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Colby Howard

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Colby Howard

| image = Colby howard (52703652583) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Howard at Daytona International Speedway in 2023

| birth_name = Colby A. Howard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|10|28}}

| birth_place = Simpsonville, South Carolina, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 43

| Years_In_Busch = 2

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 32nd

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2021

| Best_Busch_Pos = 29th (2020)

| First_Busch_Race = 2020 LS Tractor 200 (Phoenix)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2021 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 54

| Years_In_Truck = 5

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 41st

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2024

| Best_Truck_Pos = 17th (2022)

| First_Truck_Race = 2019 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2024 Toyota 200 (Gateway)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 5

| Truck_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_Races = 5

| Years_In_ARCA = 3

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 49th (2019)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2018 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 (Salem)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 2022 Dawn 150 (Mid-Ohio)

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 4

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 1

| Years_In_ARCA_West = 1

| ARCA_West_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 48th (2022)

| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2022 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

| Last_ARCA_West_Race =

| First_ARCA_West_Win =

| Last_ARCA_West_Win =

| ARCA_West_Wins = 0

| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 1

| ARCA_West_Poles = 0

| updated = November 8, 2024

}}

Colby A. Howard{{cite web|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/10/22/2020-31nxs-rosters.pdf|title=Team Event Rosters – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, October 24, 2020|work=NASCAR|access-date=October 23, 2020}} (born October 28, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage.

Racing career

File:78 Colby Howard car 2018 ARCA Madison.jpg

File:Colby Howard 91 Truck Sonoma 2022.jpg in 2022]]

File:Colby Howard ARCA Sonoma 2022.jpg 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.{{cite web |last1=Albino |first1=Dustin |title=Eyes on Xfinity: Getting to Know Rookie Colby Howard |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2020/07/21/eyes-on-xfinity-getting-to-know-rookie-colby-howard/ |website=Frontstretch |access-date=July 22, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020}} After that, Howard raced Bandoleros and late models before moving to full-bodied stock cars.

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.{{cite web |first=Amanda |last=Brooks |url=https://www.jayski.com/2019/11/05/colby-howard-to-make-nascar-gander-outdoors-truck-series-debut-with-youngs-motorsports/ |title=Colby Howard to make NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut with Young's Motorsports |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=November 5, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019}}

On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Howard would join JD Motorsports for 20 races in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.{{cite web |title=Howard Lands Xfinity Deal With JD Motorsports |url=https://speedsport.com/nascar/xfinity-series/howard-lands-xfinity-deal-with-jd-motorsports/ |website=Speed Sport |date=January 9, 2019}} 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.

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,{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2020/12/14/colby-howard-to-run-full-time-for-jd-motorsports/ |title=Colby Howard to run full-time for JD Motorsports |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=December 14, 2020 |access-date=December 15, 2020}} replacing Mark Setzer, who left the team to be the crew chief for the No. 51 of Jeremy Clements and his team.{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2020/11/27/mark-setzer-to-serve-as-crew-chief-for-jeremy-clements/ |title=Mark Setzer to serve as crew chief for Jeremy Clements |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=November 27, 2020 |access-date=December 15, 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Srigley|first=Joseph|date=September 9, 2021|title=Colby Howard Joins McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in Second Entry for 2022 Season|url=https://tobychristie.com/2021/09/09/colby-howard-joins-mcanally-hilgemann-racing-in-second-entry-for-2022-season/|access-date=September 10, 2021|website=TobyChristie.com|language=en-US}}

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.{{cite web |first=Joseph |last=Srigley |url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/02/07/colby-howard-secures-full-season-deal-with-cr7-motorsports-for-2023-truck-series-season/ |title=Colby Howard Secures Full-Season Deal with CR7 Motorsports for 2023 Truck Series Season |website=TobyChristie.com |date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}

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.

