Matt Carter (racing driver)

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Matt Carter
Born (1981-05-13) May 13, 1981 (age 40)
Denver, North Carolina
Achievements2003 Hickory Motor Speedway track champion
Awards2004 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 position71st
Best finish37th (2011)
First race 2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race 2014 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish100th (2003)
First race 2003 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of June 14, 2014.

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.

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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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
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 149th46 [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 39th1305 [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 125th74 [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 37th119 [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 62nd54 [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 71st15 [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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
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 100th112 [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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122ARMCPtsRef
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/A0 [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		3rd5175 [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 91st240 [16]

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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.
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