- Shelby Howard
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Shelby Dean Howard IV
Birthdate = birth date and age|1985|7|25 | Birthplace =Greenwood, Indiana
Awards = 1997Mini Cup Points Champion1997 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 Year1999
Anderson Speedway Rookie of the Year2002
ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year
Prev_Busch_Year = 2004
Prev_Busch_Pos = 66th | Best_Busch_Pos = 66th - 2004
First_Busch_Race = 2003Mr. Goodcents 300 (Kansas)
Last_Busch_Race = 2007 Kroger 200 (ORP)
Truck_Car_Team = #13 -ThorSport Racing
Prev_Truck_Year = 2004
Prev_Truck_Pos = 33rd | Best_Truck_Pos = 33rd - 2004
First_Truck_Race = 2004Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Truck_Top_Tens = 2
Updated_On =July 25 ,2008 Shelby Dean Howard IV (born
July 25 ,1985 inGreenwood, Indiana ) is aNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. He currently races the #13Chevrolet Silverado forThorSport Racing .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 atMiami 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 theIndianapolis 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 atAnderson Speedway , winning two feature races and the Rookie of the Year award. He won his first Jasper Modified feature race in 2000 atWinchester Speedway , becoming the youngest driver sinceJeff Gordon to win a race in that series. He finished fifteenth in theKendall Late Model Series points standings as well. He moved up to theARCA RE/MAX Series in 2001, becoming the youngest driver ever to compete at the age of 15. [ [http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2001/09/07/029078.html ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Salem ] ] 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 atKansas Speedway . He finished 20th in the #43Dr Pepper Dodge fielded by theCurb Agajanian Performance Group . He also attempted his firstWinston Cup race atAtlanta Motor Speedway , but failed to qualify. In 2004, he joined NASCAR'sCraftsman Truck Series division, driving the new #23Toyota Tundra forBill Davis Racing . After eight races, he did not finish any higher than 21st, and was subsequently replaced byJohnny Benson . He ended the season running five races in the #35Volvo Trucks /Snap-On Ford Taurus forTeam 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 atMemphis Motorsports Park . He finished 41st after being plagued byignition failure. In 2007, he drove two races in the #01 forJohnny Davis Motorsports , his best finishing being a 27th atKentucky Speedway . He will return to the Truck Series in the #13 in 2008.References
External links
* [http://www.shelbyhoward.com Official Website]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=howarsh01 Shelby Howard Career Statistics]
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