Joey Coulter (Born June 8, 1990 in Miami Springs, Florida)^[1] is an American stock car driver.^[2] He currently drives the #22 Chevrolet Silverado for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Early career[link]

Coulter started his racing career in 1998 racing go-karts at West Coast Kart way in Naples, Florida. In 1999, Coulter entered the national Karting circuit in the WKA Horstman Gold Cup series while he was still competing in the Florida WKA Championship series.^[2] In his first two years of Karting Coulter racked up over 50 wins and won two state championships.^[1] In 2000 Coulter received CJ Marvin Sportsman of the year award. In 2005 he won the Summer Nationals at the G & J Kartway in Camden, Ohio. He also finished second National Championship and won both state championships in Florida running Briggs Junior light and heavy, and also won the Naples championship for the second year in a row.^[2]

In late 2005 he ventured into the Florida FASTRUCK racking up 4 top five finishes in his first 5 starts.^[2] In 2006 Coulter moved up to the FASTRUCK Pro series competing against more experienced veterans. In Coulters first 8 races in the series he won 4 races ultimately finishing 4th in the final points standings. Coulter started racing stock cars in 2007 entering the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. He qualified for his first race at USA International Speedway finishing with a top 20.^[2]

Coulter started gaining attention in 2007 & 2008 by finishing in the top-ten multiple times throughout the Carolinas and Virginia, including top-tens at the 2007 Thanksgiving Classic at Kenly and the Baileys 300 at Martinsville Speedway. Coulter also finished 4th at the Iowa Speedway Pro Cup Championship series event.^[2]

ARCA[link]

2009 was Coulters Rookie season in the ARCA Remax Series. It was met with much success. Coulter accumulated 7 top-five's, 13 top-ten's, 2 Poles, led 156 laps and finished 4th in the Series points.^[3] On August 7, 2010 Coulter won his first ARCA Remax Series race The Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway beating Patrick Sheltra. Leading 54 of the 200 laps in the race.^[4][5]

NASCAR[link]

Richard Childress Racing announced that Coulter would drive a second full-time Camping World Truck Series entry in 2011.^[6][7]

Personal life[link]

In his free time Joey likes to go fishing, go boating or working on race cars. Coulter is attending University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) for Mechanical Engineering.^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Joey Coulter at Racing Reference
• Coulters MRN Profile
• Coulter's ARCA Nation Profile

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Brendan Gaughan
Gaughan in 2004
Born	(1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 36) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Achievements	1995, 1996 SODA champion 1997, 1998 CORR champion 2000, 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series champion
Awards	2002 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
41 race(s) run over 3 year(s)
Best finish	28th - 2004
First race	2004 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race	2012 Auto Club 400 (Fontana)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 4 0
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
75 race(s) run over 5 year(s)
Car no., team	No. 33 (Richard Childress Racing)
Best finish	9th - 2009
First race	2001 Auto Club 300 (California)
Last race	2012 Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 20 1
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
189 race(s) run over 13 year(s)
Truck no., team	No. 2 (Richard Childress Racing)
2011 position	12th
Best finish	4th – 2003
First race	1997 Carquest Auto Parts 420K (Las Vegas)
Last race	2012 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
First win	2002 O'Reilly 400K (Texas)
Last win	2003 Silverado 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles 8 63 3
Statistics current as of May 20, 2012.

Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American stock car driver. Gaughan is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate. Gaughan currently drives the No. 33 South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Chevrolet Impala in the Nationwide Series and the No. 2 South Point Chevrolet Silverado in the Camping World Truck Series part-time for Richard Childress Racing

Personal life and education[link]

Gaughan attended Georgetown University and played collegiate basketball as a walk-on for the Hoyas with friend and former Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson.

Gaughan earned All-Conference honors as a placekicker on Georgetown's NCAA Division I-AA football team where he became known as an extra point specialist, converting 39 of 40 extra point attempts during the 1994 season for the highest extra point percentage in Hoya history. He was primarily a role player on the basketball team whose job were mostly practice related but did see action in 25 games.

A unique individual, he even sported corn rows in honor of his Hoyas teammate during a race at Dover International Speedway during the 2002 Craftsman Truck Series season.^[1]

In 2011, Gaughan appeared as a spokesperson for the South Point Casino in an episode of the History Channel series Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy.

Off-Road career[link]

Gaughan won his first race in a 1991 SNORE (Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts) off-road race. He was the Class 10 SNORE champion in 1991, 1992, and 1993.

In 1995 he moved to SODA (Short-course Off-road Drivers Association) series driving a Dodge Ram from the Walker Evans team. He was the 1995 Class 13 champion, he raced in Class 8 in 1996 and 1997,^[2] but did not win either championship (as Scott Taylor won both championships). He moved with most SODA drivers to CORR at the end of 1997 and raced in the Pro-2 category through 1998 where he finished 3rd behind champion Rick Johnson and Scott Taylor.

