Shelby Howard

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Shelby Howard
ShelbyHowardMilwaukee2009.jpg
Howard at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009
BornShelby Dean Howard, IV
(1985-07-25) July 25, 1985 (age 38)
Greenwood, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements1997 Mini Cup Points Champion
1998 600cc Miami County Speedway Champion
Awards1997 Miami County Speedway 250cc Adult Class Rookie of the Year
1999 Jasper Modified Series Rookie of the Year
1999 Anderson Speedway Rookie of the Year
2002 ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
54 races run over 8 years
Best finish26th (2010)
First race 2003 Mr. Goodcents 300 (Kansas)
Last race 2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Texas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
36 races run over 3 years
Best finish17th (2008)
First race 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2010 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
Statistics current as of April 13, 2010.

Shelby Dean Howard IV (born July 25, 1985) [1] is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

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Racing career

Howard began racing in 1996 in Junior Sprints. In his first season in the National Series, he finished fifth in points. He competed in various racing series. He won the points championship in the Mini Cup Series, as well as winning the Mini Cup championship at the Jefferson Speedrome, and the 250cc Mini Sprints Rookie of the Year at Miami County Speedway. In 1998, he moved up to the 600cc Adult Class at Miami County, and simultaneously won the championship and Rookie of the Year honors. He also became the youngest driver to win a feature race at the Indianapolis Speedrome.

In 1999, Howard joined the Jasper Modified Series, and won the Rookie of the Year award and finished fifth in the points standings. He also raced at Anderson Speedway, winning two feature races and the Rookie of the Year award. He won his first Jasper Modified feature race in 2000 at Winchester Speedway, becoming the youngest driver since Jeff Gordon to win a race in that series. He finished fifteenth in the Kendall Late Model Series points standings as well. He moved up to the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2001, becoming the youngest driver ever to compete at the age of 15. [2] The next season, he won ARCA's Sportsmanship Award.

He won his first ARCA race in 2003, becoming the youngest winner in the series, and finished third in the final standings. That same season, he moved up to NASCAR, making his debut in the Busch Series at Kansas Speedway. He finished 20th in the #43 Dr Pepper Dodge fielded by the Curb Agajanian Performance Group. He also attempted his first Winston Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but failed to qualify. In 2004, he joined NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series division, driving the new #23 Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing. After eight races, he did not finish any higher than 21st, and was subsequently replaced by Johnny Benson. He ended the season running five races in the #35 Volvo Trucks/Snap-On Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports.

He joined Tony Stewart's USAR team in 2005, and had three poles and four top-tens in USAR's Northern Division. He had three wins in his first USAR season. In 2006, he returned to the Busch Series driving for Odle Motorsports at Memphis Motorsports Park. He finished 41st after being plagued by ignition failure. In 2007, he drove two races in the #01 for Johnny Davis Motorsports, his best finishing being a 27th at Kentucky Speedway. Howard returned to the Trucks with ThorSport Racing in 2008, but only managed two top tens and a single top five before he was released in favor of Johnny Sauter.

Howard's 2009 Nationwide #70 car ShelbyHowardChevroletMilwaukeeMile2009.jpg
Howard's 2009 Nationwide #70 car

Howard started 2009 as a free agent, but was picked up by ML Motorsports to drive the #70 Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet after the team released Mark Green in late March. He would run a total of 17 Nationwide races with a best finish of 12th at the second Nashville race and Memphis Motorsports Park.

In 2010, Howard returned to ML Motorsports. Despite missing the season opening race at Daytona, Howard and ML ran 21 races with a best finish of 12th at Gateway and Iowa. Howard returned to ML in 2011, but departed from the team after Texas. He has not raced in NASCAR since then.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NWCCPtsRef
2003 Bill Davis Racing 27 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL
DNQ		 PHO CAR HOM NA- [3]

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNCPtsRef
2003 Curb Racing 43 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN
20		 CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 120th103 [4]
2004 Team Rensi Motorsports 35 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP
24		 MCH
DNQ		 BRI CAL RCH
25		 DOV
31		 KAN CLT MEM
36		 ATL
18		 PHO DAR HOM 66th413 [5]
2006 Odle Motorsports 79 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
40		 TEX PHO HOM 141st43 [6]
2007 D.D.L. Motorsports 01 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN
27		 MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
36		 CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 118th137 [7]
2008 ThorSport Racing 13 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
20		 CGV GLN MCH BRI
23		 CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 94th197 [8]
2009 ML Motorsports 70 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX
32		 NSH
14		 PHO TAL
27		 RCH
13		 DAR CLT DOV NSH
12		 KEN
26		 MLW
23		 NHA DAY CHI
26		 GTY
13		 IRP
19		 IOW
DNQ		 GLN MCH
18		 BRI
DNQ		 CGV ATL
21		 RCH
35		 DOV KAN
26		 CAL CLT MEM
12		 TEX
31		 PHO HOM
33		33rd1603 [9]
2010 DAY
DNQ		 CAL LVS
20		 BRI
34		 NSH
16		 PHO TEX
25		 TAL
19		 RCH
30		 DAR DOV CLT NSH
22		 KEN
17		 ROA NHA DAY
26		 CHI
20		 GTY
12		 IRP
14		 IOW
12		 GLN MCH
23		 BRI
24		 CGV ATL RCH
24		 DOV KAN
20		 CAL CLT
39		 GTY
27		 TEX
28		 PHO HOM
36		26th1962 [10]
2011 DAY
22		 PHO
28		 LVS
29		 BRI
27		 CAL TEX
30		 TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 44th84 [11]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2004 Bill Davis Racing 23 Toyota DAY
29		 ATL
25		 MAR
23		 MFD
23		 CLT
33		 DOV TEX
21		 MEM
24		 MLW
21		 KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 33rd692 [12]
2008 ThorSport Racing 13 Chevy DAY
15		 CAL
25		 ATL
26		 MAR
34		 KAN
16		 CLT
20		 MFD
6		 DOV
19		 TEX
20		 MCH
19		 MLW
14		 MEM
16		 KEN
36		 IRP
5		 NSH
22		 BRI
26		 GTW
23		 NHA
14		 LVS
18		 TAL
17		 MAR
13		 ATL
22		 TEX
17		 PHO
19		 HOM
25		17th2636 [13]
2010 Kevin Harvick Incorporated 2 Chevy DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP
11		 POC NSH DAR BRI CHI
31		 KEN
19		 NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 63rd306 [14]

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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARSCPtsRef
2001 CIMCO Racing 64 Chevy DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM
6		 TOL
18		 BLN
6		 CLT
21		 TAL ATL
30		49th750 [15]
2002 Pontiac DAY
27		 TAL
13		5th4745 [16]
Chevy ATL
9		 NSH
9		 SLM
21		 KEN
8		 CLT
19		 KAN
7		 POC
19		 MCH
30		 TOL
11		 SBO
13		 KEN
9		 BLN
12		 ISF
20		 WIN
2		 DSF
10		 CHI
40		 SLM
5
Dodge POC
5		 NSH
12		 CLT
19
2003 DAY
37		 ATL
2		 NSH
36		 SLM
1*		 TOL
3		 KEN
4		 CLT
13		 BLN
6		 KAN
1		 MCH
23		 LER
5		 POC
5		 POC
23		 NSH
3		 ISF
33		 WIN
2		 DSF
24		 CHI
22		 SLM
1*		 CLT
8		 SBO
12		3rd5015 [17]
Chevy TAL
27

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References

  1. ↑ Shelby Howard Career Stats
  2. ↑ ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Salem
  3. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Shelby Howard – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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