Joey Coulter, driver of the #18 Gunbroker.com Toyota, gets in his truck during qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 2013
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Entering his third full-time season in the Camping World Truck Series, 22-year-old Joey Coulter currently drives the #18 for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM).
In 2011, his first full-time season in the Camping World Truck Series, Coulter earned the Rookie of the Year title and finished seventh in points. Looking for a better finish the following year, Coulter found it with a third place finish in 2012, his second season with Richard Childress Racing.
If Coulter continues to have it his way, his third season, now with KBM, will produce his first series’ championship.
In 1998, Coulter started his racing career in Naples, Florida racing go karts at West Coast Kart way. While still racing Florida’s WKA Championship series, in 1999 Coulter also raced the national Karting circuit in the WKA Horstman Gold Cup series and in his first two years of racing, he racked up more than 50 wins and two Championships. Then in 2000, Coulter received CJ Marvin Sportsman of the year award and remained in the series for six years.
Moving on to full-sized vehicles, Coulter started racing in Florida’s FASTRUCK Series in 2005, as well as, the NASCAR Whelen Late Model Series, and USAR Pro Cup Series.
In 2009, Coulter started his rookie season in ARCA, finishing a career-high fourth in the point standings earning two pole awards, seven top-five finishes and 13 top-tens. Also in 2009 he earned the HG Adcox Sportsman of the Year award, and in 2010 the Bill France Four Crown Championship.
When he’s not racing, Joey Coulter enjoys fishing, boating and, of course, working on his race cars. Coulter is also a student of Mechanical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Starting his 2013 season at Daytona in February, Coulter ran inside the top-ten for the majority of the 100-lap race, advancing as high as the runner-up position, until he got caught up in a four-truck accident on the final lap and ended the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opener with a disappointing 22nd-place finish.
To say Coulter is anxious for his next Camping World Truck Series race on April 6th at Martinsville Speedway, would be an understatement. With 21 races remaining in the 2013 season, Coulter is on a mission to race his way up the point standings.
Joey Coulter will be our next guest on Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk, this Monday, March 18th at 8:30pm ET. So mark your calendar, set your reminder and call 347-996-5176 during the show to interact with Joey Coulter and ask your questions.
