Henry Glenn Dunaway[1] (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.
Chief NASCAR inspector Al Crisler disqualified Dunaway's car because car owner Hubert Westmoreland had shored up the chassis by spreading the rear springs, a favorite bootlegger trick to improve traction and handling.
[4] Westmoreland sued NASCAR for US$10,000,[5] but Greensboro, North Carolina Judge John J. Hayes threw the case out of court, [when?]
[8] Dunaway died at a train crossing near Camden, South Carolina on Sunday morning, March 8, 1964.
[9] He and his passenger Margaret Fox were struck by a Seaboard Air Line Railroad train, throwing Dunaway from his car.