His biggest wins came at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. His multiple wins^[2] there solidified his reputation as one of the premier off-road racers at the time with his most memorable battle coming between himself and future NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson in 1996. The two dueled throughout the race with Johnson having to come from behind after being spun out by Scott Taylor. However, Johnson's truck succumbed to crash damage from a previous incident with Jimmie Crowder, and Gaughan took his first win at Crandon in a pro category. He followed the win with a repeat performance the next year at Crandon, this time piloting a Chevrolet.^[2]

NASCAR career[link]

Early career[link]

Gaughan made his NASCAR debut in a Truck Series race in 1997 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 20 Orleans Hotel & Casino Dodge for Evans, he qualified 18th and finished 24th. He ran two races in 1998 with the 20 team, but he failed to finish both races. He also attempted his first Busch Race at Las Vegas, but he failed to qualify. In 1998, he was part of the Coca-Cola 500 at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan and was involved in a crash that also collected Bobby Hamilton.

He then decided to move to stock car racing. He ran in the Winston West Series in 1999, and was the 2000 and 2001 champion on the circuit. In 2001, he made his Busch Series debut at Fontana for Ed Whitaker but finished 41st. The next week, he attempted his first Winston Cup race at Las Vegas, but failed to qualify. He also ran seven times in the Truck Series for Bill McNally and TKO Motorsports, and had two top-five finishes.

2002-2004[link]

In 2002, Gaughan and his father fielded a team for himself in the Truck Series full-time. He drove the No. 62 NAPA Auto Parts to two victories on his way to the Rookie of the Year title. 2003 was Gaughan's career year. Driving the No. 62 Orleans Dodge for his father Michael, he won six times, including twice at Texas Motor Speedway, giving him four consecutive wins at the track. He held the points lead for most of the season, but finished 4th in points after getting wrecked in the last race of the season by Marty Houston, a teammate of one of Gaughan's rivals for the championship, Ted Musgrave.

In 2004, Gaughan moved up to the NEXTEL Cup, driving the No. 77 Eastman Kodak Dodge for Penske-Jasper Racing. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings, and 28th in the final points standings. He finished the season with 4 Top 10's including a career best fourth place finish at Talladega Superspeedway. He was replaced at the end of the season by Travis Kvapil.

2005-Present[link]

In 2005, he moved back to the CTS, behind the wheel of the Jasper Engines & Transmissions/Orleans Racing No. 77 Dodge Ram. He finished 19th in the final points standings, with two Top 5 and 7 Top 10 finishes. Starting with the September 23 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the team began sport a new livery of the South Point Casino in which his father, Michael, is the owner.

In 2007, the South Point team switched to Chevrolet Silverados, where Gaughan returned to the manufacturer which he drove during his efforts in the AutoZone West championships. On August 18, 2007, he married his wife Tatum, finishing second at Bristol following his wedding. In 2008, South Point Racing was to merge with Wyler Racing into Wyler-Gaughan Racing, fielding the No. 60 and No. 77 Toyotas. But the deal fell through and SPR was forced to close, leaving Gaughan and 10-12 of his crew members without a team. Gaughan signed to the drive No. 10 International MAXX Force Diesel Ford F-150 for Circle Bar Racing in the 2008 CTS season. He had five top-tens and finished fifteenth in points.

In 2009, Gaughan drove the No. 62 Chevy for Rusty Wallace Racing in the Nationwide Series. In 2010, Brendan drove again for RWR, but now in a Toyota, as RWR switched manufacturers at the end of the 2009. Gaughan also ran the November Phoenix Cup race for TRG Motorsports where he finished 43rd after a first lap crash. On October 30, 2010, Brendan and Tatum welcomed baby boy Michael James. For 2011 Gaughan returned to the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 62 South Point Toyota for Germain Racing while Michael Annett replaces Gaughan at RWR. However, Gaughan was unhappy with the lagging performance of the team; at the end of the season he left Germain Racing. For 2012 he will be joining Richard Childress Racing, running 18 races split between Trucks and Nationwide, as well as four Sprint Cup Series races in the No. 33 South Point Casino Chevrolet.^[3]

Images[link]

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  2009 Nationwide car

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  2010 Nationwide car at Road America

References[link]

• Brendan Gaughan Online
• Georgetown alumni spotlight
• Checker Auto Parts 500 preview, 2005

External links[link]

	NASCAR portal
	Biography portal

• Official website
• Brendan Gaughan at Racing Reference

Matthew Crafton
Born	(1976-06-11) June 11, 1976 (age 36) Tulare, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Achievements	2000 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
278 race(s) run over 13 year(s)
Truck no., team	No. 88 - ThorSport Racing
2011 position	8th
Best finish	2nd - 2009
First race	2000 Motorola 200 (California)
Last race	2012 Lucas Oil 200 (Dover)
First win	2008 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Last win	2011 Coca Cola 200 Presented by Hy-Vee (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 144 6
Statistics current as of June 1, 2012.

