Duncan Dayton
Duncan Dayton (born April 28, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an entrepreneur, former racing driver and racing team owner. Dayton raced in various formula racing and sportscar racing series. Currently, Dayton is the owner of Highcroft Racing.
Racing career
| Grand Prix de Monaco Historique | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Finish |
| 1997 | Lola Mk4 | 1st |
| 2000 | Brabham BT11 | 1st |
| 2002 | Lotus 16 | 1st |
| 2004 | Brabham BT11 | 1st |
| 2006 | Brabham BT33 | 1st |
| 2008 | Brabham BT33 | 1st |
| 2010 | Brabham BT33 | 1st |
| 2012 | Brabham BT33 | 1st |
| 2014 | Brabham BT33 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Brabham BT33 | 1st |
Dayton started racing in Formula Continental in 1990.[1] The Minnesota born driver made his debut in the SCCA sanctioned American Continental Championship in 1994. Throughout his F2000 Dayton made a record breaking 53 race starts between 1994 and 1998, a record broken in 2004 by Scott Rubenzer.[2] The 1997 season was his most successful. The driver won his only race during the Desert Star Classic weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. With another two podium finishes Dayton placed his Highcroft Racing entered Van Diemen in third place in the championship.[3] For 1998 Dayton returned for the full 1998 season in a Bowman BC5 with only one top ten finish.
Highcroft Racing
Dayton founded Highcroft Racing as a team to compete and maintain historic racing cars. Dayton won the first Historic Grand Prix of Monaco in a Climax powered Lola Mk4.[4] Dayton won the race again in 2000, in a Brabham BT11.[5] He later won the race in 2002 and 2004.[6] He won a total of ten Monaco Grand Prix in different historic classes between 1997 and 2010.[7]
In 2006 Dayton expanded into the American Le Mans Series entering a MG-Lola EX257. The owner/driver competed at the 2006 12 Hours of Sebring with Gregor Fisken and Rick Knoop. The team did not finish after a mechanical failure. The team competed the full 2006 American Le Mans Series season with a third place at Petit Le Mans as highlight.
In 2012 Dayton, and Highcroft Racing, stepped into the Nissan-NISMO backed DeltaWing project.[8]
Personal
Dayton is a graduate of Connecticut College and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. While at Connecticut College Duncan, and his brother Judson, put forward the idea of putting an icehockey rink on campus. The building was possible, in part, of donations through his family's trust.[9]
Family
Dayton was born in a wealthy and philanthropic family. His father, Ken Dayton, was the director of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation. His great-grandfather, George Dayton, was the founder of the company that would evolve into Target Corporation. First cousin of Duncan Dayton is Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota.
Motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
American Continental Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | MOS1 4 |
WGI 15 |
IOW 17 |
TRR 14 |
MOS2 6 |
ROA | DAL |
USAC FF2000 National Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | IRP1 41 |
IRP2 DNS |
IRP3 18 |
WGI | BFR | TOP | NHS | SHA1 | SHA2 | LRP 16 |
USF2000 National Championship
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | PIR1 7 |
PIR2 6 |
IRP 3 |
RIR 7 |
WGI 14 |
MDO1 8 |
NHS 7 |
ATL1 12 |
ATL2 DNS |
MDO1 | 7th | ??? | |||||
| 1996 | WDW 17 |
STP 27 |
PIR 12 |
DSC1 15 |
MOS 10 |
IRP 10 |
RIR DNQ |
WGI1 7 |
WGI2 2 |
MDO 37 |
NHS 9 |
LVS 8 |
9th | ??? | |||
| 1997 | Highcroft Racing | WDW 4 |
STP 12 |
PIR 2 |
DSC1 1 |
DSC2 5 |
SAV 36 |
PPI 29 |
CHA1 20 |
CHA2 9 |
MDO 5 |
WGI 17 |
WGI 3 |
3rd | 162 | ||
| 1998 | Highcroft Racing | WDW 23 |
PIR 33 |
HMS1 11 |
HMS2 14 |
WGI 30 |
WGI 6 |
MDO1 25 |
MIN 18 |
CHA1 21 |
CHA2 25 |
MDO2 44 |
ATL 28 |
PPI 12 |
PPI 11 |
23rd | 89 |
References
- "Duncan Dayton - Career and Success:". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "DUNCAN DAYTON - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Phoenix Race Results (Race #4)". USFF2000. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Liste des Engagés dans la Série F". ACM. Archived from the original on 15 October 1997. Retrieved 31 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Liste des Engagés dans la Série F". ACM. Archived from the original on 11 May 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Highcroft Racing". Main Page. Archived from the original on 12 August 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Dayton makes it a Grand Prix de Monaco Historique perfect 10". Racecar. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "DUNCAN DAYTON, President, Highcroft Racing, DeltaWing Entrant". Nissan Europe. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "A History of the Camel Dome". The Collega Voice. Retrieved 29 August 2017.