Donald Duckworth is a retired

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driver from

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, US.

Career

Duckworth made his sole Cup Series appearance at the

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under the ''Woodruff Motors'' sponsorship livery while driving a 1955

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.1955 Southern 500
information at Racing Reference In the

, Duckworth qualified 40th and finished 55th after

Arden Mounts Enoch Arden Mounts (July 9, 1917 – March 4, 2003) was an American NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Gilbert, Mingo County, West Virginia. His primary vehicle was the #18 self-owned Pontiac machine; although he would occasionally drive a ...

crashed into his stalled vehicle on lap 147.Don Duckworth career information
at Racing Reference 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 $50 ($ 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.

References

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