Matt Carter (racing driver)
| Matt Carter | |||||||
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| Born |
May 13, 1981 Denver, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2003 Hickory Motor Speedway track champion | ||||||
| Awards |
2004 Hooters Pro Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 46 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| 71st position | 2014 | ||||||
| Best finish | 37th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 (Michigan) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 100th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of June 14, 2014. | |||||||
Matt Carter (born May 13, 1981)[1] is an American race car driver and the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Travis Carter. He is currently drives the #71 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing.
Early career
Before moving on to ARCA and NASCAR, Carter ran in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, where he was named Rookie of the Year in 2004. He scored one win in the series, coming at Iowa Speedway in September 2007.[2]
ARCA
Carter made his debut in the series in 2008. He replaced Frank Kimmel in the #46 Stine Seed Ford for Larry Clement and made a run for the championship. He won his first career race at Toledo Speedway after starting 13th. Carted ended the year 3rd in points, earning one win and fourteen top 10s. He also earned Rookie of the Year honors. In 2009, Carter only ran his two races as the #46 team cut back its schedule. His best finish was 16th at Iowa Speedway.
NASCAR
Carter's only career Camping World Truck Series start came in 2003 at Martinsville Speedway. Driving the #96 HeavyTruckDealers.com Dodge for Carl Long, he finished 17th after starting 14th.
Carter made his then-NASCAR Busch Series debut in 2007 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Driving the #40 Dodge for Specialty Racing, he started 31st and finished 39th after a crash midway through the race.
He returned to the Nationwide Series and the team in 2009, replacing Brandon Whitt in the #61 Ford at New Hampshire.[3] In 15 starts, Carter earned three top 20 finishes, including a career-best of 12th at Bristol Motor Speedway. After the Dollar General 300, he left the team, citing increased frustration with the direction of the team.[4] He was replaced by Kenny Hendrick and Jason Bowles. Carter returned to the Nationwide Series in 2011, driving primarily for start and park operation Fleur-de-lis Motorsports.
Carter made his first start of the 2012 season in the Nationwide Series at Dover International Speedway in June for Rick Ware Racing.[5]
In 2014, Carter joined JGL Racing.[6]
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.)
Nationwide Series
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | |
| 2007 | Specialty Racing | 40 | Ford | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 39 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 149th | 46 | |
| 2009 | Specialty Racing | 61 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA 24 |
DAY 15 |
CHI 32 |
GTY 19 |
IRP 30 |
IOW 21 |
GLN 36 |
MCH 26 |
BRI 12 |
CGV | ATL 25 |
RCH 33 |
DOV 26 |
KAN 27 |
CAL 25 |
CLT 29 |
MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 39th | 1305 | |
| 2010 | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH 42 |
KEN 42 |
ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI 4 |
GTY | IRP | IOW | 125th | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MacDonald Motorsports | 82 | Dodge | GLN 43 |
MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV DNQ |
KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Fleur-de-Lis Motorsports | 68 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX 41 |
TAL | NSH 39 |
RCH 41 |
DAR 39 |
DOV Wth |
IOW | CLT | CHI 37 |
MCH 36 |
ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | 37th | 119 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 71 | Ford | NSH 37 |
IRP | GLN | CGV | BRI 41 |
RCH 35 |
CHI 34 |
DOV 32 |
KAN 35 |
CLT DNQ |
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| Chevy | TEX DNQ |
PHO 39 |
HOM 40 |
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| 41 | IOW 35 |
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| Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | ATL 17 |
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| 2012 | Rick Ware Racing | 71 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV 35 |
MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | CHI 35 |
IND | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | DOV | CLT DNQ |
KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 62nd | 54 | ||||||||
| 75 | NHA 37 |
CHI 38 |
KEN 40 |
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| 15 | RCH 39 |
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| Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | ATL 30 |
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| 2014 | JGL Racing | 93 | Dodge | DAY DNQ |
PHO | LVS | 71st | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Toyota | BRI 37 |
CAL | TEX | DAR 36 |
RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | Chevy | MCH 37 |
ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT DNQ |
TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Carl Long Racing | 96 | Dodge | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR 17 |
PHO | HOM | 100th | 112 | ||||||||||||||
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ↑ Matt Carter Career Statistics
- ↑ Krefting, Kevin (September 23, 2007). "Matt Carter Wins at Iowa Speedway". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ↑ Matt Carter to replace Brandon Whitt at Specialty Racing
- ↑ Driver Matt Carter leaves Specialty Racing Nationwide Series team
- ↑ Bandoim, Lara (June 2, 2012). "NASCAR 5-hour Energy 200 Schedule for June 2, 2012". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ↑ "JGL Racing to field to cars at Daytona, Mike Wallace and Matt Carter". Yardbarker.com. Fox Sports. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
External links
- Matt Carter driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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