Harold Dunaway
{{Short description|American stock car and sprint car driver}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name = Harold Dunaway
|image = Harold Dunaway Mini Sprint.jpg
|caption = Dunaway with #55 Outlaw Mini Sprint
|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|10|07}}
|birth_place = Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|09|03|1933|10|07}}
|death_place = Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina
|death_cause =
|achievements =
|awards =
|Total_Cup_Races = 1
|Years_In_Cup = 1
|Best_Cup_Pos = 123rd (1966)
|First_Cup_Race = 1966 Peach Blossom 500 (Rockingham)
|Last_Cup_Race =
|Cup_Wins = 0
|Cup_Top_Tens = 0
|Cup_Poles = 0
}}
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 Series.
Early and personal life
A native of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina,{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gastongazette/obituary.aspx?pid=159656309#fbLoggedOut|title=Obituary: Harold Dunaway|date=September 5, 2012|work=The Gaston Gazette|accessdate=2012-09-09|location=Gastonia, NC}} he was the son of racer Glenn Dunaway.{{cite web|url=http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/wire-75268-crackling-keeps.html|title=NOTEBOOK: The wire keeps right on crackling|last=Dutton|first=Monte|date=September 8, 2012|work=The Gaston Gazette|accessdate=2012-09-09|location=Gastonia, NC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911061904/http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/wire-75268-crackling-keeps.html|archivedate=September 11, 2012}} 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 Series, in a single race in 1966 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, driving a Plymouth and finishing 40th in a field of 44 cars.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=dunnaha01&trk=t0&series=W|title=Harold Dunnaway - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2012-09-09}} 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.
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| scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Place ! scope="col" | Division ! scope="col" | Start ! scope="col" | Finish ! scope="col" | Car # ! scope="col" | Car |
|---|
| February 26, 1966
|Daytona International Speedway |N/A |4 |62 | 1963 Ford Sportsman |
| March 13, 1966
|North Carolina Motor Speedway |36 |40 |86 |1965 Plymouth |
| July 4, 1968
|Daytona International Speedway |N/A |14 |22 |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
| July 20, 1968
|N/A |4 |N/A |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
| July 24, 1968
|Peach State Speedway |N/A |4 |N/A |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
| August 3, 1968
|8 |14 |22 |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
| August 10, 1968
|N/A |4 |N/A |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
| August 31, 1968
|3 |4 |22 |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
| September 14, 1968
|N/A |6 |N/A |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
| September 28, 1968
|N/A |3 |N/A |1968 Chevrolet Camaro |
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Harold_Dunaway}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunaway, Harold}}
Category:Sportspeople from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina