| Ronnie Duman | |||||||
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | February 12, 1929 Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| Died | June 9, 1968 (aged 39) West Allis, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 62 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1961-1968 | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th - 1962 USAC season | ||||||
| First race | 1961 Rex Mays Classic | ||||||
| Last race | 1968 Rex Mays Classic | ||||||
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Ronald Barth Duman (February 12, 1929 – June 9, 1968),[1] was an American racing driver who competed in the USAC Championship Car series and the Indianapolis 500. Duman was an accomplished driver in sprints and midgets,[2] and won the prestigious Little 500 at Anderson Speedway in 1959 and 1960.[3]
Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Duman later moved to Speedway, Indiana and lived practically across the street from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[4][5] He drove in the USAC Championship Car series from 1961 to 1968. He had 63 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 from 1964 to 1968. Dunman had 27 top-ten finishes in Champ Car competition, with a best finish of third in 1965 at Phoenix.
Duman was fatally injured in a crash at the 1968 Rex Mays Classic at the Milwaukee Mile.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Ronnie Duman". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Ronnie Duman - Inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1985". Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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