-200 | |||
| 1954 | 16 | 8th | 222.440 | 15 4 | 76 | 0 | Handover to Teague |
| 34 | 4 2 | 70 | 0 | drove Ruttman's car; Rd. 101-170 |
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |
Briggs Cunningham
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Cunningham C4-R |
Phil Walters
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failure | malfunction |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis 500K |
SEB
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 MIM
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 LEM
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 SPA
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 ONLY
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 RTT
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 CAP
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| DNF | |||||||||
| 1954 | Duane Carter | Kurtis 500S |
 BUA
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SEB
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MIM
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LEM
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RTT
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CAP
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| DNF |
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carter, Duane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fresno |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1993 |
| Place of death | Indianapolis |