Matthew "Matt" Crafton (born June 11, 1976 in Tulare, California)^[1] is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He currently drives the No. 88 Menards Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing.

Early career[link]

Before turning to NASCAR racing in 2000, Crafton raced go-karts, midgets, and mini sprints. Crafton began his go-kart career at the age of seven after receiving a kart as a present for graduating from kindergarten. He won multiple national and regional championships before moving to midgets at the age of 15, winning twenty main events.

He joined the Featherlite Southwest Series as a substitute for his injured father, Danny Crafton, in 1996, filling in as driver of the No. 46 entry for the final three races of the season. Crafton took over the No. 46 full-time in 1997. His career went national when he became involved in the 1998 Winter Heat Series shown on ESPN at Tucson Raceway Park, during which he raced against other current NASCAR drivers Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Ron Hornaday.

After four full-time seasons in the Featherlite Southwest Series, Crafton won the championship in 2000 on the strength of four wins that year. His success in the Featherlite Southwest Series that season led to the invitation to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for ThorSport Racing.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series[link]

Crafton made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in 2000 at the season finale at California Speedway. Driving the PickupTruck.com Chevy for ThorSport Racing, he qualified 17th and finished ninth. In 2001, he piloted the No. 88 for ThorSport full time with sponsorship from Fast Track Delivery Sealer and XE Sighting System. He had eleven top-tens and finished twelfth in the championship standings, third behind Ricky Hendrick and Travis Kvapil for Rookie of the Year. Menards first joined as an associate sponsor in 2002 and that season he earned six top-tens and finished fifteenth in points. Crafton earned 11 top 10s before finishing 11th in points in 2003.

In 2004, Crafton signed on to drive the No. 6 GM Goodwrench Silverado owned by Kevin Harvick Incorporated. He posted a best finish of third place in two races, and with six top fives and 17 top 10s, he ended the season fifth in the final standings. Despite strong statistics in 2004, he was released from KHI and returned to ThorSport for the 2005 season, where he won his first career pole at New Hampshire International Speedway, earning two top fives and 10 top 10s and finishing ninth in the standings. In 2006, he had four top-five finishes, 10 top-10 finishes and finished fourteenth in points. In 2007, he improved to eighth in points and posted ten top-ten finishes for the third consecutive season.

Crafton's first NASCAR win came at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 16, 2008, in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. It was his 178th start, the record for most starts a driver has had before getting his first win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The win moved him into the top five in points for 2008. Later that season, Crafton filled in for Robby Gordon in practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Homestead because Gordon was at the final off-road race of the season.

2009 was arguably Crafton's best season to date. Although he did not win a race that season, Crafton scored two poles (Chicagoland Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway), 11 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, ultimately finishing second in the point standings behind champion Ron Hornaday. Crafton had another strong season in 2010, earning one pole at Texas Motor Speedway, 10 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes, resulting in a season-ending rank of fourth.

2011 saw the second win of Crafton's career at Iowa Speedway, in addition to poles at Michigan International Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, where he broke the track qualifying record. However, four DNFs (Did Not Finish) due to engine failures, mechanical issues and accidents caused by other competitors led to only five top fives and 13 top 10s, ultimately relegating Crafton to eighth in the final standings.

Milestones and Records[link]

Over the course of 11 full-time seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Crafton has reached several milestones and broken records, both individually and with his team:

-Crafton holds the record for the most consecutive Truck Series starts by an active driver.

-In the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race on October 15, 2011 Crafton officially surpassed Dennis Setzer for second in all-time (active and non-active drivers) consecutive starts in the series with 268. Terry Cook is the current record holder with 296, which Crafton can break in the third race of the 2013 season if he continues to make every race.

-Crafton currently holds the record for the fastest qualifying lap at Martinsville Speedway in a truck. Crafton set the record on October 29, 2011 with a qualifying lap of 19.653 seconds (96.352 m.p.h.)^[2]

-On August 6, 2011, Crafton and teammate Johnny Sauter started ThorSport Racing's 354th NCWTS race with at least one entry in the field, eclipsing Roush Fenway Racing's previous record of 353.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Matt Crafton at Racing Reference

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The Stands were an English band from Liverpool.

