George Heath (racing driver)
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Borncirca 1862
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Diedcirca 1943 (aged 80–81)
Catskill Mountains, New York, U.S.
Catskill Mountains, New York, U.S.
| George Heath | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Heath, during the 1908 French Grand Prix | |
| Born | circa 1862 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | circa 1943 (aged 80–81) Catskill Mountains, New York, U.S. |
| Championship titles | |
| Major victories Vanderbilt Cup (1904) | |
George Heath (c. 1862 – c. 1943) was an American racing driver. A native Long Islander, he spent much of his adult life in France. Heath won the first Vanderbilt Cup race in 1904 driving a Panhard, and was retroactively awarded a 1904 National Championship in 1951 by revisionist sportswriter Russ Catlin. Heath returned to the Vanderbilt Cup in 1905 and placed second. He continued to race until 1909.
