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.
References
External links The 999 with Otto Harwi Motorsport Memorial – Otto Harwi