Tags: Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Harry Stephen Harkness (July 17 1880 – January 23 1919) was an early American aviator and racing driver. Born in Cleveland Ohio of a wealthy family and son of Standard Oil investor Lamon V. Harkness Harkness financed the building of many early airplanes. As a noted racer of the day he was retroactively awarded the 1902 American Automobile Association National Championship in 1951. 1902 was the first year of AAA sanctioned racing.
