Joey Coulter
Encyclopedia
Joey Coulter is an American
stock car driver. He currently drives the #22 Chevrolet Silverado
for Richard Childress Racing
in the NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
. 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. In his first two years of Karting Coulter racked up over 50 wins and won two state championships. 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.
In late 2005 he ventured into the Florida FASTRUCK racking up 4 top five finishes in his first 5 starts. In 2006 Coulter moved up to the FASTRUCK Pro series competing against more experienced veterans. In Coulters 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 qualified for his first race at USA International Speedway
finishing with a top 20.
Coulter started gaining attention in 2007 & 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.
Coulter won his first ARCA Remax Series race The Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway
beating Patrick Sheltra. Leading 54 of the 200 laps in the race.
announced that Coulter would drive a second full-time Camping World Truck Series entry in 2011
.
(UNCC) for Mechanical Engineering.
United States
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stock car driver. He currently drives the #22 Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.-History:...
for Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing
RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress...
in the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Camping World Truck Series
Early career
Coulter started his racing career in 1998 racing go-karts at West Coast Kart way in Naples, FloridaNaples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
. In 1999, Coulter entered the national Karting circuit in the WKA
World Karting Association
The World Karting Association, or WKA, is the largest sanctioning body for kart racing racing in North America. The WKA was founded in 1971 and is located directly behind Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The WKA is believed to currently have approximately 5,000 members...
Horstman Gold Cup series while he was still competing in the Florida WKA Championship series. In his first two years of Karting Coulter racked up over 50 wins and won two state championships. 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.
In late 2005 he ventured into the Florida FASTRUCK racking up 4 top five finishes in his first 5 starts. In 2006 Coulter moved up to the FASTRUCK Pro series competing against more experienced veterans. In Coulters 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 qualified for his first race at USA International Speedway
USA International Speedway
The USA International Speedway was an oval located near Lakeland, Florida, United States, that opened in 1995. The track was a .75-mile-long concrete paved oval with 14° banked turns. The USAR Pro Cup Series had a race at the speedway in early March, and the final championship race in mid to late...
finishing with a top 20.
Coulter started gaining attention in 2007 & 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
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...
. Coulter also finished 4th at the Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...
Pro Cup Championship series event.
ARCA
2009 was Coulters Rookie season in the ARCA Remax Series. It was met with much success. Coulter accumulated 7 top-five's, 13 top-ten's, 2 Poles, led 156 laps and finished 4th in the Series points. On August 7, 20102010 in ARCA Remax Series
The 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards was the 58th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 6 with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 and ended on October 9 with the American 200 presented by Black's Tire and Auto Service...
Coulter won his first ARCA Remax Series race The Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway
Berlin Raceway
Berlin Raceway is a 0.438 mile long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. It opened in 1950. The track is notable for the lack of an outside wall on the back straightaway, a unique feature for a national series such as ARCA...
beating Patrick Sheltra. Leading 54 of the 200 laps in the race.
NASCAR
Richard Childress RacingRichard Childress Racing
RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress...
announced that Coulter would drive a second full-time Camping World Truck Series entry in 2011
2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season was the sixteenth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States. The season included twenty-five races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at...
.
Personal life
In his free time Joey likes to go fishing, go boating or working on race cars. Coulter is attending University of North Carolina at CharlotteUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
(UNCC) for Mechanical Engineering.