Ryan Howard (racing driver)

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Ryan Howard
Born (1985-05-31) May 31, 1985 (age 39)
Tipp City, Ohio
ARCA Menards Series career
42 races run over 4 years
Best finish4th (2006)
First race 2004 GFS Marketplace 200 (Berlin)
Last race 2007 Daytona ARCA 200 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
070
Statistics current as of July 9, 2023.

Ryan Howard (born May 31, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series.

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Racing career

From 2001 to 2003, Howard competed in various racing series' like the Sprint Car Racing Association, the King of Indiana Sprint Series, the All Star Circuit of Champions, and the USAC Sprint Car National Championship. [1]

In 2004, Howard would make his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at Berlin Raceway, driving the No. 56 Chevrolet for Mark Gibson Racing, where he would start 26th and finish 27th due to handling issues. He would make five more starts, getting a best finish of sixth at Salem Speedway. For the following year, he would make select starts for Mark Gibson Racing, including a one-off start with Bobby Gerhart Racing in the No. 5 Chevrolet at Lanier Raceway, where he would finish 25th. In his starts with Gibson, he would fail to qualify six times and get a best finish of 21st at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt track.

In 2006, it was announced that Howard would run full-time in the No. 59 Chevrolet for Mark Gibson Racing whilst also going for the rookie of the year honors. [2] He would get six top-tens with a best finish of seventh at Toledo Speedway on his way to finish fourth in the final points standings. He would also finish third in the rookie standings behind Ryan Foster and Blake Bjorklund despite finishing ahead of them in the drivers standings. [3] He would make one more ARCA start at Daytona International Speedway in 2007, driving the No. 32 Dodge for Country Joe Racing, where he would finish fourteenth despite starting 34th. [4] He has not competed in the series since then.

Howard has recently competed in the Carolina Mini Stock Challenge and the United States Racing Association. [1]

Motorsports results

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARMCPtsRef
2004 Mark Gibson Racing 56 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN
27
KEN GTW POC
32
LER
20
ISF
13
TOL
DNQ
DSF CHI SLM
6
TAL 38th730 [5]
2 NSH
37
2005 56 DAY
DNQ
NSH SLM
DNQ
TOL
35
MIL
37
POC
35
MCH
DNQ
KAN
34
KEN BLN
DNQ
POC GTW
37
LER
33
NSH
37
MCH
41
ISF
21
TOL DSF
36
CHI
DNQ
SLM TAL
DNQ
35th1140 [6]
33 KEN
39
Bobby Gerhart Racing 5 Chevy LAN
25
2006 Mark Gibson Racing 59 Chevy DAY
16
NSH
38
SLM
11
WIN
25
KEN
16
TOL
13
POC
8
MCH
25
KAN
12
KEN
9
BLN
23
POC
12
GTW
25
NSH
12
MCH
8
ISF
16
MIL
11
TOL
7
DSF
10
CHI
15
SLM
10
TAL
41
IOW
13
4th4670 [7]
2007 Country Joe Racing 32 Dodge DAY
14
USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 127th160 [8]

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References

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  3. "2006 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES SPECIAL AWARDS". Toledo Speedway. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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