Biography[link]

The Stands were formed by Howie Payne in 2002.^[1] There was no fixed line up in the band originally and local musicians Martyn Campbell (Richard Ashcroft, Rain) Sean Payne (Zutons) Russel Pritchard (Zutons) and Robby Stevenson (Hokum Clones) all contributed to early shows. Payne recruited local acoustic performer Steve Pilgrim to play drums and Luke Thomson on Guitar.^[2] The trio along with Martin Cambell on Bass recorded a selection of demos at Parr St Studios in Liverpool. Payne reportedly financed the demos by roadying for The Zutons on the first UK tour.

In September 2002 the ITV program This Is Music was in Liverpool to film bands who played The Bandwagon night at The Zanzibar Club in the city. Originally The Stands were not on the bill until the rest of the bands appearing petitioned the producers of the show to add The Stands to the Program. The Stands were added to the program and performed All Years Leaving. Russ Pritchard (Zutons) played Bass. It was at this show that Dean Ravera approached the band and asked to play bass in the band. Ravera joined the band a week later and the band were invited to support The Coral on the autumn UK tour.

During this tour Payne received a phone call from Noel Gallagher. Gallagher had been given a copy of the Parr St demos by Martyn Campbell at the Oasis Old Trafford Cricket Ground show and invited The Stands to support Oasis at their Liverpool Royal Court gig in December 2002. After the show Oasis invited the band to play two nights at Birmingham's N.I.A arena. In the early months of 2003 The Stands toured with The Burn, Alfie, Stephen Fretwell, The Zutons and The Coral. The Stands were also invited to play Glastonbury, V Festival, T in the park and two shows with Oasis at Dublin's Point Theater. The band was still without management or a record deal at this point.

The Stands signed to Echo Records in the spring of 2003 and began recording their debut album All Years Leaving at Noel Gallagher's Wheeler End recording studio along with a collection of friends (Noel Gallagher (Oasis) and Bill Ryder (The Coral) both play on the record). Their debut single "When This River Rolls Over You" was released in August 2003.^[1]

During the recording of All Years Leaving The Stands joined Jet on their Get Born Tour in the UK and Europe. The two bands formed a friendship that resulted in Jet inviting The Stands to join them on their homecoming tour of Australia.^[3] All Years Leaving was released in February 2004^[4] and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 28.^[5] The album produced three Top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart.^[5]

2004 saw The Stands tour with Gomez, Paul Weller, and along with their first headline tours of the UK and Europe the band played their first US shows in L.A's Troubador and El Ray clubs. The Stands again played the Glastonbury, V and T festivals along with The Isle of White Festival and the Asagari Jam Festival in Japan. In October 2004 The Stands relocated to Los Angeles, California to record their second album, Horse Fabulous with record producer Tom Rothrock at Sunset Sound Studios. Shortly after the recording of this album, Steve Pilgrim left the band to pursue a solo career.

The band continued with drummer Graeme Robinson replacing Pilgrim for their 2005 US tour supporting Brendon Benson. The Stands returned to the UK and joined Oasis for their European tour. During a return break to the UK from this tour Luke Thomson left the band and was replaced by Paul Molloy (Skylarks,Zutons) on guitar for the remaining shows. "Do It Like You Like", the band's fifth single, entered the UK Top 30 in May 2005, and the band embarked on a second tour of the U.S. and toured the UK festival circuit through the summer Horse Fabulous was released on 25 July 2005 and spent one week in the UK Albums Chart.^[5]

In the summer of 2005 Chrysalis Group announced a restructure of the Echo label resulting in a change of direction at the label. The Stands LP Horse Fabulous had been released only two weeks prior to this announcement it is likely the changes affected the albums promotion at company level. After parting company with the Echo Label, The Stands embarked on a fourth UK tour in September 2005, climaxing in their final concert at the Carling Academy Islington in London. The band broke up in November 2005.^[6]

Post split[link]

Howie Payne released his debut solo album Bright Light Ballads, produced by Ethan Johns in April 2009 under his full name Howard Eliott Payne.

Steve Pilgrim is now drumming for Paul Weller, has toured and recorded with former Cast frontman John Power. He has released two solo albums and collaborated with Japanese folktronica artist Akeboshi.

Dean Ravera played electric and double bass on Payne's solo album. He now plays double bass, keys and drums for folk group The Unthanks and played double bass on their fourth album, Last. He appears as double bassist on the debut album Kite by Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell, which was released on 10 October 2011, and also on Bill Ryder-Jones debut EP A Leave Taking Soundtrack and album If....

Members[link]

• Howie Payne – guitar, vocals (2002–2005)
• Steve Pilgrim – drums, backing vocals (2002–2004)
• Luke Thompson – guitar, backing vocals (2002–2005)
• Dean Ravera – bass guitar (2002–2005)
• Graeme Robinson – drums (2005)
• Paul Molloy – guitar (2005)

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• All Years Leaving #28 (UK)
• Horse Fabulous #62 (UK)

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• The Stands on Myspace