About Otto Harwi
Lived 1923 – 1964 (aged 41). Otto Harwi was a racing driver.
Otto Harwi (February 2, 1923 – May 16, 1964) was a pioneering American Dirt Modified racing driver from Easton, Pennsylvania.
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 and Flemington Speedway, New Jersey; Victory Speedway in Middletown, New York; and Dorney Park in Allentown and Nazareth Speedway, Pennsylvania, the last of which he was five-time track champion.
Otto Harwi sustained a fatal injury in a racing accident at Victory Speedway in 1964. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Who was Otto Harwi?
American Dirt Modified racing driver (1923-1964)
When was Otto Harwi born?
Otto Harwi was born on 2 February 1923.
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Otto Harwi died on 16 May 1964.
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Otto Harwi was a racing driver.
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