Harry MacDonald (racing driver)

Harry MacDonald (born September 27, 1940) is a retired Canadian racing driver. He raced in the UK Formula Super Vee series from 1977 to 1979 and in 1978 won a race at Texas World Speedway and finished third in the championship. In 1981 he attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 but failed to do so, then competed in the USAC "Gold Crown" Championship Car race at Pocono Raceway where he finished 5th in a field of very few top drivers, then competed in the CART race at Michigan International Speedway and finished 21st after an engine failure. He resurfaced in 1983 to attempt to qualify for the Indy 500 but again failed to do so.

MacDonald was born in Windsor, Ontario. He was a lawyer by trade and ran a law firm in his hometown of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Racing record

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SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1972 Road Atlanta Lynx Volkswagen Formula Vee 7 10 Running
1973 Road Atlanta Lynx Volkswagen Formula Vee 7 2 Running
1974 Road Atlanta Lynx Volkswagen Formula Vee 1 3 Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
1977 TRE
19
MIL
17
MOS
13
PIR
14
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1978 HCM Racing PIR1
DNS
TRE1
20
MOS
4
MIL1
3
TEX
1
MIL2
26
OMS1
2
OMS2
3
TRE2
23
PIR2
7
3rd 831
1979 TEX1
18
IRP
5
MIL1
9
POC
6
TEX2
7
MIL2 MIN1 MIN2 10th 284

See also

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List of Canadians in Champ Car

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