Welcome to the Official Internet Home of Jan Howard from Byhalia, Mississippi. Jan is entering his 12th year of racing in 2008. Along the way Jan has racked up multiple accolades including ASCS Rookie of the Year and NCRA Rookie of the Year. For the 2008 season, he will be principally focusing on the track championship at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas in the 360 Winged Sprint Car division and the 305 Wingless Sprint Car division.

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August 31st, 2008 - Jan Howard pulled double duty at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas last night. In the 305 Sprint Car division, Jan won his heat race and earned the pole position for the 20 lap feature event. He took the lead at the drop of the green flag and built a straight away lead over the field by the race's midpoint. He looked to be on his way to another feature win before a lapped car made contact with him and caused him to spin with only three laps remaining. Jan was credited with a 13th place finish. In the 360 Sprint Car division, Jan started 4th in his heat race and advanced to a 2nd place finish. Howard started 3rd in the feature event and battled his way home to a 3rd place finish.

August 17th, 2008 - Jan competed last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. On a track that lended itself to very little passing, Howard picked up a 7th place finish in the 305 Wingless Sprint Car feature event.

August 3rd, 2008 - Last night at Riverside International Speedway, Jan pulled double duty in both the 305 Wingless Sprint Car division and the 360 Winged Sprint Car division. In the 305 Wingless Sprint Car division, Jan started 4th in his heat race and advanced to a second place finish, which earned him the outside front row starting spot for the feature event. Jan snagged the lead at the drop of the green and went on to win the feature by half a track over the field. The win was his 6th of the year in the 305 Wingless Sprint Car division and his 7th win overall on the season. In the 360 Sprint Car division, Jan started 6th in his heat race and rocketed to a second place finish. Via passing points, Howard started outside front row in the 20 lap feature. Jan would battle in the top five throughout the event, while fighting a brake rotor on the left front that kept sticking.

July 19th, 2008 - Jan made the last minute decision to compete tonight at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, and it paid off as he won the 20 lap, wingless 305 Sprint Car event. Jan finished 2nd in his heat race, and via passing points earned the pole position for the feature event. He led flag to flag in the caution free feature for his fifth win of the year in the 305 Sprint Car division and his sixth win overall.

July 13th, 2008 - Jan made his return to the 305 Wingless Sprint Car division on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. Howard finished 2nd in his heat race and then raced his way to a 3rd place finish in the 20 lap feature event.

July 6th, 2008 - Jan competed with the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars on Saturday night at Riverside International Speedway. Howard qualified 25th out of the 32 cars on hand. Jan battled an ill-handling car all night, and ultimately finished 11th in the b-main event, which prevented him from transferring to the feature event.

June 15th, 2008 - Jan was in action at Riverside International Speedway last night, where he recorded his fourth win of the season in the 305 Wingless Sprint Car division. He started 5th in his heat race and advanced to a 3rd place finish. Via passing points, Howard earned a 5th starting position for the feature event. Jan took the lead near the race's midway point, and never looked back on his way to the win.

May 31st, 2008 - Jan finally got over the hump and picked up his first 360 Sprint Car feature win of the year last night at Riverside Speedway. In the 305 Sprint Car division, he won his heat race, but a first lap melee sent him to the back of the pack. He charged back to a 7th place finish in the shortened event.

May 25th, 2008 - Jan was in action at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas last night behind the wheel of his #46 Maxim/Dale Howard Racing Engine 305 Sprinter, and he came away with his third feature win of the year over a 23 car field.

May 18th, 2008 - Jan pulled double duty again last night at Riverside. In the 305 Sprint Car division, he had trouble in his heat race with a broken front end, and was credited with an 8th place finish. As a result, he had to run the b-main event, and he won it. Via his b-main win, he started 18th in the feature, and charged his way to a 7th place finish. In the 360 Sprint Car division, Jan finished 5th in his heat race and finished 6th in the feature event.

May 11th, 2008 - Riverside International Speedway was rained out on Saturday night, so Jan did not race this weekend.

May 4th, 2008 - Jan had a decent night at Riverside last night. In the 305 Sprint Car division, Jan started 7th in his heat race and advanced to a 2nd place finish. In the feature he started on the pole and battled side by side with race long leader Andy McElhannon before settling for a solid second place finish. In the 360 Sprint Car division, Jan battled a tight car all night and finished 10th in a field of 19 cars.

April 27th, 2008 - For the second week in a row, Jan Howard won the 305 Wingless Sprint Car feature at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. In the 360 Sprint Car division, bad luck found Jan again. He started on the pole for the feature after winning his heat race. However on the initial start, he got crossed up with another driver causing the two cars to tangle and come to a stop in turn one. Howard was able to restart but had to go to the back of the pack. He charged back to a 7th place finish. MORE

April 20th, 2008 - Jan kicked off his season last night at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. He had a rough night behind the wheel of his #4x Lofton Motorsports 360 Sprinter. He finished 4th in his heat race and was charging through the pack in the feature when his front axle broke sending him into the back stretch wall. He was uninjured, but done for the night. In the 305 Wingless Sprint Car division, Howard would have much better luck. He finished 2nd in his heat race, which earned him a 3rd starting position for the feature. He took the lead at the drop of the green flag, and never looked back en route to the feature win.

April 6th, 2008 - Welcome to the launch of the Official Internet Home of Jan Howard from Byhalia, Mississippi. Jan is gearing up for the start of the 2008 season, and his first event will be the Wingless 305 Sprint Car at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas on Saturday, April 5th.