About Ray Howard
Lived 1892 – 1957 (aged 64–65). Ray Howard was an American engineer and racing automobile driver.
Ray L. Howard (August 2, 1891 – January 29, 1957) was an American racing driver. Howard made three Championship Car starts in 1919 - the 1919 Indianapolis 500 and two races on the Sheepshead Bay Race Track board oval in June of that year driving a Peugeot. He then drove a Peugeot in the 1920 Indianapolis 500. His final start came on the Uniontown Speedway board oval in 1922 driving a Ford and suffering a broken frame on lap 2.
In his later life, Howard lived in Toledo, Ohio, working as an engineer for Dana. He died of a heart attack while on the road near Butler, Indiana.
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Who was Ray Howard?
American racing driver
When was Ray Howard born?
Ray Howard was born in 1892.
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Ray Howard died on 29 January 1957.
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Ray Howard was an engineer and racing automobile driver.
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Ray Howard was American.
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