Otto Harwi

Otto Harwi (February 2, 1923 – May 16, 1964) was a pioneering American Dirt Modified racing driver from Easton, Pennsylvania.

Otto Harwi
BornHoward Otto Harwi
February 2, 1923
Easton, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 16, 1964(1964-05-16) (aged 41)
Debut season1949
Championships5
Finished last season1964

Racing career

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
  1. "Dorney Park winner". Reading Eagle. PA. August 30, 1961. p. 33. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. "Otto Harwi cops Nazareth stock feature race". The Morning Call. Allantown PA. August 18, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Harwi, Malzahn feud set at Nazareth Speedway Sun". Daily Record. Stroudsburg PA. July 15, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
  4. "Otto Harwi, Sonny Strup in dead heat". The Evening News. Newburg NY. June 11, 1962. p. 6B. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Google Books.
  5. "Otto Harwi/Results/NASCAR Modified National Championship/1956". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. "Otto Harwi killed in New York crash". Reading Eagle. PA. May 18, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Google Books.
  7. Weidner, Nolan (May 27, 2001). "DIRT honors long time racing writers". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. p. C1. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
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