Joey Coulter

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Joey Coulter
Coulter at Michigan International Speedway in 2013
BornJoseph Coulter IV
(1990-06-08) June 8, 1990 (age 34)
Miami Springs, Florida, U.S.
Awards2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
2013 position113th
Best finish113th (2013)
First race2012 History 300 (Charlotte)
Last race2013 Kentucky 300 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
91 races run over 4 years
2014 position7th
Best finish3rd (2012)
First race2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race2014 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win2012 Pocono Mountains 125 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 43 3
Statistics current as of June 19, 2020.

Joseph Coulter IV (born June 8, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the SMART Modified Tour for his own team.

Racing career

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Early career

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A native of Miami Springs, Florida, Coulter started his racing career in 1998, racing go-karts at West Coast Kart way in Naples, Florida. In 1999, Coulter entered the national Karting circuit in the WKA Horstman Gold Cup series while he was still competing in the Florida WKA Championship series.[1] In his first two years of Karting Coulter won over 50 events, winning two state championships.[2] In 2000, Coulter received CJ Marvin Sportsman of the year award. In 2005 he won the Summer Nationals at the G & J Kartway in Camden, Ohio. He also finished second national championship and won both state championships in Florida running Briggs Junior light and heavy, and also won the Naples championship for the second year in a row.[1]

In late 2005, he ventured into the Florida FASTRUCK racking up 4 top five finishes in his first 5 starts.[1] In 2006, Coulter moved up to the FASTRUCK Pro series competing against more experienced veterans. In Coulter's first 8 races in the series, he won 4 races ultimately finishing 4th in the final points standings. Coulter started racing stock cars in 2007 entering the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. He didn't qualify for his first race at USA International Speedway but was permitted to race anyway and finished with a top 20.[1]

Coulter started gaining attention in 2007 and 2008 by finishing in the top-ten multiple times throughout the Carolinas and Virginia, including top-tens at the 2007 Thanksgiving Classic at Kenly and the Baileys 300 at Martinsville Speedway. Coulter also finished 4th at the Iowa Speedway Pro Cup championship series event.[1]

ARCA and NASCAR

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2009 was Coulter's rookie season in the ARCA Re/Max Series. It was met with much success, as Coulter accumulated 7 top-five's, 13 top-ten's, 2 poles, led 156 laps and finished fourth in the point standings.[3] In 2010, Coulter won his first ARCA race, beating Patrick Sheltra in the Berlin ARCA 200 on August 7 at Berlin Raceway after leading 54 of the 200 laps in the race.[4]

Richard Childress Racing announced at the end of the 2010 racing season that Coulter would drive a second full-time Camping World Truck Series entry in 2011.[5]

Coulter finished seventh in points at the end of the 2011 season, having scored 13 top-ten finishes, and beat Parker Kligerman and Nelson Piquet Jr. to win the series Rookie of the Year award. His 2012 Truck Series season started off with a wild ride, where his truck became airborne and flipped in the catch fence at Daytona. He won his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway on August 4, where he came from 3rd to 1st on the final restart, passing Piquet and James Buescher to take the win.[6] The following race at Michigan International Speedway, Coulter collected his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole.

After finishing third in series points in 2012, Coulter moved to Kyle Busch Motorsports for the 2013 season, driving the No. 18 truck with crew chief Harold Holly.[7] Coulter had a nightmare season in 2013, finishing a dismal 15th in points despite his top-notch equipment. For 2014, he moved to GMS Racing's No. 21, and improved to 7th in points.[8]

After NASCAR

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After finishing 7th in points in 2014 with GMS Racing, Coulter moved to the Team Relationships Coordinator position at GMS Racing. A lack of sponsorship funding left Coulter out of the seat for 2015. After leaving the organization, Coulter ran dirt late model events and also made his debut in a tour-type modified in 2020.[9]

Personal life

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In his free time Coulter likes to go fishing, go boating or working on race cars. Coulter is attending University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) for business.[1] On January 24, 2015, he married longtime girlfriend Jessica Green, who gave birth to their first child.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NNSC Pts Ref
2012 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT
10 		DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
14 		123rd 01 [10]
2013 Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL
21 		DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI
14 		IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI 113th 01 [11]
18 KEN
18 		DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM

