Cody Coughlin
Coughlin at Dover International Speedway in 2018
Born (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 28)
Delaware, Ohio, U.S.
Achievements2013, 2016, 2020, 2021 JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour Champion
2016 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion
Awards2011 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 4 years
2018 position13th
Best finish13th (2017, 2018)
First race2015 UNOH 225 (Kentucky)
Last race2018 World of Westgate 200 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0
ARCA Menards Series career
22 races run over 4 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 72 (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 stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 72 Ford Mustang, and part-time in the ARCA/CRA Super Series and CARS Pro Late Model Tour, driving the No. 1 Toyota/Chevrolet, both for his family team, Coughlin Brothers Racing. He has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the past.

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]

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]

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]

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 real estate development after he was unable to find another full-time ride in NASCAR after being released from GMS Racing. He helped plan the building of an 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

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  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. ^ "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. 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. ^ Milnes, Owen (February 24, 2022). "Former NASCAR driver plans first development near New Albany". 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.
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  26. ^ "Cody Coughlin – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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