George Heath (1862–1943) was an early American racing driver. A native Long Islander who spent much of his time in

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, he won the first

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race in 1904 driving a

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and was retroactively awarded the 1904

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in 1951. Heath returned to the Vanderbilt Cup in 1905 and placed second. He continued to race until 1909.

External links

George Heath Bio at Historic Racing

George Heath
(VanderbiltCupRaces.com) 1862 births 1943 deaths People from Long Island Racing drivers from New York (state) {{US-autoracing-bio-stub