the racer
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Name: Milka Duno
Birth Date: April 22, 1972
Birth Place: Caracas, Venezuela
Profession: Naval Engineer with four Master's degrees, three of which were earned simultaneously.
Fashion/glamour icon featured in numerous magazines including Vogue, Esquire and Selecta.
Sport: Car Racing
"When you are going 200mph+, believe me, you better be focused and all of your senses operating at peak performance."
2006 - Rolex Sports Car Series Championship with CITGO Racing
Became first woman in Rolex-era to score a top-ten finish overall in the Rolex 24 At
Daytona in January - Duno finished the 24-hour race 8th overall.
2005 - Rolex Sports Car Series Championship with CITGO Racing
Finished 2005 season 8th in the Driver Point Standings
Earned 3rd Rolex Series overall win at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
2004 - Rolex Sports Car Series Championship with CITGO Racing
5th in Driver Point Standings, 2 Wins, 5 Top-Five Finishes, 10 Top-Ten Finishes
First woman to win overall a major international sports car race in North America
First woman to twice win overall a major sports car race in North America
First woman to drive the fastest cars in the Rolex Series – the Daytona Prototype
American Le Mans Series Championship
Class Win – Petit Le Mans LMP 2 Class
First woman with two class wins at Petit Le Mans
2003 - Europe’s World Series Light by Nissan Championship
VIP Driver – Porsche Supercup race as part of Formula One Grand Prix of Spain
2002 - American Le Mans Series Championship – LMP 900 Class
First woman to drive the fastest cars in the American Le Mans Series – LMP 900
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, France
Europe’s World Series Light by Nissan Championship
Europe’s Open Telefonica World Series
First woman to race the fastest cars in the Open Telefonica World Series
2001 - American Le Mans Series Championship – LMP 675 Class
Vice-Champion Driver – LMP 675 Class
4 wins – including first woman to win the prestigious Petit Le Mans
Europe’s World Series Light by Nissan Championship
First woman in history to score points in this prestigious series
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, France
The 24 Hours of Daytona, Daytona Beach, Florida
2000 - Champion – Panoz GT Series Championship
Barber Dodge Pro Series
Ferrari Challenge
First woman to win a Ferrari Challenge race in the USA
American Le Mans Series GTS Championship
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