Joey Coulter Finishes Seventh at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Marking his Ninth Top-10 Finish of the Season

9/1/2012

Joey Coulter and the No. 22 Armour Vienna Sausages Chevrolet team finished seventh in Friday evening's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after battling a loose-handling condition throughout the 130-lap event. The 22-year-old driver qualified the Richard Childress Racing entry in the 14th position, and radioed that his Silverado was extremely loose early in the race, but was able to hold a top-20 position during the first 30 laps. When the first caution flag was displayed on lap 31, crew chief Harold Holly brought the Miami Springs, Fla., native to pit road for four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment. Quick work by the RCR crew provided Coulter with valuable track position as the No. 22 Chevrolet restarted in the 11th position and he worked his way into the top-10 soon after. The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year remained quiet on the radio during the late stages of the event as he battled the handling on his Chevrolet, swapping between tight and loose-handling conditions. Coulter continued to fight and utilized the final restart to improve his track position, ultimately crossing the finish line in the seventh position. The top-10 finish advanced Coulter one, spot to sixth, in the Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings, 44 points behind the leader.

Start - 14 Finish - 7 Laps Led - 0 Points - 6

JOEY COULTER QUOTE:
"Overall, it was a solid points night for the No. 22 Armour Vienna Sausages Chevrolet team. This wasn't the finish we had hoped for, but I can't complain about posting another top-10 finish. We have a couple of weeks until Iowa (Speedway); our team will regroup and be ready to compete for the win."