Danny Dunton
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| Born |
13 May 1924 England |
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| Died | 2 January 2015 (aged 90) |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Career history | |
| 1949–1952, 1954 | Harringay Racers |
| 1953, 1955 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1953 | Yarmouth Bloaters |
| 1955 | Weymouth Scorchers |
| 1955 | Bristol Bulldogs |
| 1955–1958 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1959, 1964 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1960–1961, 1963–1965 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1963 | Long Eaton Archers |
| 1964 | Swindon Robins |
| Individual honours | |
| 1950 | Individual Speedway World Championship |
| Team honours | |
| 1952 | National Trophy Winner |
Dennis Clifford "Danny" Dunton (13 May 1924 – 2 January 2015) was an English international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1950, achieving 12th place with 5 points. As well as riding, Dunton promoted Peterborough Panthers and co-promoted Oxford Cheetahs, then Oxford Rebels and finally White City Rebels.
Dunton was born in Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire. He first took his bike in 1949 to Harringay Racers, and immediately found himself as a team member in his first meeting, a rare if not unique feat. As well as Harringay Racers, Belle Vue Aces, Ipswich Witches, Oxford Cheetahs, and Long Eaton Archers are listed as tracks where he rode as a contracted or loaned rider. In 1950, in only his second season, he qualified for the World Championship Final and finished 12th – the top three riders were Jack Young, Graham Warren and Cyril Brine.
In 1953, following a crash at New Cross, he used a wheelchair and could not walk for 4 months.
Danny Dunton retired from racing at Long Eaton at the end of 1963, having scored 127 and a half points from just 17 matches.
1964, he was the Team Manager at Oxford, taking over the promotion the following year. He was joined in 1974 by Bob Dugard, becoming co-promoter. He already had opened up Peterborough Speedway at the Showground in 1970, and was joined as co-promoter by his son, Lee, in 1979, who was also the Team Manager. After a threatened closure of the stadium at Oxford, Danny and Bob Dugard secured White City as a venue, only to find out too late, the stadium was saved. At White City, the Rebels won the Gulf British League in 1977 but, the venue not proving viable, raced their last season in 1978 and the licence was moved to Eastbourne.
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