Harold Glenn Dunaway (October 7, 1933 – September 3, 2012) was an American

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and

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driver. He made one start in the

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Early and personal life

A native of

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mecklenburg County () is a County (United States), county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, making it th ...

, he was the son of racer

Glenn Dunaway Henry Glenn Dunaway (July 6, 1914 – March 8, 1964) was an American auto racer noted for initially winning, and then being disqualified from, what is today recognized as NASCAR's first-ever race. NASCAR career 1949 Dunaway competed in NASCA ...

. Dunaway fought in the

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, serving in the

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. He was a certified

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and

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. 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

, in a single race in 1966 at

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, driving a

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and finishing 40th in a field of 44 cars. He later moved to

racing, becoming a

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competitor. He also competed several times in the

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, a

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race that was run at

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as a support race to the

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