Harold Bunting

Harold Bunting is a retired American Dirt Modified racing driver from Milford, Delaware, credited with over 234 career wins at 10 tracks in the Mid-Atlantic states.[1]

Harold Bunting
Debut season1969
Car number19D
Championships9
Wins234+
Championship titles
1977, 1980, 1985, 1986 Delaware State Fair Champion[1]
Last updated on: July 24, 2023.

Racing career

Harold Bunting was already an accomplished go-kart racer in 1969, when he transitioned to a modified stock car at Milford's Little Lincoln Speedway. Over the next 17 years, he claimed four track titles at Delaware's Georgetown Speedway and five at the U.S. 13 Speedway.[2]

Bunting also competed successfully at Bridgeport Speedway NJ, Grandview Speedway PA, Nazareth Speedway PA, and the A&N Speedway in Tasley, VA.[3][4][5] He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2020.[1][6]

References
  1. McNaught, Shanon (May 21, 2020). "Delaware racing legend recognized". The News Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. Culver, Chad; Culver, Wayne (2012). Delaware Auto Racing. Arcadia Publishing. p. 118 et seq. ISBN 9780738592077.
  3. Ireland, Jack (May 12, 1982). "Harold Bunting is king of state stock circuit". The Morning News. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bunting, Cagle top Nazareth qualifiers". Reading Eagle. October 8, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Google Books.
  5. "Bunting wins Grandview MODCAR feature". Reading Eagle. July 5, 1984. p. 36. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Google Books.
  6. Swanson, Buffy (May 13, 2020). "Bunting to be Delaware's first inductee". The Citizen (Auburn, New York). Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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