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Matt Carter (racing driver)

Matt Carter(born May 13, 1981)[1]is an Americanstock car racingdriver and the son of formerNASCAR Sprint Cup Seriescar ownerTravis Carter.

Matt Carter
Born(1981-05-13)May 13, 1981(age 43)
Denver, North Carolina
Achievements2003Hickory Motor Speedwaytrack champion
Awards2004Hooters Pro Cup SeriesRookie of the Year
2008ARCA RE/MAX SeriesRookie of the Year
NASCARXfinity Seriescareer
46 races run over 6 years
2014position71st
Best finish37th (2011)
First race2007Sam's Town 250(Memphis)
Last race2014Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250(Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Seriescareer
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish100th (2003)
First race2003Advance Auto Parts 250(Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 14, 2014.

Early career

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Before moving on to ARCA and NASCAR, Carter ran in theUSAR Hooters Pro Cup Series,where he was named Rookie of the Year in 2004. He scored one win in the series, coming atIowa Speedwayin September 2007.[2]

ARCA

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Carter made his debut in the series in 2008. He replacedFrank Kimmelin the No. 46 Stine SeedFordfor Larry Clement and made a run for the championship. He won his first career race atToledo Speedwayafter 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 atIowa Speedway.

NASCAR

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Carter's only careerCamping World Truck Seriesstart came in 2003 atMartinsville Speedway.Driving the No. 96 HeavyTruckDealers.comDodgeforCarl Long,he finished 17th after starting 14th.

Carter made his then-NASCARBusch Seriesdebut in 2007 atMemphis Motorsports Park.Driving the No. 40DodgeforSpecialty 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, replacingBrandon Whittin the No. 61 Ford atNew Hampshire.[3]In 15 starts, Carter earned three top 20 finishes, including a career-best of 12th atBristol Motor Speedway.After theDollar General 300,he left the team, citing increased frustration with the direction of the team.[4]He was replaced byKenny HendrickandJason Bowles.Carter returned to the Nationwide Series in 2011, driving primarily forstart and parkoperation Fleur-de-lis Motorsports.

Carter made his first start of the 2012 season in the Nationwide Series atDover International Speedwayin June forRick Ware Racing.[5]

In 2014, Carter joinedJGL Racing.[6]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide Seriesresults
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 forJoe Nemechek.

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Seriesresults
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

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

ARCA Re/Max Seriesresults
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

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  1. ^Matt Carter Career Statistics
  2. ^Krefting, Kevin (September 23, 2007)."Matt Carter Wins at Iowa Speedway".SPEED Channel.Fox Sports. Archived fromthe originalon February 3, 2013.Retrieved2012-06-02.
  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.Retrieved2012-06-02.
  6. ^"JGL Racing to field to cars at Daytona, Mike Wallace and Matt Carter".Yardbarker.com.Fox Sports. January 31, 2014.Retrieved2014-04-03.
  7. ^"Matt Carter – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
  8. ^"Matt Carter – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
  9. ^"Matt Carter – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
  10. ^"Matt Carter – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
  11. ^"Matt Carter – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
  12. ^"Matt Carter – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
  13. ^"Matt Carter – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
  14. ^"Matt Carter – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 18,2020.
  15. ^"Matt Carter – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 18,2020.
  16. ^"Matt Carter – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 18,2020.
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