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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2020

! rowspan=2| JD Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 15

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| LVS

| CAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
37

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
15

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
17

| TAL

| POC

| IRC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
23

| KAN

| ROA

| DRC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
26

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
19

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
36

| ROV

| KAN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
20

! 29th

! 267

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2020/B|title=Colby Howard – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 9, 2020}}

2021

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
35

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DRC
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
36

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
16

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
39

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
29

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| COA
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOH
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
28

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH
DNQ

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
24

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ROA
DNQ

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
31

| IRC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR
27

| RCH

| BRI

| LVS

| TAL

| ROV

| TEX

| KAN

| MAR

| PHO

! 32nd

! 225

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2021/B|title=Colby Howard – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 26, 2021}}

==Craftsman Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=30| NASCAR Craftsman 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

! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2019

! Young's Motorsports

! 20

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| MAR

| TEX

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| IOW

| GTW

| CHI

| KEN

| POC

| ELD

| MCH

| BRI

| MSP

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
21

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
24

! 61st

! 29

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2019/C|title=Colby Howard – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 11, 2019}}

2021

! CR7 Motorsports

! 9

! Chevy

| DAY

| DRC

| LVS

| ATL

| BRD

| RCH

| KAN

| DAR

| COA

| CLT

| TEX

| NSH

| POC

| KNX

| GLN

| GTW

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
15

| LVS

| TAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
38

| PHO

|

! 104th

! 01

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2021/C|title=Colby Howard – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 31, 2021}}

2022

! McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

! 91

! Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVS
34

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| COA
24

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
18

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRD
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
11

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
34

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
14

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GTW
23

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON
19

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KNX
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
16

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MOH
9

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN
9

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
24

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
15

! 17th

! 422

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/howarco02/2022/C/|title=Colby Howard – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 19, 2022}}

2023

! CR7 Motorsports

! 9

! Chevy

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| COA
24

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRD
27

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
35

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR
17

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NWS
24

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH
36

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
24

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
35

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW
17

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
19

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
21

! 21st

! 340

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/howarco02/2023/C/|title=Colby Howard – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 23, 2023}}

2024

! Tricon Garage

! 1

! Toyota

| DAY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
17

| LVS

| BRI

| COA

| MAR

| TEX

| KAN

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR
7

| NWS

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW
32

| NSH

| POC

| IRP

| RCH

| MLW

| BRI

| KAN

| TAL

| HOM

| MAR

| PHO

! 41st

! 55

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/howarco02/2024/C/|title=Colby Howard – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 24, 2024}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|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.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=45| ARCA Menards 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

! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2018

! Mason Mitchell Motorsports

! 78

! Chevy

| DAY

| NSH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SLM
8

| TAL

| TOL

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAD
9

| GTW

| CHI

| IOW

| ELK

| BLN

| POC

| ISF

| DSF

| IRP

| SLM

| KAN

! 60th

! 375

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2018/A|title=Colby Howard – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 11, 2019}}

2019

! Win-Tron Racing

! 32

! Chevy

| DAY

| FIF

| SLM

| TAL

| NSH

| TOL

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| MAD

| GTW

| CHI

| ELK

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOW
10

| POC

| ISF

| DSF

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SLM
10

| IRP

| KAN

! 49th

! 360

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2019/A|title=Colby Howard – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 11, 2019}}

2022

! Bill McAnally Racing

! 91

! Toyota

| DAY

| PHO

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| IOW

| BLN

| ELK

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH
17

| POC

| IRP

| MCH

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| KAN

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

! 99th

! 27

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2022/A|title=Colby Howard – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 9, 2023}}

==ARCA Menards Series West==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=21| ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2022

! Bill McAnally Racing

! 91

! Toyota

| PHO

| IRW

| KCR

| PIR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SON
2

| IRW

| EVG

| PIR

| AAS

| LVS

| PHO

! 48th

! 42

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/howarco02/2022/AW|title=Colby Howard – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=June 16, 2022}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|colbyhowardracing.com/}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Colby_Howard}}

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{{CR7 Motorsports}}

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{{JD Motorsports}}

{{Youngs Motorsports}}

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{{Mason Mitchell Motorsports}}

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Category:2001 births

Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:People from Simpsonville, South Carolina

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from South Carolina

Category:21st-century American sportsmen