Howard Liebengood, Jr.

Howie Liebengood, Jr., was a talented racer from the Washington, DC, area, cutting his teeth in Spec Racer Ford in the late 1980s, graduating to Shelby Can-Am, USF2000 and Formula Atlantic. In 2000, Liebengood won the Motorola Cup ST championship, his co-driver Andy Lally missed one race and finished runner-up. He followed his late father into the U.S. Capitol Police force in 2005, serving until his tragic death in 2021 following the domestic terrorist attacks on the Capitol on Jan. 6. After a long hiatus, the personable Liebengood had begun competing again in SVRA events, driving an old Shelby Can-Am car.