Jay Howard Forms Driver Development Team

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Part-time Verizon IndyCar Series competitor Jay Howard has formed Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development program, which will prepare drivers, who are currently racing karts, to someday race professionally.

The team will debut in two weeks time at the Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) Fikse Pro Tour SummerNationals event at the New Castle Motorsports Park (NCMP) facility in New Castle, Indiana, with a four-driver development program.

“My team is really focused on developing the driver and preparing them for cars,” said Howard, who resides a short one-hour drive from the New Castle facility. “I’m going to train these kids the way I was trained while driving at the IndyCar level and prepare them for their future in motorsports.”

Howard hopes to draw upon his 28 years of motorsports experience to give young drivers the skills necessary for a successful career in both karting and the world of car racing. The program will continue throughout the remainder of the 2015 season and onward into 2016.

“Because we’re focusing on driver development, we’re not tied to specific manufacturers,” said Howard, a veteran of 12 Verizon IndyCar Series starts. “The drivers on this team can use any kart, any engine and any tuner they choose—we’re really trying to offer something different, a team for competitors who want to take their careers to the next level.”

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