Open-wheel veteran Jay Howard could be in the frame for a seat at the Indy 500 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Sources have placed Howard in the third Honda-powered SPM seat sponsored by the Tony Stewart Foundation for the 101st running of the Indy 500; team co-owner Sam Schmidt said Howard was “definitely on the short list [of drivers] I submitted” when asked by RACER. Multiple calls to Howard were not immediately returned.