Tyler Dueck (born December 17, 1986) is a Canadian racing driver from

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. Dueck came up through

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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

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in 2008 and 2009, finishing 27th and 5th in points in his two seasons, capturing the 2009 season opener at

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. In 2010 he made six starts in the

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for BVM – Target Racing with a best finish of tenth in the second race at

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, good enough for 1 point and 22nd in the championship. He also made his Le Mans Series debut in the

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for the Swiss

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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

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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