Dennis Clayton "Duke" Nalon (March 2, 1913 – February 26, 2001) was an American racing driver. He competed in midget car, sprint car, and Indy car races. Nicknamed "The Iron Duke," Nalon was part of the "Chicago Gang" along with Tony Bettenhausen and others. These racers toured tracks in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.
Midget cars
Nalon won races on the United States' East Coast in the 1930s. Nalon competed in midget cars throughout his career. He ran his final career race at the only midget race ever run at Terre Haute. He raced Johnny Pawl’s famous midget to victory. He ended his career the way he started it: with a win. he won the Midwestern championship in 1941.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
!1938
|43
|33
|113.828
|33
|11
|178
|0
|Flagged
|-
!1940
|21
|25
|121.790
|24
|22
|120
|0
|Rod
|-
!1941
|17
|30
|122.951
|17
|15
|173
|0
|Flagged
|-
!1946
|54
|32
|119.682
|29
|22
|45
|0
|Universal joint
|-
!1947
|46
|18
|128.082
|2
|16
|119
|0
|Piston
|-
!1948
|54
|11
|131.603
|1
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd
|200
|9
|Running
|-
!1949
|54
|1
|132.939
|1
|29
|23
|23
|Crash T3
|-
!1951
|18
|1
|136.498
|2
|10
|151
|0
|Stalled BS
|-
!1952
|36
|4
|136.188
|8
|25
|84
|0
|Supercharger
|-
!1953
|9
|26
|135.461
|30
|11
|191
|0
|Spun T3
|-
|colspan=6|Totals
|1284
|32
|
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|10
|-
!Poles
|2
|-
!Front Row
|2
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|1
|-
!Top 10
|2
|-
!Retired
|7
|}
FIA World Drivers' Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! WDC
! Points
|-
| 1950
! Novi Mobil
! Kurtis Kraft
! Novi L8
| GBR
| MON
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br />
| SUI
| BEL
| FRA
| ITA
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1951
! Novi Purelube
! Kurtis Kraft
! Novi L8
| SUI
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br />
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| ITA
| ESP
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1952
! Novi Pure Oil
! Kurtis Kraft
! Novi L8
| SUI
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br />
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| NED
| ITA
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1953
! Novi Governor
! Kurtis Kraft
! Novi L8
| ARG
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br />
| NED
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| SUI
| ITA
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1954
! Novi Pure Oil
! Kurtis Kraft
! Novi L8
| ARG
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br />
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| SUI
| ITA
| ESP
! NC
! 0
|}