# Shelby Howard

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

## 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. 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 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 :
| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 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 | - | |

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNC | Pts |
| 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 | | 120th | 103 |
| 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 | | 66th | 413 |
| 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 | 141st | 43 |
| 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 | 118th | 137 |
| 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 | 94th | 197 |
| 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 | 33rd | 1603 |
| 2010 | ML Motorsports | 70 | Chevy | 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 | 26th | 1962 |
| 2011 | ML Motorsports | 70 | Chevy | 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 | | 44th | 84 |

#### Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts |
| 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 | 33rd | 692 |
| 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 | 17th | 2636 |
| 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 | 63rd | 306 |

### 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 | 24 | 25 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 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 | 49th | 750 | |
| 2002 | CIMCO Racing | 64 | Pontiac | DAY 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 13 | | | | | 5th | 4745 | |
| 2002 | CIMCO Racing | 64 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 4745 |
| 2002 | CIMCO Racing | 64 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 5 | NSH 12 | | | | | | | CLT 19 | | | | | | 5th | 4745 | |
| 2003 | CIMCO Racing | 64 | Dodge | 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 | | | | 3rd | 5015 | |
| 2003 | CIMCO Racing | 64 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 27 | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 5015 |