Doug Coby
NationalityUnited States American
BornFrank Douglas Coby III
(1979-08-18) August 18, 1979
Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2002
Current teamTommy Baldwin Racing
Car number7
EngineChevrolet
Crew chiefTommy Baldwin Jr.
Former teamsMike Smeriglio Racing, King Racing, Curt Chase Racing, Wayne Darling Racing, Major Motion Motorsports, Santos Racing, Solheim Racing, Berkeley Auto Racing, TS Haulers Motorsports
Starts238
Championships6
Wins31
Poles32
Best finish1st in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Finished last season5th (2021)
Previous series
2015

2017		NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2021 position62nd
Best finish62nd (2021)
First race2021 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 30, 2021.

Frank Douglas Coby III (born August 18, 1979) is an American professional racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Tommy Baldwin Racing, he has also competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing. He is a six-time champion of the Whelen Modified Tour, winning titles in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019.

Racing career

Coby started racing in quarter midgets before moving up to pro stocks, late models and SK modifieds.[1] He won two Whelen All-American Series championships at his home track, Stafford Motor Speedway.[2] He has also dabbled in open-wheel midget racing.[3]

In 2002, Coby debuted in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Stafford and ran part-time in the series for a number of years.[2] He won his first NWMT race at Stafford in 2006 and continued to run part-time on the tour for the next half-decade, earning his second career win at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 2011.[4] He also ran in the Valenti Modified Racing Series during that time.[5] The win at Thompson came with car owner Wayne Darling; Coby won his first NWMT championship with Darling in 2012 on the strength of five race wins.[6]

The following year, Coby was second in points and decided to switch teams to Mike Smeriglio Racing for the 2014 season. He won his first race with the team, the Battle at the Beach, and claimed the 2014 NWMT championship.[7]

In 2015, Coby entered the NWMT season finale at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park tied with Ryan Preece atop the point standings after Coby had controversially spun Preece for a race win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the later stages of the season.[8] Coby won the race and the championship after a mid-race pass on Justin Bonsignore for the lead.[9] Also that year, he made his debut in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, driving a No. 21 car for Smeriglio in the season-opener at Caraway Speedway, finishing 15th.

For the 2016 season, Coby claimed nine NWMT pole awards[10] and claimed his third consecutive tour championship, becoming the first driver in tour history to accomplish such a feat.[11]

Following the first two races of the 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, Coby was 16th in the point standings but rallied to claim the championship by the end of the season.[12] Also that year, he made his debut in the K&N Pro Series East race, driving the No. 43 for Calabrese Motorsports at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park,[13] finishing 4th.

In 2018, Coby finished third in the NWMT point standings while rival Justin Bonsignore won the championship. Coby won two races the following year and claimed his sixth title by nine points over Bonsignore.[2] He also ran a limited stock car schedule, winning a feature at the World Series of Asphalt.[6]

Coby won another NWMT championship in 2019, using a large accumulated points lead to withstand a flat tire suffered in the season finale. [2] After the championship, Coby's car owner, Mike Smeriglio, decided to sell his team, leaving Coby without a ride.[14] In the following offseason, Coby bought one of Smerigilio's three cars and started his own team, Doug Coby Racing with his crew chief, Phil Moran.[15]

In 2021, it was announced Coby would compete in the inaugural Superstar Racing Experience race at Stafford Motor Speedway. (As a result, he skipped the Whelen Modified Tour race at Oswego Speedway, which was on the same day.) Driving a No. 10 car (the same number he uses in the Modified Tour), he won the second heat and the main event in front of the hometown crowd. This led to him getting a ride with GMS Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the Bristol night race in September. It will be his debut in NASCAR's top 3 series. The deal came together through GMS Team President Mike Beam, who served as Coby's crew chief in the SRX race at Stafford.[16]

Personal life

Outside of racing, Coby worked in financial services before founding Rescue Dog Realty, a real estate company that donates commission earnings to rescue shelters.[17]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
2021 GMS Racing 24 Chevy DAY DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NAS POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI
12		 LVS TAL MAR PHO 62nd 25 [18]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2017 Calabrese Motorsports 43 Toyota NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP
4		 NHA IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV 42nd 40 [19]

