Don Duckworth
{{short description|Racecar driver from South Carolina}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name = Don Duckworth
|death_date =
|birth_place = Gray Court, South Carolina, United States
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|Best_Cup_Pos = 204th – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series season
|Cup_Wins = 0
|Cup_Top_Tens = 0
|Cup_Poles = 0
|First_Cup_Race = 1955 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway)
|First_Cup_Win =
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|Last_Cup_Race = 1955 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway)
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|Years_In_Cup = 1
|Total_Cup_Races = 1
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Donald Duckworth is a retired NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Gray Court, South Carolina, US.
Career
Duckworth made his sole Cup Series appearance at the 1955 Southern 500 under the Woodruff Motors sponsorship livery while driving a 1955 Chevrolet.[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1955_Southern_500/W 1955 Southern 500] information at Racing Reference
In the 1955 Southern 500, Duckworth qualified 40th and finished 55th after Arden Mounts crashed into his stalled vehicle on lap 147.[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Don_Duckworth Don Duckworth career information] at Racing Reference{{Cite video | title = Stock Cars of 50s & 60s – Stock Car Memories: Darlington-Southern 500 | medium = DVD | publisher = Topics Entertainment}}{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDEgMXq4HeI| title = Don Duckworth 1955 Crash | publisher = YouTube | date = | accessdate = 2012-01-20}} While Bill Champion managed to avoid Duckworth by swerving past the vehicle rapidly, Mounts did not see the stalled vehicle it was until too late to avoid him. Duckworth earned $50 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|50|1955|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).
Despite his very brief career, his appearance on filmed media makes him one of the more recognizable drivers who never made it in professional stock car racing.{{cn|date=June 2017}}
References
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Category:People from Gray Court, South Carolina
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Racing drivers from South Carolina
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