Ray L. Howard (August 2, 1891 – January 29, 1957) was an American

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. Howard made three

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starts in 1919 - the

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and two races on the

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board oval in June of that year driving a

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. He then drove a Peugeot in the

1920 Indianapolis 500 The 8th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920. Ralph DePalma held a two lap lead when the car stalled on lap 187. His riding mechanic Pete DePaolo ran to the pits to get a ...

. His final start came on the

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board oval in 1922 driving a

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and suffering a broken frame on lap 2. In his later life he lived in

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, working as an engineer for Dana. He died of a heart attack while on the road near

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Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

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