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.
| Joey Coulter | |||||||
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.jpg) Coulter at Michigan International Speedway in 2013 | |||||||
| Born | Joseph Coulter IV June 8, 1990 Miami Springs, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Awards | 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 113th | ||||||
| Best finish | 113th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2012 History 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Kentucky 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 91 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2014 position | 7th | ||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (2012) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
| First win | 2012 Pocono Mountains 125 (Pocono) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of June 19, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly career
editA 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
edit2009 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
editAfter 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
editIn 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
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
edit| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
edit| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
edit| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
edit(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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Joey Coulter". Joeycoulter.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Joey Coulter". ARCARacing.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ "Coulters 2009 Statistics". Joeycoulter.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Richard Childress Racing signs Joey Coulter for Truck Series ride in 2011". SceneDaily.com Staff. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Coulter aces restart at Pocono for first Truck win". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. August 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coulter Joins GMS Truck Operation". National Speed Sport News. January 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ^ Evans, Zach (October 16, 2020). "Coulter Hitting the Pavement for Modified Debut". Speed51. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Joey Coulter – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Joey Coulter driver statistics at Racing-Reference