Harry Parry (possibly from the

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

area) was a

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race car owner who employed

Ray Platte Raymond "Ray" Platte (September 3, 1925 – July 21, 1963) was a NASCAR Grand National driver from the American town of Norfolk, Virginia. Platte only competed in the 1955 Southern 500, racing for Harry Parry in a Chevrolet with a 25th-place ...

for the

1955 Southern 500 The 1955 Southern 500, the sixth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event. The event was held on September 5, 1955, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. This race spanned 500 miles on a paved oval track. An ...

only. Parry never bothered to employ race car drivers for another race because he only won $100 ($ when adjusted for inflation) for his attempt as a NASCAR owner.

References

NASCAR team owners People from Darlington, South Carolina Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{NASCAR-bio-stub