Tyler Dueck (born December 17, 1986) is a Canadian racing driver from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Dueck came up through karting and the Jim Russell Racing School. He finished fourth in Formula Russell in 2006 and made two Skip Barber National Championship starts in 2007. He then turned his career to Europe where he raced in the

Italian Formula Renault Championship Formula Renault 2.0 Italia was a Formula Renault 2.0 racing series that is based in Italy. The series raced mostly on Italian races but it had regular races at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and in Spain. Several Formula One drivers ra ...

in 2008 and 2009, finishing 27th and 5th in points in his two seasons, capturing the 2009 season opener at Monza. In 2010 he made six starts in the

Italian Formula Three Championship The Italian Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in Italy. History Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's care ...

for BVM – Target Racing with a best finish of tenth in the second race at Hockenheimring, good enough for 1 point and 22nd in the championship. He also made his

Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

debut in the 2010 8 Hours of Castellet for the Swiss Race Performance outfit. Dueck qualified the car 18th overall (10th in class) but the entry was knocked out after 66 laps. Dueck returned to North America and make his

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debut at

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

in his first race appearance of 2011 in July.Lewandowski, Dave
Edmontonians break out their flags
''IndyCar'', July 18, 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-18 The double-header in Edmonton would be Dueck's last professional race appearance.

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* 1986 births Living people Racing drivers from British Columbia Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Indy Lights drivers Sportspeople from Abbotsford, British Columbia {{Canada-autoracing-bio-stub BVM Target drivers Cram Competition drivers