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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.
| 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 |
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | TRE 19 | MIL 17 | MOS 13 | PIR 14 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 |
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Paul Anthony Tracy is a Canadian-American former professional auto racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nicknames "PT" and "the Thrill from West Hill". He was a color commentator on NBC's IndyCar coverage from 2014 to 2021. Since 2021, he competes full time in the Superstar Racing Experience.
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