Joey McCarthy

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Joey McCarthy
BornJoseph McCarthy
(1972-10-07) October 7, 1972 (age 51)
Mendham Township, New Jersey
Achievements1987 New Jersey state karting champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish77th (2005)
First race 2005 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
9 races run over 4 years
Best finish73rd (1997)
First race 1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
Last race 2006 New England 200 (Loudon)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Busch East Series
Years active1998–2006
Starts100
Wins1
Poles1
Best finish6th in 2003, 2006

Joseph McCarthy (born October 7, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is a former competitor in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity), NASCAR Truck Series, NASCAR Busch East Series (now ARCA East), and the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour (now the Whelen Modified Tour). He is also the 1987 New Jersey state champion in kart racing.

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Racing career

Starting his racing career at age 10, [1] McCarthy made a name for himself in kart racing, winning the 1987 New Jersey State Karting Championship. He moved to stock car competition in 1991, competing at Flemington Speedway, where he won the track's rookie championship. [2] [3]

McCarthy made his debut in NASCAR touring series competition in 1994, competing in the Featherlite Modified Tour; he ran two events in the series with a best finish of 24th. [4] In 1995 McCarthy moved to NASCAR's national touring series, making his first attempt to qualify in the Busch Series; he attempted two races but failed to qualify for either. He qualified for his first Busch Series race in 1996, competing at Nazareth Speedway and finishing 34th; McCarthy would make seven additional starts in the series over the next two years, with a best finish of 28th at Nazareth in 1997. [5]

McCarthy began his career in the Busch North Series, a New England–based regional series running cars similar to those in the Busch Grand National series, in 1998; he became a regular on the season schedule in 2001, running for Rookie of the Year honors that year and finishing second in the rookie points standings. [3] McCarthy scored his first and only win with J.T. Mase Motorsports with Jason Weissman as Crew Chief in the Busch North Series in 2003, at Holland International Speedway in Holland, New York. [6] He also returned to the Whelen Modified Tour in 2003, competing at New Hampshire International Speedway and finishing 41st. [4]

McCarthy competed in the Toyota All-Star Showdown between 2003 and 2006, representing the Busch North Series; he won a qualifying race for the 2003 event, [7] finishing seventh in the main event; in 2004 he placed third in the Showdown's feature race. [8]

In 2005, in addition to continuing to compete as a regular in the Busch North Series, McCarthy attempted to move up to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series; he attempted to qualify for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, but failed to post a speed sufficient to qualify for the event. [9] He also signed with Mach One Motorsports to drive the No. 34 Chevrolet on a limited schedule in the Nextel Cup Series; following several races for which he failed to qualify, McCarthy made the field for his first and only Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Sylvania 300, driving the No. 92 TrimSpa Dodge for Front Row Motorsports and finishing 31st in the event. [10]

McCarthy returned to the Busch Series in 2006 for a single event, competing in the New England 200 at New Hampshire for Keith Coleman Racing and finishing 43rd; [11] he failed to qualify for the weekend's Nextel Cup Series event, driving the No. 34 Chevrolet for Front Row Motorsports in his final attempt to race in NASCAR's top series. [12] McCarthy tied his best career points finish in the renamed Busch East Series that year, finishing 6th in points; it would be his final season in the series. [13]

In 2007, McCarthy could not find a ride in NASCAR as a driver and became a pit crew member for numerous teams in the following years. He was last known to be working for JTG Daugherty Racing in the Cup Series in 2011 as a crew member for their No. 47 car, at the time driven by Bobby Labonte. [14]