1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2011 Richard Childress Racing 22 Chevy DAY
34 		PHO
9 		DAR
28 		MAR
17 		NSH
24 		DOV
6 		CLT
16 		KAN
5 		TEX
5 		KEN
7 		IOW
5 		NSH
10 		IRP
7 		POC
6 		MCH
18 		BRI
6 		ATL
13 		CHI
12 		NHA
11 		KEN
13 		LVS
22 		TAL
20 		MAR
5 		TEX
6 		HOM
5 		7th 796 [12]
2012 DAY
18 		MAR
30 		CAR
6 		KAN
14 		CLT
7 		DOV
11 		TEX
3 		KEN
7 		IOW
8 		CHI
15 		POC
1 		MCH
7 		BRI
4 		ATL
7 		IOW
13 		KEN
4 		LVS
3* 		TAL
14 		MAR
3 		TEX
7 		PHO
3 		HOM
3 		3rd 789 [13]
2013 Kyle Busch Motorsports 18 Toyota DAY
22 		MAR
15 		CAR
13 		KAN
2 		CLT
32 		DOV
8 		TEX
25 		KEN
16 		IOW
9 		ELD
4 		POC
4 		MCH
14 		BRI
11 		MSP
26 		IOW
25 		CHI
23 		LVS
13 		TAL
27 		MAR
12 		TEX
12 		PHO
26 		HOM
27 		15th 605 [14]
2014 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY
32 		MAR
17 		KAN
12 		CLT
12 		DOV
5 		TEX
9 		GTW
11 		KEN
12 		IOW
4 		ELD
14 		POC
3 		MCH
9 		BRI
7 		MSP
13 		CHI
8 		NHA
9 		LVS
10 		TAL
13 		MAR
30 		TEX
6 		PHO
30 		HOM
23 		7th 680 [15]

Whelen Modified Tour

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NWMTC Pts Ref
2022 Joey Coulter 02 Chevy NSM
25 		RCH RIV
29 		LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA CLM TMP LGY OSW RIV TMP MAR
15 		51st 63 [16]
2023 NSM
14 		RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS THO MAR
13 		48th 61 [17]
2024 NSM
18 		RCH THO MON RIV SEE NHA MON LMP THO OSW RIV MON THO NWS
15 		MAR
15 		42nd 84 [18]

ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ARSC Pts Ref
2009 Coulter Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY
23 		SLM
16 		CAR
30 		TAL
8 		KEN
28 		TOL
7 		POC
4 		MCH
5 		MFD
2 		IOW
3 		KEN
7 		BLN
5 		POC
12 		ISF
21 		CHI
6 		TOL
2 		DSF
3 		NJM
11 		SLM
15 		KAN
7 		CAR
9 		4th 5020 [19]
2010 DAY
26 		PBE
6 		SLM
14 		TEX
23 		TAL
15 		TOL
2 		POC
26 		MCH
2 		IOW
14 		MFD
22 		POC
11 		BLN
1 		NJM
2 		ISF
4 		CHI
8 		DSF
16 		TOL
5 		SLM
2 		KAN
8 		CAR
15 		8th 4535 [20]
2011 DAY
21 		TAL
11 		SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH
7 		WIN BLN IOW IRP
29 		POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 40th 585 [21]
2012 61 DAY
DNQ 		MOB SLM TAL
40 		TOL
14 		ELK POC MCH
9 		WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 51st 415 [22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Joey Coulter". Joeycoulter.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  2. ^ "Joey Coulter". ARCARacing.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Coulters 2009 Statistics". Joeycoulter.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  4. ^ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/arca-coulter-scores-first-victory-in-berlin-200/ Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine Speed TV Article
  5. ^ "Richard Childress Racing signs Joey Coulter for Truck Series ride in 2011". SceneDaily.com Staff. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Coulter aces restart at Pocono for first Truck win". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. August 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  7. ^ "Holly Will Deck The Halls of KBM". Kyle Busch Motorsports. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  8. ^ "Coulter Joins GMS Truck Operation". National Speed Sport News. January 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  9. ^ Evans, Zach (October 16, 2020). "Coulter Hitting the Pavement for Modified Debut". Speed51. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  20. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  22. ^ "Joey Coulter – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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Achievements
Preceded by NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2011 		Succeeded by
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