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Len Duncan

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Midget car career
Career award
Indy 500 results
Complete Formula One World Championship results
References

{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Len Duncan
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|7|25}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|8|1|1911|7|25}}
| death_place = Lansdale, Pennsylvania
| Years = {{F1|1953}}–{{F1|1956}}
| Team(s) = Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder
| Races = 4 (1 start)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = 1953 Indianapolis 500
| First win =
| Last win =
| Last race = 1956 Indianapolis 500
}}

Len Duncan (July 25, 1911 Brooklyn, New York – August 1, 1998 Lansdale, Pennsylvania) was an American race car driver. Duncan raced midget cars in seven decades from 1920s until the 1980s. During World War II, received the honor of being assigned as President Harry S. Truman's driver during one of his visits to England.^[1] Mario Andretti credits Duncan with having a great influence on his professional life.^[1] Andretti raced against Duncan in the American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) series in 1963.

Midget car career

Duncan began racing in 1928. Duncan was the AAA Eastern Midget Champion. Duncan won eight American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) championships during the thirteen years between 1955 and 1967.^[1]

Career award

He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1991.^[1]

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1954	33	26	139.217	9	31	101	0	Brakes
Totals						101	0

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

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1953	Caccia Motors	Schroeder	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 {{small\|DNQ}}	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0
1954	Ray Brady	Schroeder	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 {{small\|31 *}}	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1955	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 {{small\|DNQ}}	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA	NC	0
1956	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 {{small\|DNQ}}	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	NC	0

* Indicates shared drive with George Fonder

References

1. ^¹²³{{cite web |url=http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Len_Duncan.htm |title=Len Duncan |publisher=National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911230334/http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Len_Duncan.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 |accessdate=5 March 2016}}

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