Born in
Wichita, Kansas, Howerton was raised in
San Antonio, Texas, where he began racing motocross.
Suzuki signed Howerton for the 1978 season and he went on to win the 1980 and 1981 250cc AMA Motocross National Championship. He is remembered for his battles with
Bob Hannah in the early 1980s. At the time of his retirement in 1984, he was second on the all-time AMA 250cc motocross win list. In SuperCross he placed 2nd in the 1980 AMA SuperCross series with 5 wins. In 2000, he was inducted into the AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame. ==References==