Harold Dunaway facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Harold Dunaway
Dunaway with #55 Outlaw Mini Sprint
Born	(1933-10-07)October 7, 1933 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Died	September 3, 2012(2012-09-03) (aged 78) Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	123rd (1966)
First race	1966 Peach Blossom 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 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, 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 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.