Milka Duno
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"Milka Duno" is a Venezuelan race car driver who competed in the IndyCar Series, and competes in the ARCA Racing Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona. She entered the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2014.

Duno is a former model and has thus attracted much attention. Her racing career is unusual because of her late start. She was introduced to the sport when she was invited to a driving clinic by a car club in Venezuela and did not start racing until she was 24. Prior to racing her background was primarily academic. Duno holds master's degrees in Organizational Development, Naval Architecture, Maritime Business, and Marine Biology, and she has prior experience working as a naval engineer.

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When we came into this race last year, we were just off our first career win at Homestead-Miami Speedway and we had a lot of momentum and energy.

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Being on the track is like being in any workplace. You have to have the right personality, have confidence, show that you know what you're doing but not come on too strong - and then you will earn respect.

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The opportunity to drive one of the world's fastest and most powerful race cars is a dream come true for me, and I am really looking forward to getting behind the wheel.

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She's a target. This is what happens when you're different and you're good.

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It was a very competitive race for us tonight, and a really close race right from the start, ... We came away with a 6th-place finish and were only 3.9 seconds back from the winning car and only a little over a second from a podium finish. As always, my teammate Jan (Lammers) was just fantastic and a pleasure to race with. The team's performance was outstanding as well.

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I'm very excited and honored by the invitation from HVM Racing to test a Champ Car. The opportunity to drive one of the world's fastest and most powerful race cars is a dream come true for me and I am really looking forward to getting behind the wheel.

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