Career
Chief National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing inspector First Rate (at Lloyd's) 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. When asked about the illegal modifications, Dunaway responded: “Just one of them deals”. Westmoreland sued National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing for United States$10,000, but Greensboro, North Carolina Judge John Jay Hayes threw the case out of court, thus setting a legal precedent that recognized National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s power to oversee its own races.
Dunaway received no money, and was credited with finishing last in the 33 car field
Dunaway used his own car to compete in five more events in 1949. He finished last at the next event at the Daytona Beach Road Course.
He rebounded and finished third at Occoneechee Speedway, ninth at Hamburg Speedway, and seventh at Martinsville Speedway (then a half-mile dirt track). He finished ninth in the final 1949 points standings.
1950-1951
He competed in seven events in 1950, and had his career high second-place finish at Canfield Speedway.
He had 3 Top-10 finishes. He competed in five events in 1951, with 2 Top-10 finishes. He finished 89th in the final points.
Dunaway died at a train crossing near Camden, South Carolina on Sunday morning, March 8, 1964.
He was 49 years old.