On the way to a sprint race, Howard and Anita rescued a baby skunk on the side of the road next to its dead mom. They bought a baby doll bottle and started feeding the kit at the racetrack. Howard named the little fellow Trouble. Since Howard and Anita were racing every weekend, Trouble went with them to races. As he grew up, he dug in the toolboxes, made nests in awkward places, and generally lived up to his name. His story is the inspiration for this book, The Trouble with Howard.