Tyler Dueck is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 racing driver from Abbotsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...

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Dueck came up through karting and the Jim Russell Racing School. He finished fourth in Formula Russell in 2006 and made two Skip Barber National Championship

Skip Barber National Championship

The BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda is an entry-level professional race series run by Skip Barber Racing School. Initially formed as the Formula Dodge National Championship, Since 2006 the Skip Barber National has been the initial open-wheel race series in the MAZDASPEED...

 starts in 2007. He then turned his career to Europe where he raced in the Italian Formula Renault Championship

Italian Formula Renault Championship

Formula Renault 2.0 Italia is a Formula Renault 2.0 racing series that is based in Italy. The series races mostly on Italian races but it has regular races at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and in Spain....

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

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....

. In 2010 he made six starts in the Italian Formula Three Championship

Italian Formula Three Championship

The Italian Formula Three Championship is the Formula Three racing competition in Italy.-History:Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at...

 for BVM – Target Racing

Target Racing

Target Racing is an auto racing team based in Italy and is sometimes known as BVM - Target Racing....

 with a best finish of tenth in the second race at Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...

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

Le Mans Series

The Le Mans Series is a European sports car racing endurance series based around the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The series was originally named the Le Mans Endurance Series, but changed its name prior to the 2006 season...

 debut in the 2010 8 Hours of Castellet

2010 8 Hours of Castellet

The 2010 8 Hours of Le Castellet was the inaugural round of the 2010 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on 11 April 2010. It was the first Le Mans Series race that is longer than the standard 1,000-km distance the LMS use since the 2007 Mil...

 for the Swiss Race Performance outfit. Dueck qualified the car 18th overall (10th in class) but the entry was knocked out after 66 laps.

Dueck will return to North America and make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at Edmonton in his first race appearance of 2011 in July.

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