Doug Coby

Doug Coby (born August 18, 1979) is an American professional racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet for Doug Coby Racing. He is a six-time champion of the Tour, winning titles in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019.

Doug Coby
Coby's NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car in 2015
Nationality American
Born (1979-08-18) August 18, 1979
Milford, Connecticut
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2002
Current teamDoug Coby Racing
Car number10
EngineChevrolet
Crew chiefPhil Moran
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
Wins28
Poles30
Best finish1st in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Finished last season1st (2019)
Previous series
2015

2017
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Last updated on: July 4, 2020.

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 made the decision 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]

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] He also ran his first K&N Pro Series East race, driving for Calabrese Motorsports at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.[13]

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 Doug Coby Racing with his crew chief, Phil Moran.[15]

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.[16]

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.)

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 [17]

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 [18]
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 [19]
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 [20]
Curt Chase 77 Chevy TMP
7
2005 TMP
9
STA
24
RIV
17
STA
3*
RIV
22
7th 2327 [21]
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 [22]
2007 TMP STA WTO STA TMP NHA TSA RIV STA
4
TMP
19
MAN
2
MAR
17
37th 706 [23]
Mike Smeriglio III 22 Ford NHA
36
TMP STA
Don King 88 Chevy TMP
20
2008 Info not available 40 TMP STA STA TMP NHA
DNQ
SPE RIV 35th 694 [24]
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 [25]
2010 Ralph Solhem 0 Chevy TMP
37
STA
22*
STA MAR NHA
8
27th 1003 [26]
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 [27]
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 [28]
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 [29]
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 [30]
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 [31]
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 [32]
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 [33]
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 [34]
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 [35]
2020 Philip Moran 10 Chevy JEN
7
WMM
3
STA TMP JEN OSW NHA RIV STA TMP -* -* [36]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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 NSWMTC Pts Ref
2015 Mike Smeriglio III 21 Chevy CRW
15
CRW SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY SBO CLT 27th 29 [37]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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  • Doug Coby driver statistics at Racing-Reference


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