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.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NNCCPtsRef
2005 Mach 1 Motorsports 34 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
DNQ		 POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH
DNQ		 DOV
DNQ		 TAL KAN CLT MAR
DNQ		 ATL TEX PHO HOM 77th70 [15]
Front Row Motorsports 92 Dodge NHA
31
2006 34 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
DNQ		 POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [16]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1995 McCarthy-Pritchard Motorsports 77 Ford DAY CAR RCH
DNQ		 ATL NSV DAR BRI
DNQ		 HCY
DNQ		 NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI
DNQ		 DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM N/A0 [17]
1996 11 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH
34		 CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT 98th61 [18]
41 CAR
DNQ		 HOM
1997 DAY CAR
42		 RCH
DNQ		 ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI
DNQ		 NSV TAL NHA
37		 NZH
28		 CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW
35		 MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
DNQ		 DOV
42		 CLT CAL CAR HOM 73rd268 [19]
1998 DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA
DNQ		 NZH
35		 CLT DOV RCH
DNQ		 PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
29		 CLT GTY
DNQ		 CAR ATL HOM 89th134 [20]
1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH
DNQ		 CLT DOV
DNQ		 SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
DNQ		 CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM N/A0 [21]
2006 Keith Coleman Racing 26 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA
43		 MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 154th [22]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2005 Ron Rhodes Racing 48 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR
DNQ		 GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [23]

Busch East Series

NASCAR Busch East Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920NBESCPtsRef
1998 McCarthy-Pritchard Motorsports 41 Chevy LEE RPS NHA NZH HOL GLN STA NHA
DNQ		 DOV
26		 STA NHA GLN EPP JEN NHA THU TMP BEE LRP 90th85 [24]
1999 LEE RPS NHA TMP NZH
DNQ		 HOL BEE JEN
16		 GLN STA NHA
43		 NZH
25		 STA NHA GLN EPP THU BEE NHA
32		 LRP 53rd304 [25]
2000 LEE
DNQ		 NHA
DNQ		 SEE
DNQ		 HOL
30		 BEE
DNQ		 JEN
26		 GLN STA
DNQ		 NHA
44		 NZH STA WFD GLN EPP TMP THU BEE NHA
34		 LRP
21		38th595 [26]
2001 LEE
22		 NHA
13		 SEE
22		 HOL
23		 BEE
20		 EPP
21		 STA
17		 WFD
12		 BEE
18		 TMP
8		 NHA
26		 STA
22		 SEE
14		 GLN
19		 NZH
26		 THU
14		 BEE
27		 DOV
16		 STA
18		 LRP
16		15th2141 [27]
2002 LEE
8		 NHA
34		 NZH
30		 SEE
23		 BEE
28		17th1922 [28]
Jeffrey Masessa22 Chevy STA
20		 HOL
14		 WFD
20		 TMP NHA
22		 STA
17		 GLN
5		 ADI
15		 THU
10		 BEE
17		 NHA
13		 DOV
16		 STA
14		 LRP
35
2003 LEE
3*		 STA
9		 ERI
12		 BEE
20		 STA
4		 HOL
1		 TMP
24		 NHA
30		 WFD
9		 SEE
12		 GLN
4		 ADI
13		 BEE
11		 THU
7		 NHA
7		 STA
2		 LRP
4		6th2358 [29]
2004 STI Motorsports8 Chevy LEE
2		 TMP
6		 LRP
21		 SEE
13		 STA
25		 HOL
7		 ERI
7		 WFD
5		 NHA
11		 ADI
4		 GLN
8		8th1737 [30]
Info not available64 Chevy NHA
9		 DOV
25
2005 STI Motorsports8 Chevy STA
12		 HOL
5		 ERI
16		 NHA
15		 WFD
10		 ADI
6		 STA
26		 DUB
24		 OXF NHA
8		 DOV
14		 LRP
3		 TMP
6		12th1553 [31]
2006 3 GRE
25		 STA
8		 HOL
6		 TMP
13		 ERI
4		 NHA
9		 ADI
7		 WFD
11		 NHA
16		 DOV
12		 LRP
9		6th1458 [32]

Winston Modified Tour

NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021NWMTCPtsRef
1994 Info not available10 Chevy NHA STA TMP NZH
24		 STA LEE TMP RIV TIO NHA RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA STA SPE TMP
38		 NHA STA TMP 61st- [33]
2003 Info not available11 Pontiac TMP STA WFD NZH STA LER BLL BEE NHA
41		 ADI RIV TMP STA WFD TMP NHA STA TMP 93rd40 [34]

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