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Duane Carter

  • 1950–1960
  • CAR
  • Born 5 May 1913 in Fresno
  • Died 7 May 1993
  • Duane Claude Carter

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Never drove a Formula 1 race. All of these appearances were at the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960 but was run to different regulations with a different field.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position14.4
  • Avg finish7.6
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+54
  • Points scored6.5
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak3
  • TeamsStevens (1950) · Deidt (1951) · Lesovsky (1952) · Kurtis Kraft (1953–1954, 1959) · Kuzma (1955, 1960)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 1953: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19501952195419601 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 1953: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P13 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1950195319591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1950Stevens10–
1951Deidt10–
1952Lesovsky13P13
1953Kurtis Kraft112P13
1954Kurtis Kraft11.5P23
1955Kuzma10–
1959Kurtis Kraft10–
1960Kuzma10–

Every race

10 entries, 8 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 10 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1950Indianapolis 500Stevens13P12
1951Indianapolis 500Deidt4P8
1952Indianapolis 500Lesovsky6P43
1953Indianapolis 500sharedKurtis Kraft–P32
Indianapolis 500Lesovsky27P24
1954Indianapolis 500sharedKurtis Kraft–P41.5
Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft8P15
1955Indianapolis 500Kuzma18P11
1959Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft12P7
1960Indianapolis 500Kuzma27P12

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Paul Russo1953–19594:01:0–5.5 : 1.5Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1951–19543:01:0–3 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1953–19593:01:0–3.5 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann1953–19544:00:0–7 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks1953–19542:10:0–5 : 2Compare
Eddie Johnson1953–19592:00:1–2 : 0Compare
Jimmy Davies1953–19543:00:0–5 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward1953–19552:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Andy Linden1953–19543:00:0–5.5 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague1953–19543:00:0–5 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson1953–19551:11:0–2 : 3Compare
Jerry Hoyt1953–19543:00:0–5 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons1953–19543:00:0–5 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier1954–19602:01:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Mauri Rose19511:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Mack Hellings19511:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Henry Banks19521:01:0–3 : 0Compare
Manny Ayulo19521:01:0–3 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich1953–19540:20:0–3.5 : 17Compare
Art Cross1953–19541:10:0–3.5 : 6Compare
Fred Agabashian1953–19542:00:0–3.5 : 1.5Compare
Jack McGrath1953–19541:10:0–3.5 : 7Compare
Pat Flaherty1953–19542:00:0–3.5 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley1953–19542:00:0–3.5 : 0Compare
Jimmy Bryan19551:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Arnold19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim McWithey19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bobby Grim19591:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jud Larson19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Red Amick19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Carl Scarborough19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Bill Holland19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Walt Faulkner19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Johnny Mantz19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Spider Webb19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Jackie Holmes19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Chuck Stevenson19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Cal Niday19531:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19540:10:0–1.5 : 1.5Compare
Mike Nazaruk19541:00:0–1.5 : 2Compare
Larry Crockett19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Jimmy Jackson19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Ernie McCoy19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Frank Armi19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
George Fonder19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare

Green: Duane Carter came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Indianapolis817.6