Harry MacDonald (racing driver) explained

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

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1972 7 10 Running
1973 7 2 Running
1974 1 3 Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

YearEntrant 12345678910PosPoints
1977TRE
MIL
MOS
PIR
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1978HCM RacingPIR1
TRE1
MOS
MIL1
TEX
MIL2
OMS1
OMS2
TRE2
PIR2
3rd831
1979TEX1
IRP
MIL1
POC
TEX2
MIL2MIN1MIN210th284

See also

List of Canadians in Champ Car

External links