Otto Harwi
| Otto Harwi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Howard Otto Harwi February 2, 1923 Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 16, 1964 (aged 41) |
| Modified racing career | |
| Debut season | 1949 |
| Championships | 5 |
| Finished last season | 1964 |
Otto Harwi (February 2, 1923 – May 16, 1964) was a pioneering American Dirt Modified racing driver from Easton, Pennsylvania.
Racing career
[edit]Otto Harwi began racing in 1949 and quickly established himself on the Mid-Atlantic dirt tracks. He would regularly compete at Alcyon Speedway in Pitman, NJ, Flemington Speedway NJ, Dorney Park in Allentown PA, and Victory Speedway in Middletown NY, and was a five time track champion at Nazareth Speedway PA.[1][2][3][4][5]
Otto Harwi sustained a fatal injury in a racing accident at Victory Speedway in 1964.[6] He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2001.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dorney Park winner". Reading Eagle. PA. August 30, 1961. p. 33. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Otto Harwi cops Nazareth stock feature race". The Morning Call. Allantown PA. August 18, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harwi, Malzahn feud set at Nazareth Speedway Sun". Daily Record. Stroudsburg PA. July 15, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Otto Harwi, Sonny Strup in dead heat". The Evening News. Newburg NY. June 11, 1962. p. 6B. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Otto Harwi/Results/NASCAR Modified National Championship/1956". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Otto Harwi killed in New York crash". Reading Eagle. PA. May 18, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ Weidner, Nolan (May 27, 2001). "DIRT honors long time racing writers". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. p. C1. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.