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Cody Coughlin will drive No. 55 JEGS Toyota for Venturini Motorsports in ARCA Series

Joe Gibbs Racing has signed Cody Coughlin to their driver development program.

On the drag racing circuit, the Coughlin family is well-known for collecting a number of NHRA titles and championships. Making his own mark in racing, Cody Coughlin is the first in the family to race ovals and now he’s ready for the next step in an already impressive career. Coughlin earned the JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour Championship in 2013 and 2011 along with taking the Howie Lettow Rookie of the Year honors. 

Coughlin is working closely with Joe Gibbs Racing including competition, marketing and public relations. Defending his championship title, Coughlin is returning to the JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour and will drive a 12-race ARCA schedule for Venturini Motorsports with supervision by JGR beginning March 22 at Mobile International Speedway.

“This is such an exciting day for me and my family,” said Coughlin. “My family and everyone at JEGS have always had such a tremendous passion for racing and it’s my hope to extend my family’s success in drag racing to the circle tracks. It’s hard to imagine finding a better organization to work with than Joe Gibbs Racing. They have a tremendous history of working with young drivers and giving them the best opportunity to be successful both on and off the track.”

As a young racer, Coughlin tried drag racing, but fell in love with NASCAR and decided to focus on circle track racing.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to work with Cody,” said JD Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing.

“We are always interested in working with young talent and the future stars of our sport and Cody has certainly proven himself at each level of competition he has entered into. We are fortunate to have a great relationship with the Venturini’s and we think racing with them in the ARCA Series is a great next step in his development.”

 

A family rich in their own racing tradition, Venturini Motorsports welcomes Coughlin into their fold.

“It’s an honor to be working with the JEGS brand and Cody Coughlin,” said Billy Venturini, general manager of Venturini Motorsports. “They’re a family with a rich tradition of racing; something we also pride ourselves on at Venturini Motorsports. And we are very proud that Joe Gibbs Racing has such faith in our team to let us work with them in developing one of their up and coming driver prospects.”

Coughlin’s 2014 ARCA schedule with Venturini Motorsports in the No. 55 is as follows: