Cody Coughlin

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Cody Coughlin
World of Westgate 200 (Las Vegas
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0
Coughlin Brothers Racing)
Best finish14th (2014)
First race2014 ARCA Mobile 200 (Mobile)
Last race2023 Henry Ford Health System 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 14 0
Statistics current as of July 24, 2023.

Cody Coughlin (born December 11, 1995) is an American professional

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
in the past.

Racing career

Coughlin started his career in

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]

In March 2014, Coughlin joined

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]

On July 9, 2015, Coughlin made his

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]

On January 30, 2017, Coughlin joined ThorSport Racing full-time, driving the No. 13 Toyota and bringing JEGS over to sponsor him.[12]

For 2018, Coughlin joined GMS Racing to drive their No. 2 truck full-time. However, on September 24, he was released due to sponsorship issues.[13]

After being unable to find a ride in NASCAR after being released from GMS, Coughlin returned to regional pro late model racing.[14]

On August 2, 2022, it was revealed that Coughlin would return to ARCA to drive in the race at Michigan. He will compete in the race with a team owned by his family. It is his first start in the series since 2015 and first start in NASCAR since 2018.[15]

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.

Coughlin began to work in

apartment complex near New Albany, Ohio in 2022.[16]

In media

Coughlin makes a cameo appearance in the 2018 film God Bless the Broken Road.[17] For that year's Truck race at Michigan International Speedway, he ran a paint scheme promoting the movie.[18]

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

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2015 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota
DAY
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
IOW
KEN

20
ELD
POC
52nd 48 [19]
Kyle Busch Motorsports 54 Toyota
MCH

20
BRI MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
2016 18
DAY

31
ATL
MAR
29th 113 [20]
51
KAN

27
DOV
CLT
TEX

12
IOW
GTW
KEN
ELD

19
POC

13
BRI
MCH

20
MSP
CHI
NHA
20
LVS

17
TAL

31
MAR
Athenian Motorsports 05 Chevy
TEX

28
PHO
HOM
2017 ThorSport Racing 13 Toyota
DAY

11
ATL

16
MAR

19
KAN

26
CLT
16
DOV

16
TEX

18
GTW

12
IOW
12
KEN
15
ELD
11
POC

8
MCH

21
BRI
17
MSP
21
CHI

11
NHA
17
LVS

6
TAL

25
MAR

20
TEX

16
PHO

3
HOM

14
13th 511 [21]
2018 GMS Racing 2 Chevy
DAY

17
ATL

20
LVS

8
MAR

26
DOV

6
KAN

7
CLT
17
TEX

8
IOW
7
GTW

9
CHI

12
KEN
12
ELD
28
POC

14
MCH

14
BRI
19
MSP
15
LVS

24
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
13th 433 [22]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2014 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota
DAY
MOB
13
SLM

9
TAL
TOL

6
NJE
POC
9
MCH

13
ELK
WIN
7
CHI

5
IRP
11
POC

9
BLN
ISF
MAD
DSF SLM
KEN

4
KAN

4
14th 2080 [23]
2015
DAY

4
MOB NSH
SLM
TAL

2
TOL
NJE

6
POC

12
MCH
14
CHI

26
WIN
IOW
IRP
POC
BLN
ISF
DSF
SLM
KEN
KAN
28th 985 [24]
2022
Coughlin Brothers Racing
72 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH
8
GLN
ISF
MLW DSF
KAN

15
BRI
SLM
TOL 52nd 66 [25]
2023
DAY
PHO TAL
KAN

7
CLT
28
BLN
ELK
MOH
IOW
POC

8
MCH
8
IRP
GLN
ISF
MLW
DSF
KAN

11
BRI SLM TOL 28th 158 [26]

* Season still in progress

References

  1. ^ a b "Cody Coughlin". Jegs High Performance. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ARCA Racing Series
    . March 18, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  5. 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. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. 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.
  12. ^ "THORSPORT RACING SIGNS CODY COUGHLIN TO RACE IN 2017". NASCAR. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Cody Coughlin Statement on Leaving GMS Racing". codycoughlin.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  14. ^ Geyer, Koty (September 7, 2020). "Coughlin Celebrates More Peaceful Win in Lebanon". Speed51. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ Haislop, Tadd (August 2, 2022). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series heads to Michigan for another doubleheader with NASCAR". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  16. Columbus Business First. American City Business Journals
    . Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  17. ^ ""God Bless the Broken Road" Trailer Feat. Cody Coughlin Released". Jegs High Performance. September 19, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "NASCAR Driver and DAV Ambassador Cody Coughlin to Race in Honor of Veterans". Disabled American Veterans. August 9, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  22. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  23. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  24. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  25. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  26. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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