Howdy Holmes (born December 14, 1947)[1][2] is an American former racing driver in the CART Championship Car series.

He began racing in the early 1970s and was based in Stockbridge, Michigan, about 36 miles (58 km) southeast from downtown Lansing and 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Chelsea, Michigan, where his family owned a milling company.

He raced in the CART series for 7 seasons (1979-1980, 1982-1985, and 1988), with 72 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 each of those years except 1980.

His grandmother Mabel White Holmes became famous for inventing the Jiffy line of baking mixes in 1930, and the family brand served as a sponsor for his cars.

Holmes drove a second race, the Music 500 Presented by Musicland & Sam Goody at Pocono International Raceway, starting and finishing seventh.

During the season the Orbitor showed some promise, such as qualifying sixth at the Kent Oil 150 at Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit and an eighth-place finish at the True Value 500 at Pocono International Raceway.

During the season Holmes got best finishes of fourth at the Provimi Veal Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Park Speedway and fifth at the Detroit News Grand Prix at Michigan International Speedway to finish 13th in points.

Holmes also competed in the Indianapolis 500 (sanctioned by USAC, but counted for points by CART), starting 12th and finishing 6th.

The season started off well as Holmes finished second to teammate Tom Sneva at the Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Following the Detroit News 200 at Michigan International Speedway Holmes was replaced by Jan Lammers.

During the season Holmes got a best finish of seventh at the Quaker State 500 at Pocono International Raceway.