Colby Howard

Colby A. Howard[1] (born October 28, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.

Colby Howard
Howard in 2018 at Madison
BornColby A. Howard
(2001-10-28) October 28, 2001
Simpsonville, South Carolina
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 1 year
Car no., teamNo. 15 (JD Motorsports)
2020 position29th
Best finish29th (2020)
First race2020 LS Tractor 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2019 position61st
Best finish61st (2019)
First race2019 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2019 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 7, 2020.

Racing career
2018 ARCA car at Madison

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.

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
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 NXSC Pts Ref
2020 JD Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO
34		 DAR
27		 CLT
37		 BRI
19		 ATL
15		 HOM
17		 HOM
17		 TAL POC IND KEN
32		 KEN
21		 TEX
23		 KAN ROA DAY DOV
30		 DOV
26		 DAY
12		 DAR
19		 RCH
33		 RCH
35		 BRI
21		 LVS
21		 TAL
36		 CLT KAN TEX
28		 MAR
25		 PHO
20		 29th 267 [7]
2021 DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO

Gander Outdoors Truck Series
NASCAR Gander Outdoors 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 NGOTC 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 PHO
21		 HOM
24		 61st 29 [8]

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 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2018 Mason Mitchell Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY NSH SLM
8		 TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD
9		 GTW CHI IOW ELK BLN POC ISF DSF IRP SLM KAN 60th 375 [9]
2019 Win-Tron Racing 32 Chevy DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW
10		 POC ISF DSF SLM
10		 IRP KAN 49th 360 [10]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. "Team Event Rosters – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, October 24, 2020" (PDF). NASCAR. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. Albino, Dustin (July 21, 2020). "Eyes on Xfinity: Getting to Know Rookie Colby Howard". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. "Howard Lands Xfinity Deal With JD Motorsports". Speed Sport. January 9, 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Colby Howard – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. "Colby Howard – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  9. "Colby Howard – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. "Colby Howard – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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