Catchfence

MILLVILLE, NJ (9-15-2009) – 19-year-old Joey Coulter made his first ever road course appearance at New Jersey Motorsports Park in The Southern New Jersey Builders 150 Sunday afternoon. In the end, the rookie of the year candidate brought home a solid 11th place finish.

“It was tough. I’ve never been on a road course before this weekend and we used the time to learn,” stated Coulter. “Practice was critical. I mainly worked on trying to figure out the course, as well as setting a rhythm,” added Coulter.

The Miami Springs, Florida native started 17th for the 67-lap event. As the green flag waved starting the 150-mile journey around the 12-turn road course, Coulter found himself in 12th position when a full course caution came out on lap three.

As the field restarted, Coulter settled into the 15th position and found a rhythm around the quirky road course. He remained in the 15th position until pit stops came on lap 30, when he brought his No. 16 Darrell Gwynn Foundation-Tempest Cycles Chevy to pit road for tires and fuel.

At the halfway mark, the 19-year-old rookie had made his way back up to the 12th position, where he consistently stayed until a full course caution came on lap 59. As several other teams opted to pit, Coulter stayed out.

With a five lap chase to the checkered flag in sight, Coulter was in 11th position. As the field went back to green-flag racing, Coulter remained in that position for the remainder of the race. As the checkered flag waved, Coulter brought home a solid 11th place finish in his first career road course start.

“I’m not going to lie, I struggled early on. I’ve never been on a road course before, so I got a little frustrated at times. We had a good point’s day, and I learned a lot. We’ll take an 11th place finish for my first road course race,” said Coulter after the race. “I’ll take this road course experience, along with our notes, and work on it for next year.”

Next up on the ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule is a trip back to Salem, Indiana for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic at Salem Speedway on September 19.

ARCA is now on Twitter. Follow the racing action at www.twitter.com/ARCA_Racing.

For additional information about this promising young driver, visit www.JoeyCoulter.com.

Vote for Joey Coulter as your most popular driver at www.ARCANation.com.

To learn more about associate sponsor, Tempest Cycles, visit www.TempestCycles.com.

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