2008
True Drag Racing Excellence!
Harold Denton
Harold Denton - They called him "The Wildman" from Middlesex, North Carolina. Harold was one of the true weekend warriors. He began racing a 1957 Chevy at Kinston Drag Strip in the early 1960's. He was known throughout the Carolinas in his "Bad Thang" Mustang. In 1967, he won 32 consecutive races at Dunn-Benson Dragway.Harold became one of the pioneers in the IHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock division. He built and maintained his own motors until 1986. He won the 1st Mountain Motor Pro Stock race at Darlington in 1977 and went on to be the first to go
into the 6.00 second zone with a win in 1991.After years of racing his own, he joined Jim Ruth and the famous "Party Time" Pontiac and captured wins, 5 national event wins out of 11 final rounds. Harold is a charter member of the 200 mph club as well as having being inducted into the East Coast Hall Of Fame at Henderson and has been and continues to be a role model for drag racing, serving as a Drag Racing Representative with the "Race Against Drugs" program sponsored by the FBI and National Safety Council and is a strong supporter of Racers For Christ.
