Ray Howard
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Ray Howard was an American
United States
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 racecar driver from New York City
New York City
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. Howard made three Championship Car starts in 1919 - the 1919 Indianapolis 500
1919 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1919 Liberty Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919....

 and two races on the Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay Race Track was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility built on the site of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay, New York...

 board oval in June of that year driving a Peugeot
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Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...

. He then drove a Peugeot in the 1920 Indianapolis 500
1920 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920....

. His final start came on the Uniontown Speedway
Uniontown Speedway
Uniontown Speedway was a board racing track in Hopwood, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The track was built in 1916, after the Summit Mountain Hill Climbs were outlawed, and held its final race in June 1922. The May/June race was known as the Universal Trophy...

 board oval in 1922 driving a Ford and suffering a broken frame on lap 2.

Indy 500 results




Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1919
1919 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1919 Liberty Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919....

48 21 95.000 16 16 130 0 Oil pressure
1920
1920 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920....

9 10 84.600 18 13 150 0 Camshaft
Totals 280 0

Starts 2
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 2

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