Cody Coughlin

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.

Cody Coughlin
Coughlin at Dover International Speedway in 2018
Born	(1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 29) Delaware, Ohio, U.S.
Achievements	2016 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion 2013, 2016, 2020, 2021 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Champion
Awards	2011 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 4 years
2018 position	13th
Best finish	13th (2017, 2018)
First race	2015 UNOH 225 (Kentucky)
Last race	2018 World of Westgate 200 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 9 0
ARCA Menards Series career
24 races run over 4 years
ARCA no., team	No. 72 (Coughlin Brothers Racing)
Best finish	14th (2014)
First race	2014 ARCA Mobile 200 (Mobile)
Last race	2023 Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 15 0
Statistics current as of May 24, 2024.

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

1. "Cody Coughlin". Jegs High Performance. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
2. 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.
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.

External links

• Cody Coughlin on Twitter
• Cody Coughlin driver statistics at Racing-Reference