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Ken Duclos is a former racing driver. Duclos competed in the Trans-Am Series, Atlantic Championship among other series.

Career

Racing a Chevrolet Corvette, Duclos competed in regional SCCA competition. Duclos made his Trans-Am Series debut during the inaugural season. At Bryar Motorsports Park Duclos shared his Ford Mustang with Robert Arego. Competing in the 'Over 2 liter' class the duo failed to finish.^[1] He returned to the championship during the following year in the same race. This time he shared the Mustang with Ray Caldwell, but again failed to finish.^[2]

Duclos made his Formula B debut in 1969. Racing in an older Brabham BT21A, he finished third in the SCCA North East regional championship.^[3] He also made his SCCA National Championship Runoffs debut at Daytona. He qualified on pole position but retired after four laps. Upgrading to a Brabham BT29 for the 1970 championship, he beat Bob Welch to the regional division championship.^[4] In 1970 he finished sixth at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Running a partial season in 1971, he won the championship in 1972. Despite racing an older Brabham chassis, he kept the March chassis at a distance. Again qualifying on pole position for the SCCA Runoffs but retired after his Ford engine failed. He won the prestigieus race twice, in 1973 and 1974.

In 1978 Duclos made his professional Atlantic Championship debut. The driver finished eleventh at Lime Rock Park in a Ralt RT1. In the non-championship Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres Duclos finished in fifth place. In the season ending race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Duclos finished seventh, again scoring championship points.^[5] Competing six out of ten races in the 1979 season, Duclos scored three top ten finishes. He placed his Ken Duclos Automotive Ralt RT1 in fourteenth place of the championship.^[6]

After finishing ninth in the 1969 Watkins Glen 6 Hours, part of the 1969 Can-Am season, Duclos disappeared from the pro racing scene.^[7]

Motorsport results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Atlantic Championship

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=1966 Trans-Am Box Scores|url=http://scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1966.pdf|website=SCCA|accessdate=15 September 2017|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104101938/http://scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1966.pdf|archivedate=4 January 2010|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=1967 Trans-Am Box Scores|url=http://www.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1967.pdf|website=SCCA|accessdate=15 September 2017|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329002812/http://www.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1967.pdf|archivedate=29 March 2009|df=}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=North East Division SCCA Formula B 1969|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/fb/1969/nediv/|website=oldracingcars.com|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=North East Division SCCA Formula B 1970|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/fb/1970/nediv/|website=oldracingcars.com|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Ken Duclos|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/drivers/DuclosKen.htm|website=ChampCar Stats|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=1979 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1979.htm|website=ChampCar Stats|accessdate=15 September 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Complete Archive of Ken Duclos|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Ken-Duclos-USA.html|website=Racing Sports Cars|accessdate=15 September 2017}}