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| name = Duane Carter | nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American | birth_date = {{birth date|1913|5|5}} | birth_place = Fresno, California | death_date = {{death date and age|1993|3|7|1913|5|5}}[1] | death_place = Indianapolis, Indiana | Years = {{F1|1950}}–{{F1|1955}}, {{F1|1959}}–{{F1|1960}} | Team(s) = Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma, Lesovsky, Stevens, Deidt | Races = 8 | Championships = 0 | Wins = 0 | Podiums = 1 | Points = 6.5 | Poles = 0 | Fastest laps = 0 | First race = 1950 Indianapolis 500 | First win = | Last win = | Last race = 1960 Indianapolis 500 }} Duane Carter (May 5, 1913 – March 7, 1993) was an American racecar driver. He raced midget cars, sprint cars, and IndyCars.[2] Carter was born in Fresno, California, and he died in Indianapolis, Indiana. His son Pancho raced in Indy cars, along with Johnny Parsons (who he helped raise[3]). Racing careerMidget carsCarter started racing midgets at the 1/5 mile dirt track in the west side of Fresno while attending Fresno State University. He was one of six drivers who went to Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand in 1937. He was a consistent winner on the Nutley board track in 1939 while future journalist Chris Economaki was his unofficial crew chief. He won the 1940 Detroit VFW Motor Speedway title, the 1942 championship at Sportsman Park in Cleveland. He captured a 500 lap victory in his midget car at the 1947 Los Angeles Coliseum Motordome after Danny Oakes was initially declared the winner.[2] Sprint carsHe moved up to the sprint cars, and won the 1950 Midwest division.[2] Indy CarsHe drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1948-1955, 1959–1960, and 1963 seasons with 47 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in each season. He finished in the top ten 23 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1953 at Phoenix. In his last race, at the Indy 500, he drove the innovative John Crosthwaite designed Harvey Aluminium Special ‘roller skate car’ with the then pioneering low profile, wide racing tyres and a stock Chevrolet engine. [4][5][6][7][8]USAC directorHe retired from competition in 1956 to take the Competition Director position for USAC. He returned to competition in 1959 after Henry Banks took over the position.[2] Career awards
Indianapolis 500 results{{col-begin|width=auto}}{{col-break}}
Complete Formula One World Championship results(key)
† Indicates shared drive with Sam Hanks after retiring his own car. * Indicates shared drive with Troy Ruttman. Carter's own car finished 15th after being taken over by Marshall Teague, Jimmy Jackson and Tony Bettenhausen. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/09/obituaries/duane-carter-race-car-driver-79.html|title=Duane Carter; Race Car Driver, 79|date=9 March 1993|work=The New York Times|accessdate=27 November 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Duane}}2. ^1 2 3 4 Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033213/http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Duane_Carter.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }} 3. ^Biography for Johnny Parsons at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090952/http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Johnny_Parsons.htm |date=September 29, 2007 }} 4. ^Road & Track magazine June 1963 5. ^Motor Trend magazine June 1963 6. ^Car & Driver magazine June 1963 7. ^Car and Driver magazine August 1963 8. ^Indianapolis 500 Mile Race USAC Yearbook 1963. Floyd Clymer 9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees|title=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|website=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|access-date=2017-02-02}} 11 : 1913 births|1993 deaths|24 Hours of Le Mans drivers|20th-century American racing drivers|Bonneville 200 MPH Club members|Indianapolis 500 drivers|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees|Sportspeople from Fresno, California|Racing drivers from California|AAA Championship Car drivers|World Sportscar Championship drivers |
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