Shelby Howard will attempt to make his Winston Cup debut this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He will drive the #27 Bill Davis Racing Chevy.(Shelby Howard Site)(10-21-2003) UPDATE: Bill Davis Racing has entered its #27 Chevrolet into the NASCAR Winston Cup event this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway with ARCA RE/MAX Series driver, Shelby Howard behind the wheel. Howard, a native of Greenwood, Indiana, started racing at the age of 11 in Junior Sprint cars. From there, Howard competed in Mini-Cup, Modified Midget, 600 Mini-Sprint, Jasper Modified and Kendall Late Model before taking on the ARCA RE/MAX Series at age 16, becoming the youngest driver ever to enter an event. 2003 was Howards second full-season running the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the 18 year-old driver posted three wins and set the record for the youngest driver to win an ARCA RE/MAX event. Bill Davis, known for having an eye for young driving talent, has signed Howard to a driver development deal. Although this weekends event at Atlanta will be Howards first turn in a Winston Cup car, he has three ARCA RE/MAX starts at the 1.54-mile tri-oval. In last years event he started fourth and finished second. Mack Trucks will serve as the primary sponsor this weekend on the #27 Chevrolet.( Bill Davis Racing PR )(10-21-2003)
