George Howie Explained

George Howie
Birth Name:George Najeeb Howie
Birth Date:26 April 1901
Birth Place:Shweir, Mount Lebanon,
Ottoman Empire
Death Place:San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
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Total Champ Races:1
Years In Champ:2
Best Champ Pos:24th (1933)
First Champ Race:1931 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Champ Wins:0
Champ Podiums:0
Champ Poles:0

George Najeeb Howie (April 26, 1901 – November 11, 1979) was an American racing driver.[1] [2]

Life

Born in the Ottoman Empire, Howie emigrated to the United States with his family in 1909. He worked as a mechanic, serving Ray Keech in 1929.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired
19314430102.84435112000Running
Totals2000
Starts1
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 50
Top 100
Retired0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brown . Allen . George N Howie . 2024-03-12 . OldRacingCars.com . en.
  2. Web site: Driver Stats . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529171418/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/george-howie . dead . May 29, 2016 . IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com . 2016-05-16 . mdy-all .