Cody Coughlin

Cody Coughlin
Born (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995
Delaware, Ohio
Achievements 2013, 2016 JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour Champion
2016 ARCA CRA Super Series Champion
Awards 2011 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
12 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team No. 18/51 (Kyle Busch Motorsports)
No. 05 (Athenian Motorsports)
2016 position 29th
Best finish 29th (2016)
First race 2015 UNOH 225 (Kentucky)
Last race 2016 Striping Technology 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 4, 2016.

Cody Coughlin (born December 11, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving the No. 18 and 51 Toyota Tundras for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

Racing career

Coughlin started his career in drag racing, competing in the National Hot Rod Association's Jr. Drag Racing League, but eventually switched to oval track racing. He began in USAC quarter midgets, winning five races in 2009. The following year, he switched to Late models, and joined the JEGS/CRA All-Stars in 2011. In eleven races, Coughlin finished in the top ten in all but one, while also recording four top-five finishes with a best finish of second at Rockford Speedway. He was later named the series' Rookie of the Year.[1] In 2013, he won the series championship.[2]

On March 5, 2014, Coughlin was signed to Joe Gibbs Racing's driver development program.[3]

ARCA Racing Series

In March 2014, Coughlin joined Venturini Motorsports for an ARCA Racing Series test at Motor Mile Speedway, followed by another test at Mobile International Speedway,[4] and he made his series debut at the latter on March 22. After qualifying eighth, he finished 13th.[5] He made ten more starts in the season, with a best finish of fourth at Kansas Speedway and Kentucky Speedway.[6] In 2015, he won his first career ARCA pole at Talladega Superspeedway, the first pole at the track for Venturini since 2013, with a lap speed of 187.883 miles per hour (302.368 km/h). On the green–white–checker finish, he finished second after a three-wide battle to the finish.[7]

Camping World Truck Series

On July 9, 2015, Coughlin made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Kentucky, driving the No. 25 Toyota Tundra for Venturini Motorsports.[8] Due to rain canceling practice and qualifying, he never turned a lap around the track until the race, where he finished 20th. He later debuted for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Michigan International Speedway,[2] driving the No. 54 Tundra, where he finished 20th after being involved in a late wreck with Ben Kennedy.[9]

In 2016, Coughlin drove for KBM in the No. 18 Tundra for one race at Daytona International Speedway,[10] while also running ten races in the No. 51, splitting the truck with Daniel Suárez. At the Texas Motor Speedway race, Coughlin took over for John Wes Townley in the No. 05 Chevrolet Silverado of Athenian Motorsports while Townley was nursing an ankle injury.[11]

Personal life

In his family, Coughlin is a third-generation racer. Coughlin's grandfather Jeg Coughlin, Sr. founded Jegs High Performance, with Jeg and relatives like Cody's father John competing in drag racing;[1] uncle Jeg Jr. is also a drag racer.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 "Cody Coughlin". Jegs High Performance. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 McFadin, Daniel (August 4, 2015). "Cody Coughlin joins Kyle Busch Motorsports for Michigan Truck race". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cody Coughlin Joins JGR's Driver Development Program". Joe Gibbs Racing. March 5, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Coughlin pumped to make ARCA debut at Mobile". ARCA Racing Series. March 18, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cody Coughlin Finishes 13th in ARCA Debut at Mobile". ARCA Racing Series. March 26, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "JGR Driver Cody Coughlin Scores First ARCA Pole & Best Finish at Dega". Joe Gibbs Racing. May 4, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Coughlin learns a lot in NASCAR debut". The Delaware Gazette. July 16, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Late-race Accident Leaves Cody Coughlin in 20th at MIS". Catchfence. August 16, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ McFadin, Daniel (January 25, 2016). "Cody Coughlin to race part-time for Kyle Busch Motorsports in Truck series". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ "JOHN WES TOWNLEY RULED OUT FOR TEXAS RACE". NASCAR. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

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