Matt Carter (racing driver)

Matt Carter (born May 13, 1981)^[1] is an American stock car racing driver and the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Travis Carter.

Matt Carter
Born	(1981-05-13) May 13, 1981 (age 43) Denver, North Carolina
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
2014 position	71st
Best finish	37th (2011)
First race	2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race	2014 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	100th (2003)
First race	2003 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 14, 2014.

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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 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
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	Ref
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	[7]
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	[8]
2010				DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	NSH 42	KEN 42	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW															125th	74	[9]
	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	[10]
	Rick Ware Racing	71	Ford																				NSH 37	IRP				BRI 41		RCH 35	CHI 34	DOV 32	KAN 35	CLT DNQ
		41	Chevy																						IOW 35	GLN	CGV
	Go Green Racing	39	Ford																										ATL 17
	Rick Ware Racing	71	Chevy																																TEX DNQ	PHO 39	HOM 40
2012	NEMCO Motorsports	87	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW QL†	CLT																									62nd	54	[11]
	Rick Ware Racing	71	Chevy												DOV 35	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY		CHI 35	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI						CLT DNQ	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
		75																		NHA 37									CHI 38	KEN 40	DOV
	Go Green Racing	39	Ford																								ATL 30
	Rick Ware Racing	15	Chevy																									RCH 39
2014	JGL Racing	93	Dodge	DAY DNQ	PHO	LVS																																	71st	15	[12]
	MBM Motorsports	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
† - Qualified for Joe Nemechek .

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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	24	25	NCTC	Pts	Ref
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	[13]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max 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	ARMC	Pts	Ref
2003	BelCar Motorsports	9	Ford	DAY	ATL	NSH	SLM	TOL	KEN	CLT	BLN	KAN	MCH	LER	POC	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	CLT	SBO DNQ	N/A	0	[14]
2008	Clement Racing	46	Ford	DAY 13	SLM 3	IOW 4*	KAN 11	CAR 8	KEN 29	TOL 1*	POC 12	MCH 12	CAY 6	KEN 7	BLN 5	POC 4	NSH 9	ISF 4	DSF 6	CHI 12	SLM 2	NJM 30	TAL 10	TOL 2		3rd	5175	[15]
2009				DAY 28	SLM	CAR	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	MFD	IOW 16	KEN	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJM	SLM	KAN	CAR		91st	240	[16]

References

1. Matt Carter Career Statistics
2. Krefting, Kevin (September 23, 2007). "Matt Carter Wins at Iowa Speedway". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
3. Matt Carter to replace Brandon Whitt at Specialty Racing
4. Driver Matt Carter leaves Specialty Racing Nationwide Series team
5. Bandoim, Lara (June 2, 2012). "NASCAR 5-hour Energy 200 Schedule for June 2, 2012". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
6. "JGL Racing to field to cars at Daytona, Mike Wallace and Matt Carter". Yardbarker.com. Fox Sports. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
7. "Matt Carter – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
8. "Matt Carter – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
9. "Matt Carter – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
10. "Matt Carter – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
11. "Matt Carter – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
12. "Matt Carter – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
13. "Matt Carter – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
14. "Matt Carter – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
15. "Matt Carter – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
16. "Matt Carter – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

External links

• Matt Carter driver statistics at Racing-Reference