Joey McCarthy

Joey McCarthy (born October 7, 1972) is a retired American stock car racing driver. The 1987 New Jersey State Champion in kart racing, he is a former competitor in the NASCAR Busch North Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.

Joey McCarthy
Born (1972-10-07) October 7, 1972
Mendham Township, New Jersey
Achievements1997 New Jersey State Karting Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish77th (2005)
First race2005 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
9 races run over 4 years
Best finish73rd (1997)
First race1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
Last race2006 New England 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Busch East Series
Years active1998–2006
Starts100
Wins1
Poles1
Best finish6th in 2003, 2006

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, Inc. 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]

McCarthy currently is employed as a crew member for teams on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit.[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
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 36 NNCC Pts Ref
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 77th 70 [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/A 0 [16]

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results
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 NBSC Pts
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/A 0 [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 98th 61 [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 73rd 268 [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 89th 134 [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/A 0 [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 N/A 01 [22]

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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
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/A 0 [23]

Winston Modified Tour
NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 NWMTC Pts Ref
1994 10 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 - [24]
2003 11 Pontiac TMP STA WFD NZH STA LER BLL BEE NHA
41		 ADI RIV TMP STA WFD TMP NHA STA TMP 93rd 40 [25]

1 Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points

References
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  2. "#3 Joey McCarthy". EastSeries.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. DiLeo, Frank (April 18, 2002). "McCarthy on fast track to success". The Daily Record. Morristown, NJ. p. D1.
  4. "Joey McCarthy - NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  5. "Joey McCarthy - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  6. McShea, Keith (June 29, 2003). "McCarthy Finally Walks Away With Win". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, NY. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  7. Lair, Keith (November 7, 2003). "Busch North opens quickly". Whittier Daily News. Whittier, CA. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  8. "Johnson, Holmes best in All-Star Showdown". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. November 15, 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  9. Krall, Charles (April 8, 2005). "From Worst to First, Hamilton Captures Bud Pole at Martinsville". TruckSeries.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  10. D'Onofrio, Dave (September 19, 2005). "Tempers flare; Busch bumped to 10th". Concord Monitor. Concord, NH. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  11. "New England 200 results". USA Today. McLean, VA. July 15, 2006. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  12. "NASCAR lineup". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, IN. July 16, 2006. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  13. "Joey McCarthy - NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  14. White, Rea (April 24, 2011). "Labonte keeps up with Jemsek". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
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  23. "Joey McCarthy – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  24. "Joey McCarthy – 1994 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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