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen 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 NWMTC Pts Ref
2002 Don King 28 Chevy TMP STA WFD NZH RIV SEE RCH STA BEE NHA RIV TMP STA WFD TMP NHA STA
19		 MAR
35		 TMP
26		 59th 249 [20]
2003 TMP
18		 STA
DNQ		 WFD
28		 NZH
24		 STA
DNQ		 LER
19		 BLL
17		 BEE
12		 NHA
23		 ADI
9		 RIV
DNQ		 TMP
11		 STA
17		 WFD
9		 TMP
8		 NHA
12		 STA
18		 TMP
12		 14th 1903 [21]
2004 TMP
21		 STA
25		 WFD
14		 NZH
19		 STA
25		 RIV
9		 LER
23		 BLL
9		 BEE
16		 NHA
33		 SEE
17		 RIV
13		 STA
10		 TMP
16		 WFD
28		 TMP
19		 NHA
10		 STA
20		 12th 2108 [22]
Curt Chase 77 Chevy TMP
7
2005 TMP
9		 STA
24		 RIV
17		 STA
3*		 RIV
22		 7th 2327 [23]
Pontiac WFD
10		 JEN
12		 NHA
4		 BEE
14		 SEE
5		 STA
25		 TMP
14*		 WFD
2		 MAR
5		 TMP
19		 NHA
7		 STA
29		 TMP
3
2006 TMP
16		 STA
1*		 JEN
9		 TMP
17		 STA
21		 NHA
33		 HOL
24		 RIV
DNQ		 STA
20		 TMP
20		 MAR
5		 TMP
7		 NHA
33		 WFD
11		 TMP
23		 STA
13		 14th 1792 [24]
2007 TMP STA WTO STA TMP NHA TSA RIV STA
4		 TMP
19		 MAN
2		 MAR
17		 37th 706 [25]
Mike Smeriglio III 22 Ford NHA
36		 TMP STA
Don King 88 Chevy TMP
20
2008 Preece Racing 40 Chevy TMP STA STA TMP NHA
DNQ		 SPE RIV 35th 694 [26]
Don King 28 Chevy STA
3		 TMP MAN TMP
3		 NHA
34		 MAR CHE STA
21		 TMP
4
2009 George Bierce Jr. 19 Chevy TMP
8		 STA
28		 STA
9		 NHA
6		 SPE
25		 RIV
22		 STA
28		 BRI TMP
31		 NHA
11		 MAR STA
2		 TMP
3		 18th 1308 [27]
2010 Ralph Solhem 0 Chevy TMP
37		 STA
22*		 STA MAR NHA
8		 27th 1003 [28]
Robert Katon Jr. 46 Chevy LIM
20		 MND RIV
Bob Santos 92 Chevy STA
17		 TMP
8		 BRI
Ed Partridge 12 Chevy NHA
4		 STA
Wayne Darling 52 Chevy TMP
3
2011 TMP
7		 STA
29		 STA
8		 MND
11		 TMP
7		 NHA
4		 RIV
5		 STA
9*		 NHA
10		 BRI
17		 DEL
2		 TMP
1*		 LRP
18		 NHA
16		 STA
9		 TMP
15*		 5th 2214 [29]
2012 TMP
8		 STA
1		 MND
2		 STA
1		 WFD
1*		 NHA
3		 STA
1*		 TMP
3		 BRI
11		 TMP
13		 RIV
22		 NHA
1		 STA
9		 TMP
6		 1st 556 [30]
2013 TMP
7		 STA
6		 STA
6		 WFD
2		 RIV
28		 NHA
1		 MND
2		 STA
1*		 TMP
4		 BRI
15		 RIV
14		 NHA
13		 STA
2		 TMP
8		 2nd 517 [31]
2014 Mike Smeriglio III 2 Chevy TMP
3		 STA
2		 STA
1*		 WFD
10		 RIV
6		 NHA
2		 MND
5		 STA
4		 TMP
3		 NHA
3		 STA
8		 TMP
17		 1st 511 [32]
Ford BRI
4
2015 Chevy TMP
1*		 STA
6		 WFD
2		 STA
13		 TMP
1*		 RIV
3		 NHA
30		 MND
1*		 STA
2		 TMP
1*		 BRI
22		 RIV
2		 NHA
1*		 STA
1		 TMP
1*		 1st 613 [33]
2016 TMP
4		 STA
1*		 WFD
8		 STA
1*		 TMP
11		 RIV
10*		 NHA
1*		 MND
6		 STA
20*		 TMP
2		 BRI
5		 RIV
15		 OSW
1*		 SEE
3*		 NHA
3		 STA
1*		 TMP
6		 1st 684 [34]
2017 MYR
13		 TMP
31		 STA
2*		 LGY
15*		 TMP
4		 RIV
3		 NHA
11		 STA
2*		 TMP
2		 BRI
2		 SEE
1*		 OSW
4		 RIV
2		 NHA
14*		 STA
7		 TMP
5*		 1st 604 [35]
2018 MYR
14		 TMP
6		 STA
21		 SEE
12		 TMP
3*		 LGY
24		 RIV
3		 NHA
26		 STA
1		 TMP
3		 BRI
5		 OSW
3		 RIV
4		 NHA
7		 STA
3		 TMP
6		 3rd 575 [36]
2019 MYR
1		 SBO
8		 TMP
5*		 STA
1		 WAL
10*		 SEE
1*		 TMP
2		 RIV
8*		 NHA
2*		 STA
3*		 TMP
1*		 OSW
6		 RIV
15		 NHA
3		 STA
3		 TMP
7		 1st 661 [37]
2020 Doug Coby Racing 10 Chevy JEN
7		 WMM
3		 WMM
1		 JEN
4		 MND
3		 TMP
5*		 NHA
9		 STA
2		 TMP
22		 3rd 347 [38]
2021 Ford MAR
6		 STA
12		 JEN
2		 OSW RIV
1*		 NHA
27		 NRP
9		 STA
4		 BEE
5		 OSW
4		 RCH
5		 RIV
24		 STA
2		 5th 483 [39]
Chevy RIV
1
2022 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 NSM RCH RIV
1*		 LEE
1		 JEN MND
5		 RIV
10		 WAL NHA
7		 CLM
9		 LGY
1*		 OSW
7		 RIV
4		 9th 460 [40]
Doug Coby Racing 10 TMP
3		 TMP
8*		 MAR
30

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NWSMTC Pts Ref
2015 Mike Smeriglio III 21 Chevy CRW
15		 CRW SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY SBO CLT 27th 29 [41]

* Season still in progress

Superstar Racing Experience

(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.

Superstar Racing Experience results
Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SRXC Pts
2021 10 STA
1*2		 KNX ELD IRP SLG NSV 13th 44

* Season still in progress

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Souza, Kyle (October 16, 2019). "Sixth Title Adds Coby To Historic NASCAR List". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Creed, Aaron (May 23, 2015). "Modified Aces Invade NEMA, Score Chemung Midget Wins". Speed51. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ Traylor, Elgin (April 23, 2020). "Throwback Thursday: Coby Scores First Modified Tour Win". Speed51. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Connor. "Best of the Decade Debate: Doug Coby or Matt Hirschman?". Speed51. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
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