Kent Howerton (born July 11, 1954) is an American former professional motocross racer.
[1] Born in Wichita, Kansas, Howerton was raised in San Antonio, Texas, where he began racing motocross.
[1] 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.
[2][3] Suzuki signed Howerton for the 1978 season and he went on to win the 1980 and 1981 250cc AMA Motocross National Championship.
This United States biographical article relating to motorcycle sport is a stub.