American racing driver
NASCAR driver
Colby A. Howard [ 1] (born October 28, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage .
Racing career
Howard's 2018 ARCA car at Madison
Howard's No. 91 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022
Howard's No. 91 car in the ARCA Menards Series West race at Sonoma Raceway in 2022
Howard started racing at six years old, racing dirt bikes . He raced bikes for six years until a broken leg and collarbone ended his career.[ 2] After that, Howard raced Bandoleros and late models before moving to full-bodied stock cars.[ 2]
In November 2019, he joined Young's Motorsports for the final two races of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season starting with the Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway .[ 3]
On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Howard would join JD Motorsports for 20 races in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.[ 4] When Howard was choosing his team for 2020, he had a few offers to run full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series , but chose the part-time Xfinity ride with JDM in an effort to get to the NASCAR Cup Series faster.[ 2]
For 2021 , Howard remained in the No. 15 for JD Motorsports with returning primary sponsorship from the Project Hope Foundation but ran the full season. Also, Wayne Carroll Jr. moved from the No. 6 JDM car to crew chief Howard in the No. 15 in 2021,[ 5] replacing Mark Setzer, who left the team to be the crew chief for the No. 51 of Jeremy Clements and his team .[ 6] Setzer crew chiefed Howard in all his starts in 2020 except for Talladega in October 2020, when Carroll was his crew chief instead.
For 2022, Howard left the Xfinity Series to compete full time for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series .[ 7]
On February 7, 2023, it was announced that Howard would drive the No. 9 truck full-time for CR7 Motorsports in the Truck Series in 2023. He drove the same truck part-time in 2021.[ 8]
Howard scored a career-best 4th-place finish in the 2023 NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona .
Personal life
Howard is a third-generation racing driver; his grandfather earned track championships at Greenville-Pickens Speedway and his father Rodney Howard is a former NASCAR Busch Series driver.[ 2]
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. )
Xfinity Series
Craftsman Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
(key ) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )
ARCA Menards Series West
References
^ "Team Event Rosters – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, October 24, 2020" (PDF) . NASCAR . Retrieved October 23, 2020 .
^ a b c d Albino, Dustin (July 21, 2020). "Eyes on Xfinity: Getting to Know Rookie Colby Howard" . Frontstretch . Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
^ Brooks, Amanda (November 5, 2019). "Colby Howard to make NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut with Young's Motorsports" . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Howard Lands Xfinity Deal With JD Motorsports" . Speed Sport . January 9, 2019.
^ "Colby Howard to run full-time for JD Motorsports" . Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ "Mark Setzer to serve as crew chief for Jeremy Clements" . Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ Srigley, Joseph (September 9, 2021). "Colby Howard Joins McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in Second Entry for 2022 Season" . TobyChristie.com . Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ Srigley, Joseph (February 7, 2023). "Colby Howard Secures Full-Season Deal with CR7 Motorsports for 2023 Truck Series Season" . TobyChristie.com . Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2021 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2024 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2023 .
^ "Colby Howard – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2022 .
External links
Colby Howard related navboxes
Personnel NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Drivers Crew chiefs
(1) TBA
(5) TBA
(11) TBA
(15) TBA
(17) TBA
Former drivers Former personnel
Jason Burdett
Jerame Donley
Jeff Hensley
Derek Smith
Seth Smith
Scott Zipadelli
NASCAR Truck Series Championships
Regular Season Championship
ARCA Menards Series East Championships Partnerships and affiliations Buyouts and mergers Formerly known as DGR-Crosley and David Gilliland Racing
Personnel Xfinity Series
Drivers Crew chiefs
(4) Kase Kallenbach / Alex Bird / Kevin Cram
(6) Dylan Roberts / Kase Kallenbach / Mike Hatch
Former drivers Partnerships and affiliations Buyouts and mergers
Years active Personnel Former drivers Buyouts and mergers Formerly known as Country Joe Racing