# Ryan Howard (racing driver)

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

## 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.

## 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 :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ARMC | Pts |
| 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 | | 38th | 730 |
| 2004 | Mark Gibson Racing | 2 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 37 | | | | | | | | | | 38th | 730 |
| 2005 | Mark Gibson Racing | 56 | Chevy | 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 | 35th | 1140 |
| 2005 | Mark Gibson Racing | 33 | Chevy | | | | KEN 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 1140 |
| 2005 | Bobby Gerhart Racing | 5 | Chevy | | | | | | LAN 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 1140 | |
| 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 | 4th | 4670 |
| 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 | 127th | 160 |