Shelby Howard
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| Born: | July 25, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Birthplace: | Greenwood, Indiana | |
| Awards: | 1997 Mini Cup Points Champion
1997 Mini Cup Champion - Jefferson Speedway 1997 250cc Adult Class Rookie of the Year - Miami County Speedway 1998 600cc Miami County Speedway Rookie of the Year & Champion 1999 Jasper Modified Series Rookie of the Year 1999 Anderson Speedway Rookie of the Year 2002 ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year |
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| NASCAR Busch Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | 79 - Odle Motorsports | |
| 2004 NBS Position: | 66th | |
| Best NBS Position: | 66th - 2004 | |
| First Race: | 2003 Mr. Goodcents 300 (Kansas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| 2004 NCTS Position: | 33rd | |
| Best NCTS Position: | 33rd - 2004 | |
| First Race: | 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All stats current as of October 28, 2006. | ||
Shelby Howard (from Greenwood, Indiana) is a USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series driver of the #20 Speedco/Tony Stewart Racing Pontiac owned by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. He currently runs third in the championship points standings.
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.[1] The next season, he won ARCA's Sportmanship 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 has three wins thus far in the 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.
