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Milka Duno (born April 22, 1972) job a former Venezuelan race vehivle driver who competed in decency IndyCar Series and ARCA Spinetingling Series.

She is best get around for holding the record defer to highest finish for a person driver in the 24 Noontime of Daytona.^[1] She entered depiction NASCARNationwide Series in 2014.

Her racing career is unusual for of her late start.^{[according be against whom?]} She was introduced border on the sport when she was invited to a driving asylum by a car club focal Venezuela^[2] and did not start on racing until she was 24.^[3] Prior to racing, her environment was primarily academic.

Duno holds master's degrees in organizational happening, naval architecture, maritime business, put up with marine biology,^[3] and she has prior experience working as practised naval engineer.^[4]

Biography

Racing career

Duno began coffee break career as a driver welcome Venezuela in 1996, finishing Ordinal in the Venezuelan GT Aid.

In 1998, she placed district in the Venezuelan Porsche Supercup Championship. In 1999, she artificial to the United States, duplicitous advanced racing schools, and herd in the Barber Dodge Adept Series in 2000. Duno was the first woman in portrayal to win a Ferrari Contest Race in the USA; soothe that time she also won her first Series Championship, Birth Panoz GT Series.^[5]

Later in 2000, Duno made her American Middle Mans Series debut; she was the first woman to disperse in a class podium sweet-talk this championship.

She made barren 24 Hours of Daytona first night the next year and stifle 24 Hours of Le Mans debut a year later. Need 2001 and 2003, Duno further competed in the World Leanto by Nissan open-wheel series hit down Europe; she became the supreme woman to score points retort this championship. Also in 2001, she was crowned Vice-Champion Technician in the LMP 675 Heavy of the American Le Mans Series.

She scored an evocative four wins in this organization, including the prestigious 10 noontide Petit Le Mans, becoming class first woman to score unmixed class win in this older international sportscar competition. In 2004 she scored yet another LMP 675 class win in Petit Le Mans.^[5]

Beginning in 2004, Duno competed full-time in the Rolex Grand-Am series driving a Pontiac-Riley Daytona Prototype for the Howard-Boss Motorsports team.

Duno joined position SAMAX Motorsport team in 2006. For the 2007 24 of Daytona, Duno teamed set a date for with Ryan Dalziel, Darren Manning, and her regular driving accomplice, Patrick Carpentier; with a second-place finish, Duno became the highest-finishing female in the history reinforce the prestigious race and first placing Venezuelan driver, eclipsing Ernesto Soto's 5th-place finish in 1982.^[5] In the Rolex Sports Series Duno scored three marked and historical overall wins – twice at Homestead-Miami Speedway instruct once at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec: With her control Rolex Series won at City she became the first dame in history to win inclusive a major international sports motorcar race in North America, Duno was also the first lady-love to pilot the fastest automobile in the series – honourableness Daytona Prototype.

During her put on the back burner competing in the Rolex Group Duno earned three overall conquests, seven podium appearances, ten top-five finishes, and eighteen top-ten finishes.

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Indy Racing League

2007

On March 23, 2007, Duno and her Grand Dishonour Series team, SAMAX Motorsport, angeled by CITGO, announced that they acquired the equipment to bang a 10 race IndyCar convoy schedule in 2007, including nobility Indianapolis 500.^[6] It was besides announced that Duno will maladroit thumbs down d longer run a full substitute in the Grand Am furniture.

On April 26, 2007, Duno successfully passed her IRL tiro test at Kansas Speedway. What because Duno made the field assimilate the Kansas Lottery Indy Cardinal (also held at Kansas Speedway) on April 29, 2007, repress marked the first time turn a profit North American open wheel description that three women (Duno, Danica Patrick and Sarah Fisher) ran in the same race.

Duno stayed out of trouble rear 1 qualifying last in the 21-car field and finished 14th.

On May 6, 2007, Duno victoriously completed her rookie test connote the Indianapolis 500 race.^[7] That 91st running of the "Indy 500" was the first swing three women were included tight spot the 33-car field. Duno competent on May 19, and companion speed held through Bump Offering.

Duno was one of mirror image rookie drivers competing in blue blood the gentry Race.^[8] She crashed out quite a lot of the race on lap 65 and finished 31st.

2008

SAMAX chose not to return to rectitude IndyCar Series in 2008. Duno signed with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for another partial period schedule (11 races) also benefactored by Citgo.

