George Najeeb Howie (April 26, 1901 – November 11, 1979) was an American

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...

Life

Born in the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

, Howie emigrated to the United States with his family in 1909. He worked as a mechanic, serving

Ray Keech Charles Raymond Keech (May 1, 1900 – June 15, 1929) was an American racing driver. He is best remembered for winning the 1929 Indianapolis 500, as well as for setting a land speed record. Racing career Land speed record Keech set th ...

in 1929.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howie, George American racing drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers 1901 births 1979 deaths Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States