1. Jay Howard was born on 16 February 1981 and is a British professional race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
23 Facts About Jay Howard
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In 2006, Jay Howard competed in the Indy Pro Series for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, winning the series championship in his rookie season over Jonathan Klein and Wade Cunningham.
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Jay Howard earned two victories and seven total podium finishes.
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Jay Howard made three starts for SpeedWorks at the beginning of the 2007 season, but was inactive for the rest of the year.
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Roth Racing announced on 26 November 2007 that they had signed Jay Howard to drive their second car for the 2008 IndyCar Series season.
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Andretti drove in the next two races at the Iowa Speedway and Richmond International Raceway, but Jay Howard returned to the car for the Watkins Glen International road course race.
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Jay Howard competed in five races, before being replaced by paying drivers Pablo Donoso and Richard Philippe for the remainder of the season.
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On 14 April, Jay Howard joined team owner Fisher when he was the first entrant for the 2010 Indianapolis 500, while celebrating the 100th anniversary of English drivers competing at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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On 21 April, Jay Howard unveiled the 2010 paint scheme for his No 66 Service Central entry at Kansas Speedway during a private test.
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Jay Howard failed to show sufficient speed to qualify and missed the race.
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Jay Howard noted in an interview on 14 October 2010, on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee on 1070 The Fan Indianapolis, that he would in no way return to SFR after the year they had.
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Jay Howard noted that he has his 2011 Indianapolis 500 program solidified and the team would be announced soon.
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Jay Howard signed a deal with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in association with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to race in the 2011 Indianapolis 500 and the twin races at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Jay Howard crashed out of the race after completing 60 laps and was credited with 30th place.
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Jay Howard was announced on 23 April 2012 as the driver of a Mike Shank Racing entry, which was filed for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500.
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Jay Howard returned to Sam Schmidt Motorsports and competed in the 2018 Indy 500 for the second consecutive time in the race and for the team.
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In January 2017, Jay Howard began running the "MDD Sprint Kart Championship" series at NOLA Motorsports park.
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In 2017, Jay Howard entered 4 cars into the second year of the Formula 4 United States Championship under the umbrella of MDD.
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Since the first round of the F4 United States Championship, Jay Howard has had a total of 8 drivers compete in the series.
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Currently, Jay Howard is working on growing his F4 Program with the hopes of advancing some of his prominent kart racers to the F4 Championship in 2018.
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Jay Howard is represented by BRANDed Management agency, founded by Klint Briney.
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Jay Howard married his longtime girlfriend Courtney Nicoson on Saturday, 29 October 2011 in a private ceremony in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Jay Howard was the subject of the cover story for the Carmel Monthly magazazine's May 2021 issue.