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Joey Coulter Finishes Second; Captures Third Consecutive Top-Five at Mansfield
Press Release
“Harold [Holly, crew chief] and the guys are awesome,” said Coulter. “The pit strategy we used played a major role in track position. It was like Harold knew what was going to happen in front of us before it happened.”
In practice Coulter was able to steer his No. 16 Monte Carlo SS to the seventh fastest time of 16.666 seconds for a speed of 108.004 miles per hour. As Coulter took to the half-mile oval for Menards Qualifying presented by Ansell, he posted a time of 16.661 seconds or 108.037 miles per hour, which put the Miami Springs, Florida native eighth on the starting grid.
At the start of the Tim Richmond Memorial 200, Coulter wasted no time advancing his position on the racetrack. When the caution flag flew on lap 10, he had already locked himself into the sixth position.
On the restart, Coulter began powering towards the front before the caution flag flew once again on laps 27 and 45. Coulter and Holly would see eye to eye on an early pit strategy, and on lap 47 he brought his No. 16 Darrell Gwynn Foundation/Tempest Cycles machine down pit road for tires, fuel, and removed tape from the nose to avert an overheating issue.
As the field resumed to racing action on lap 54, Coulter found himself charging to the front from 19th position. As leaders came down pit road for scheduled pit stops, Coulter stayed out and advanced to fifth position as the restart came on lap 72. From that moment on, Coulter would stay in the top-five for the remainder of the 200 lap event.
In the closing laps, Coulter battled the No. 77 of Parker Kligerman for the lead as the two broke away from the remainder of the field. The caution flag would wave one final time, three laps from the finish. This caution would extend the race to 202 laps, and a green, white, checker dash to the finish. Coulter had an excellent restart, but couldn’t quite get to Kligerman in the closing laps as he brought home a career-best second.
“We had a real good car tonight and I had so much fun,” stated Coulter. “I had a pretty good idea of where the line moved around the track from racing here in the previous years. I would definitely say the past racing experience paid off.”
“I started getting tight there in the closing laps, and Kligerman started getting good runs off the corner. No matter what we had an awesome car and the level of competition in this series is incredible. I look forward to the upcoming tests and returning to Iowa in a couple of weeks,” Coulter added.
Coulter’s performance came after posting a pair of top-five finishes at Pocono (fourth) and Michigan (fifth).
Next up for the ARCA RE/MAX Series is a stop in Newton, Iowa for the running of the Prairie Meadows 200 at the Rusty Wallace-designed Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 11. Coulter has previously competed at Iowa in the USAR Pro Cup Series in 2007 and 2008. The Huntersville, North Carolina based team will participate in the open ARCA RE/MAX Series test at the .875 paved oval on Tuesday, June 30 in preparation for Coulter’s third start at the track, his first in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
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About the Darrell Gwynn Foundation:
The Darrell Gwynn Foundation (DGF) is a certified non-profit 501(c) 3 agency. DGF exists to prevent, provide for and ultimately cure spinal cord injuries and other debilitating illnesses. To expedite specific cures, the Foundation assists in the funding of targeted research. DGF is also dedicated to injury prevention, with special emphasis on programs targeting children. The Foundation helps improve the quality of life for those already afflicted with injury or illness, by providing necessary equipment or special services. DGF is an official charity of the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and has a close affiliation with NASCAR and the NASCAR Foundation. Additional information about DGF can be found at www.DarrellGwynnFoundation.org.
- Coulter Motorsports Press Release
Article Tags: ARCA, ARCA RE/MAX Series, Darrell Gwynn Foundation, Joey Coulter, Mansfield Motorsports Park, No. 16 Monte Carlo SS, Tempest Cycles, Tim Richmond Memorial 200 presented by Speed Sport News
