This Week's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Iowa Speedway

9/11/2012 This Week's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Iowa Speedway

This Week's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Iowa Speedway ... Joey Coulter will pilot Chassis No. 020 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in Saturday night's American Ethanol 200. Coulter drove this Chevrolet to an eighth-place finish in July at Iowa Speedway after starting from the 12th position. This RCR racer was also utilized by Coulter in 2011 at Iowa Speedway, Michigan International Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Coulter in the Hawkeye State ... Coulter has two previous starts at the 0.875-mile facility in the Camping World Truck Series collecting one top-five and two top-10 finishes. He holds a seventh-place average starting position and a 6.5 average finishing position. In addition, Coulter has two starts at the Newton, Iowa-based track in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, with his best finish of fifth occurring in 2009.

Last Trip to Iowa ... In the July edition of the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway, Coulter and the No. 22 RCR team started the event from the 12th position and despite battling a loose-handling condition, drove to an eighth-place finish.

Season so Far ... With 14 races complete in the 2012 season, Coulter has collected one win, one pole award, three top-five and nine top-10 results. He holds an average starting position of 9.1 along with an average finishing position of 9.9 and completed 98.9 percent (2,134 of 2,158) of the contested laps.

Going for a Loop ... Coulter has earned impressive stats with 14 races complete on the 2012 Camping World Truck Series schedule. According to NASCAR's Season-to-Date Loop Data Statistics, the 22-year-old driver is the series' fastest Early in a Run and the leads the series in Quality Passes (474). He ranks second in Fastest Speed in Traffic and third in Green Flag Speed. Coulter holds a 96.4 Driver Rating and 10.327 Average Running Position ranking him sixth and seventh, respectively amongst the competitors.

Get to the Points ... With his ninth top-10 finish of the 2012 season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Coulter is sixth in the Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings, 44 points behind the leader.

Highest Scorer ... Over the last 10 races that have been completed on the 2012 Camping World Truck Series season beginning at Charlotte Motor Speedway and ending with Atlanta Motor Speedway, Coulter has earned the most points (376) of any driver competing for the points championship.

Meet the Driver ... Coulter and his RCR teammates Ty Dillon and Tim George Jr. are scheduled to appear at the Team Chevy stage on Friday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. Central Time in the midway area at Iowa Speedway.

Rewind: Atlanta Motor Speedway ... Coulter qualified the No. 22 Armour Vienna Sausages Chevrolet in the 14th position for the 130-lap affair at Atlanta Motor Speedway and reported a loose-handling condition in the early stages of the race. The Miami Springs, Fla., native continued to battle handling issues throughout the event and ultimately took the checkered flag from the seventh position.

JOEY COULTER QUOTE:
You earned an eighth-place finish in July at Iowa Speedway, what are your thoughts heading into this weekend's event?
"Harold Holly (crew chief) and the guys put together a really fast truck last time we were at Iowa (Speedway), and I think we'll have a solid starting point when we get there this weekend. I like racing there and enjoy seeing all the fans that come out. Our hopes are set on a top-five finish for Saturday night."