Joey McCarthy

American racing driver

Joseph McCarthy (born October 7, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is a former competitor in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity), NASCAR Truck Series, NASCAR Busch East Series (now ARCA East), and the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour (now the Whelen Modified Tour). He is also the 1987 New Jersey state champion in kart racing.

Starting his racing career at age 10, 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. 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. 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. 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. He also returned to the Whelen Modified Tour in 2003, competing at New Hampshire International Speedway and finishing 41st. finishing seventh in the main event; in 2004 he placed third in the Showdown's feature race. 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. He also signed with Mach One Motorsports 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. 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; 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. 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. In 2007, McCarthy could not find a ride in NASCAR as a driver and became a pit crew member for numerous teams in the following years. He was last known to be working for JTG Daugherty Racing in the Cup Series in 2011 as a crew member for their No. 47 car, at the time driven by Bobby Labonte.

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

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 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 NHADNQ POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCHDNQ DOVDNQ TAL KAN CLT MARDNQ ATL TEX PHO HOM 77th 70 Front Row Motorsports 92 Dodge NHA31 2006 34 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHADNQ POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A 0

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 Pts Ref 1995 McCarthy Pritchard Motorsports 77 Ford DAY CAR RCHDNQ ATL NSV DAR BRIDNQ HCYDNQ NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRIDNQ DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM N/A 0 1996 11 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH34 CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT 98th 61 41 CARDNQ HOM 1997 DAY CAR42 RCHDNQ ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRIDNQ NSV TAL NHA37 NZH28 CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW35 MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCHDNQ DOV42 CLT CAL CAR HOM 73rd 268 1998 DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHADNQ NZH35 CLT DOV RCHDNQ PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV29 CLT GTYDNQ CAR ATL HOM 89th 134 1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZHDNQ CLT DOVDNQ SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOVDNQ CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM N/A 0 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 NHA43 MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 154th

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 Pts Ref 2005 Ron Rhodes Racing 48 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MARDNQ GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A 0

NASCAR Busch East 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 Pts Ref 1998 McCarthy Pritchard Motorsports 41 Chevy LEE RPS NHA NZH HOL GLN STA NHADNQ DOV STA NHA GLN EPP JEN NHA THU TMP BEE LRP 90th 85 1999 LEE RPS NHA TMP NZHDNQ HOL BEE JEN GLN STA NHA NZH STA NHA GLN EPP THU BEE NHA LRP 53rd 304 2000 LEEDNQ NHADNQ SEEDNQ HOL BEEDNQ JEN GLN STADNQ NHA NZH STA WFD GLN EPP TMP THU BEE NHA LRP 38th 595 2001 LEE NHA SEE HOL BEE EPP STA WFD BEE TMP NHA STA SEE GLN NZH THU BEE DOV STA LRP 15th 2141 2002 LEE NHA NZH SEE BEE 17th 1922 Jeffrey Masessa 22 Chevy STA HOL WFD TMP NHA STA GLN ADI THU BEE NHA DOV STA LRP 2003 LEE STA ERI BEE STA HOL TMP NHA WFD SEE GLN ADI BEE THU NHA STA LRP 6th 2358 2004 STI Motorsports 8 Chevy LEE TMP LRP SEE STA HOL ERI WFD NHA ADI GLN 8th 1737 64 Chevy NHA DOV 2005 STI Motorsports 8 Chevy STA HOL ERI NHA WFD ADI STA DUB OXF NHA DOV LRP TMP 12th 1553 2006 3 GRE STA HOL TMP ERI NHA ADI WFD NHA DOV LRP 6th 1458

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 Pts Ref 1994 10 Chevy NHA STA TMP NZH24 STA LEE TMP RIV TIO NHA RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA STA SPE TMP38 NHA STA TMP 61st 2003 11 Pontiac TMP STA WFD NZH STA LER BLL BEE NHA41 ADI RIV TMP STA WFD TMP NHA STA TMP 93rd 40