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{{short description|American motorcycle racer}}
'''Kent Howerton''' (born July 11, 1954) is an [[Americans|American]] former professional [[motocross]] racer. He won three [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[List of AMA Motocross Champions|national championships]].<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=200&lpos=-1640px&letter=H&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref>▼
{{Infobox Motocross rider
| name = Kent Howerton
| image =
| caption =
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age| July 11, 1954}}
| birth_place = [[Wichita, Kansas]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| years = [[1973 AMA Motocross National Championship season|1973]] - 1988
| teams = [[Husqvarna Motorcycles|Husqvarna]], [[Suzuki]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]]
| races =
| championships = AMA 500cc - 1976{{-}}AMA 250cc - 1980, 1981
| wins = 32
}}
▲'''Kent Howerton''' (born July 11, 1954) is an [[Americans|American]] former professional [[motocross]] racer. He
Born in [[Wichita, Kansas]], Howerton was raised in [[San Antonio, Texas]] where he began racing motocross.<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> In 1973 he began competing in the AMA motocross national championship series, and by 1974 he had won his first national race in the 250cc class. For the 1975 season, he was offered a job to ride for the [[Husqvarna Motorcycles|Husqvarna]] [[Factory-backed|factory]] racing team and finished the season is second place behind [[Tony DiStefano]].<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> Howerton would win the 500cc AMA Motocross National Championship in 1976 for Husqvarna.<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> [[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.<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/>▼
==Motocross career==
▲Born in [[Wichita, Kansas]], Howerton was raised in [[San Antonio, Texas]], where he began racing motocross.<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> In [[1973 AMA Motocross National Championship season|1973]] he began competing in the AMA motocross national championship series, and by [[1974 AMA Motocross National Championship season|1974]] he had won his first national race in the 250cc class. For the 1975 season, he was offered a job to ride for the [[Husqvarna Motorcycles|Husqvarna]] [[Factory-backed|factory]] racing team and finished the season is second place behind [[Tony DiStefano]].<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> Howerton would win the 500cc AMA Motocross National Championship in 1976 for Husqvarna.<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/>
Howerton along with teammates [[Tony DiStefano]], [[Steve Stackable]] and Gary Semics, represented the United States at the 1977 [[Motocross des Nations]] and Trophy des Nations events where they scored impressive second-place finishes in France and Holland, at a time when American motocross racers were still seen as less experienced than their European rivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://motocrossactionmag.com/can-you-name-every-every-american-mxdn-team-since-1972-you-can-once-you-read-this-story/ |title=Can You Name Every American MXDN Team Since 1972 |publisher=motocrossactionmag.com |accessdate=29 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vPgDAAAAMBAJ&dq=steve+baker+yamaha&pg=PA38 |title=Consistent Yanks Fare Well |author=Amick, Bill |year=1977 |magazine=American Motorcyclist |access-date=16 September 2023 }}</ref>
[[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.<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> In SuperCross he placed 2nd in the 1980 AMA SuperCross series with 5 wins.<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/>
In 2000, he was inducted into the AMA [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Kent Howerton at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/>
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==References==
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Wichita, Kansas]]
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[[Category:AMA Motocross Championship National Champions]]
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