Jay Howard
| Jay Howard | |
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Howard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2008.
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| Nationality | English |
| Born |
16 February 1981 Basildon, England |
| IRL IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 2008, 2010–11 |
| Teams |
Sarah Fisher Racing Roth Racing Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 28th in 2008 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006–2007, 2009 2006 2004–2005 2003 2003 2002 |
Firestone Indy Lights Toyota Racing Series U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Championship British Formula Ford Championship Avon Tyres Junior Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 2005 2003 |
Indy Pro Series U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Championship |
Jay Howard (born 16 February 1981) is a British professional race car driver who competes in the Verizon IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. Howard was the 2005 US Formula Ford Zetec champion and moved up to the Firestone Indy Lights, where he captured two wins on his way to the 2006 championship for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in his rookie season. He qualified for his first Indianapolis 500 in 2011.
Howard was born in Basildon, England.
In 2006, Howard competed for Sam Schmidt Motorsports when he won the points championship in his rookie season. He made three starts for SpeedWorks at the beginning of the 2007 season, but was inactive for the rest of the year.
Roth Racing announced on 26 November 2007 that they had signed Howard to drive their second car for the 2008 IndyCar Series season.
Howard was hired on merit/talent and did not bring sponsorship to the team. The team was presented with a sponsorship opportunity with another driver and Howard was replaced in the No. 24 Roth Racing entry by John Andretti for the 2008 Indianapolis 500. This was originally announced as a one–race arrangement, meaning Howard would be back for the Milwaukee race. However, on 30 May, it was announced that Andretti would continue in the No. 24 car in the Milwaukee Mile and Texas Motor Speedway races. Andretti also drove in the next two races at the Iowa Speedway and Richmond International Raceway, but Howard returned to the car for the Watkins Glen International road course race. It would be Howard's last race with the team, as it contracted to a single car driven by team owner Marty Roth for the rest of the season.
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