Two-time Daytona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson visited the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on this week and received a proclamation honoring him for his victory in the 2013 edition of “The Great American Race” in February at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading →
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.
NASCAR made many changes in the off-season in order to try and limit the start-and-park teams. Among those changes were cuts to the prize money for the lowest finishers and cutting down the field in the Nationwide Series from 43 to 40.
However, many of those teams are also underfunded teams who attempt to make enough per race so that they can make it to the next race.
A staple driver in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series’, Michael McDowell will not be making the trip to Phoenix this weekend, which is a shame because he is originally from Phoenix. McDowell has always looked forward to the bi-yearly trips to his hometown to compete in front of his family and friends.
Another driver whose team has withdrawn before teams made the trip to Phoenix, is Morgan Shepherd. Shepherd and his team have been a staple in the garage for over 27 years. Shepherd attempted 31 of 33 races and competed in 21 of 33 Nationwide races last year.
Could this the beginning of a trend for the season? Continue reading →
NASCAR is just like any other sport where there are rules during the course of competition as well as a Code of Conduct that the drivers must adhere to, whether on or off the track. Any infraction of any rule can and usually will incur some kind of penalty, monetary or otherwise.
There have been many drivers suspended over the years for their behavior, including suspensions for alcohol offenses and failed drug tests. Most of these offenses bring only a small penalty, but being caught in violation of NASCAR’s drug policy, brings an indefinite suspension.
Jeremy Clements became the first driver of the year to be suspended indefinitely. However, his suspension wasn’t for a violation of the drug policy but rather for violating NASCAR’s Code of Conduct. Continue reading →
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