While practicing move racing alongside veteran teammate arena former Indy 500 winner Companion Rice, throughout the season, Duno began to show a trade of improvement. Townsend Bell was signed as the driver deserve the Dreyer & Reinbold #23 during the seven races Milka was not scheduled to licence it.

Milka qualified for respite second Indianapolis 500 on honourableness second weekend (due to high-mindedness second day of qualifications coach rained out) and finished Nineteenth.

She was the highest prejudice female, as Danica Patrick stake Sarah Fisher placed 22nd settle down 24th, respectively. Although all twosome women were involved in accidents during the race, Duno was able to reenter the track down after her car was stirred to the pits, thus construction her the only woman selfcontrol at the end.^[9]

2009

Duno returned blow up Dreyer & Reinbold for honourableness 2009 season driving another part–time schedule (9 races) after dynamical in the Indy Racing League's pre–season open test at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing.

Darren Manning, Tomas Scheckter, and Roger Yasukawa also drove the #23 car when Duno was battle-cry racing. She had a conquer finish of 16th and over 24th in points.

Duno was also among a record numeral of nine women to act in ARCA testing in Dec 2009 at Daytona International Speedway.^[10]

2010

On March 4, 2010, it was announced that Duno would come to the IRLIndyCar Series purposeful for Dale Coyne Racing full–time for the 2010 season.

Duno failed to qualify for significance 2010 Indianapolis 500.^[11] Duno competed in 16 of 17 races on the 2010 schedule suffer the "DNQ" at Indianapolis was the first and only folks that she did not fit out for in her 43 persons IndyCar Series career.

On Weekday, August 28, 2010, for birth first time in history, Duno (along with Danica Patrick, Simona de Silvestro, Ana Beatriz allow Sarah Fisher) qualified and ran in an IndyCar Series competition that included five women.^[12] Duno qualified 26th and finished play a part 19th place.

ARCA Racing Series

2010

Duno made her stock car initiation in the ARCA Racing Series' season-opening event at Daytona Ubiquitous Speedway driving the #90 Reporter Motorsports Toyota.

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She started in Forty-one place and had picked roast 10 positions before being sweptwing up in a 14-car fatal outcome on lap 6, ending tiara day.^[13]

2011

Duno signed with Sheltra Motorsports to race in the ARCA Racing Series' season-opening event lips Daytona International Speedway.^[14][15] Assigned quick the #63 Dodge, the notification was the culmination of not too months' work by the line-up to sign Duno to contest in the event.^[16]

In winter trying essential at Daytona in January, she was seventh fastest in significance first morning of testing, prep added to fifth fastest that afternoon,^[17] finish sixth-fastest overall after the eminent day's test.^[18] For the Screenwriter Oil Slick Mist 200 withdraw Daytona one month later, Duno qualified 23rd.

She had artificial up to 12th place large only 16 laps to proceed when Duno was caught vocation in a 9-car crash depart ended her day and relegated her to 31st place.^[19]

It was announced on April 14, 2011, that Duno would run position entire 2011 ARCA Racing Lean-to presented by Menards season seek out Sheltra Motorsports.^[20] Over the be in first place five races of the period, Duno had a best nonconformist position of 8th (Talladega) prep added to a best finishing position insensible 15th (Toledo) with two DNF's.

Duno was originally awarded interpretation pole position due to justifying being rained out for righteousness Menards 200 presented by Confederate Car Care at Toledo Speedway. Unfortunately, she had to initiate that race at the move away of the field in waste away backup car due to booming in the final practice.

Duno's season was then cut accordingly when her car was seemingly pulled from the entry tilt eight minutes before the June 3 practice session for character Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper Cardinal at Chicagoland Speedway due inhibit Sheltra Motorsports's decision to dead cease operations.^[21][22] Milka and Sheltra Motorsports resumed ARCA Series participator with the July 16 Downland Meadows 200 at Iowa Speedway.

Despite missing seven races, Duno finished 18th in driver the setup.

In preparation for the 2012 ARCA Series presented by Menards, Duno tested the #63 Citgo Lubricants Sheltra Motorsports Ford aside the annual ARCA Daytona Omnipresent Speedway open test from Dec 16–18, 2011. In the outrage test sessions held, Duno was the only driver fastest complain two of the sessions take up was second in a ordinal session.^[23]

2012

On February 7, 2012, Duno's entry for the Lucas Lubricator Slick Mist 200 was on the face of it changed from the #63 tinge Sheltra Motorsports to the #33 of Eddie Sharp Racing.

Duno ran both the #33 flourishing #6 of Eddie Sharp Heady in the first 5 races of the 2012 season logging a qualifying high of Ordinal at Daytona and a extraordinary finish of 18th at Travelling. She returned to the leanto when her crew chief recoil Sheltra & ESR, Dave Leiner Jr started his own plan, Dave Leiner Racing. Duno's cardinal race back was Thunderbolt Tear at New Jersey Motorsports Parkland.

After qualifying 21st, she top off 10th. This marked her have control over ARCA top 10 finish, won her the CGS Imaging Work flat out Charger of the Race accolade and was the highest make your home in by a Venezuelan driver snare ARCA history.^[24][25]

2013

In her first replete season in the ARCA Motivate Series, Duno finished the 2013 season seventh in driver backing standings, becoming the second pre-eminent finishing female driver in ARCA's 61-year history.

Duno's season highlights include earning the pole watch Talladega Superspeedway and leading blue blood the gentry first 11 laps at Daytona International Speedway from her exterior row one starting position. Permutation pole at Talladega ranks concoct as one of only match up female drivers to earn situation positions in the ARCA Spine-tingling Series.

Over 21 races dainty 2013, Duno earned a career-best eighth-place finish at Salem Speedway and a 10th-place finish monkey Winchester Speedway. Overall, she due 2 top-10 and 13 top-15 finishes. She would also tear apart the 2013 season third come by CGS Imaging Hard Charger outcome and third in the S&S Volvo Laps Completed points hash up a total of 2423 laps completed during the season.

NASCAR

In August 2014, it was declared that Duno had signed touch RAB Racing to drive rendering team's No. 29 Toyota forgery a limited basis in honesty NASCARNationwide Series.^[26] Duno competed derive two Nationwide Series races articulate Kansas Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, crashing out at Kansas brook finishing at Homestead.^[27] When she qualified for and competed meticulous the race at Kansas she became the first Hispanic someone driver in history to contend in a NASCAR national playoff in the USA.

She further competed in one Camping Faux Truck Series race, in 2014 she ran MAKE Motorsports' Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 truck at Talladega Superspeedway, leading two laps.^[28]

Off–track activities

Through rendering Milka Way Foundation that Duno founded in 2004, she attempt engaged in programs such reorganization visits to schools in myriad of the cities she races in to encourage youth disregard all races to achieve restore academically.^[29] In 2008, Duno became a movie actress and uncut published author.

Duno played rectitude role of Kellie "Gearbox", unornamented race car driver, in birth live-action-from-animated Warner Brothers movie Speed Racer. Duno's bilingual kids game park, Go, Milka, Go!, depicted bodyguard as an animated character coaching the importance of education.^[5]Go, Milka, Go! was awarded the Outrun Young Adult Sports/Recreation Book contribution 2009 at the 11th Once a year International Latino Book Awards.

Criticism

Duno's IndyCar career was controversial;^[30] etch a number of instances, she was criticized for running besides slow and blocking other drivers.^[31]

During the 2007 IndyCar season, Ashley Judd criticized allowing Duno, proof a rookie, to race.

Name the final race, Judd aforementioned to reporters, "I know that is not very sportsmanlike, however they've got to get authority 23 car (Duno) off honesty track. It's very dangerous. I'm tired of holding my language. She shouldn't be out with regard to. When a car is 10 miles [an hour] off leadership pace, it's not appropriate converge be racing.

People's lives build at stake."^[32][33]

In 2008, she was confronted by Danica Patrick rear 1 an incident at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for seem to be too slow during a manipulate session.^[34] At the Grand Prix of Toronto and at Sioux Speedway in 2010, she was parked by officials due become her lack of speed^[31][35] take was subsequently placed on proof by IndyCar for consistently needy performance.^[30]

Motorsports career results

Complete 24 Noon of Daytona results

Complete American Upperclass Mans Series results

Complete 24 High noon of Le Mans results

Complete Sphere Series by Nissan results

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American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races hem in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest individuals lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

IndyCar

¹ Run on same day.

² Non-points paying, exhibition race.

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
4	3	43	0	0	0	0	0	0

Indianapolis 500

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by meet the requirements time.

Italics – Pole position condign by points standings or rehearsal time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

K&N Pro Series East

^* Season pull off in progress
¹ Ineligible for leanto points

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by mitigating time.

Italics – Pole position deserved by points standings or handle time. * – Most laps led.)

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