Best finish 123rd - 1966 Name Harold Dunaway | Died September 3, 2012 | |
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First race 1966 Peach Blossom 500 (Rockingham) | ||
Harold dunaway
Harold Glenn Dunaway (October 7, 1933 – September 3, 2012) was an American stock car and sprint car driver. He made one start in the NASCAR Grand National Division, now known as the Sprint Cup Series.
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Early and personal life
A native of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he was the son of racer Glenn Dunaway. Dunaway fought in the Korean War, serving in the United States Air Force. He was a certified private pilot and scuba diver. He was married, to Frances, and had two children.
Racing career
Dunaway was known as a North Carolina dirt track racer; he competed in NASCAR's Grand National Division, now the Sprint Cup Series, in a single race in 1966 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, driving a Plymouth and finishing 40th in a field of 44 cars. He later moved to sprint car racing, becoming a Dixie Outlaw Sprint Car Series competitor. He also competed several times in the Permatex 300, a Late Model Sportsman Division race that was run at Daytona International Speedway as a support race to the Daytona 500.