Joseph McCarthy was born on October 7,1972 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
13 Facts About Joey McCarthy
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Joey McCarthy is a former competitor in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Truck Series, NASCAR Busch East Series, and the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour.
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Joey McCarthy is the 1987 New Jersey state champion in kart racing.
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Joey McCarthy moved to stock car competition in 1991, competing at Flemington Speedway, where he won the track's rookie championship.
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Joey 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.
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In 1995 Joey 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.
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Joey McCarthy returned to the Whelen Modified Tour in 2003, competing at New Hampshire International Speedway and finishing 41st.
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Joey 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, finishing seventh in the main event; in 2004 he placed third in the Showdown's feature race.
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In 2005, in addition to continuing to compete as a regular in the Busch North Series, Joey 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.
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Joey McCarthy 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.
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Joey 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.
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Joey 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.
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Joey McCarthy 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.