Duane Howard (June 5, 1963) is an American Dirt Modified racing driver, credited with over 270 career wins at tracks in the

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Racing career

Duane Howard grew up racing go-karts against fellow Oley, Pennsylvania, resident Craig Von Dohren, and after seeing Von Dohren move on to stock cars, began racing late models at Silver Spring Speedway, Pennsylvania. Howard transitioned to modifieds and in 1989 claimed his first Pennsylvania Tri-Track Championship, teaming with car owner Buddy Biever for weekly 358 modified racing at Big Diamond Speedway in Pottsville, Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, and Penn National Speedway in Grantville. Howard won the first of five NASCAR Pennsylvania state championships in 2007. Along the way, he claimed individual track championships at Big Diamond, Grandview, and

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, New Jersey. He also competed successfully at venues throughout northeast, including New York at Accord Speedway,

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in Kirkwood,

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, and the

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; in Delaware at Delaware International Speedway in Delmar and Georgetown Speedway; at

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, New Jersey; and in Pennsylvania at Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna,

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in 2025.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Duane Living people 1963 births Racing drivers from Pennsylvania Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame