Doug Coby

Frank Douglas Coby III (born August 18, 1979) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet for Jett Motorsports. 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. He won two Whelen All-American Series championships at his home track, Stafford Motor Speedway. He has also dabbled in open-wheel midget racing.

In 2002, Coby debuted in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Stafford and ran part-time in the series for a number of years. He also ran in the Valenti Modified Racing Series during that time. 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.

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.

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. Coby won the race and the championship after a mid-race pass on Justin Bonsignore for the lead. 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 fifteenth.

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

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. 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, finishing fourth.

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. 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.

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 would be his debut in NASCAR's top-three series. The deal came together through GMS Team President Mike Beam, who served as Coby's crew chief in the SRX race at Stafford.

Coby joined Tommy Baldwin Racing in 2022, winning in his first start with the team at Riverhead Raceway. He ran a partial schedule in the team's No. 7 for the remainder of the season, helping TBR win the owners' championship along with fellow drivers Jimmy Blewett and Mike Christopher Jr.

In 2023, TBR signed Coby to run the full schedule, but the team's season was interrupted when team owner Tommy Baldwin Jr. was diagnosed with cancer. Baldwin suspended the team's operations while undergoing treatment, though the team later returned in September for the race at Monadnock Speedway. Baldwin entered the 2024 season cancer-free, and Coby returned to the team for a part-time schedule.

While Baldwin's son, Luke Baldwin, began the 2025 season driving TBR's No. 7 entry, Coby returned to the seat at New Hampshire as a fill-in driver while Luke was in Virginia for a SMART Modified Tour race. Coby's engine failed six laps into the race, leaving him with a last-place finish in the 27-car field.

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.

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 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 LVS TAL MAR PHO 62nd 25

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 Pts Ref 2017 Calabrese Motorsports 43 Toyota NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV 42nd 40

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 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 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 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 Curt Chase 77 Chevy TMP 7 2005 TMP 9 STA 24 RIV 17 STA 3* RIV 22 7th 2327 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 2007 TMP STA WTO STA TMP NHA TSA RIV STA 4 TMP 19 MAN 2 MAR 17 37th 706 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 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 2010 Ralph Solhem 0 Chevy TMP 37 STA 22* STA MAR NHA 8 27th 1003 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2020 Doug Coby Racing 10 Chevy JEN WMM WMM JEN MND TMP NHA STA TMP 3rd 347 2021 Ford MAR STA JEN OSW RIV NHA NRP STA BEE 5 OSW4 RCH5 RIV24 STA2 5th 483 Chevy RIV 2022 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 NSM RCH RIV1* LEE1 JEN MND5 RIV10 WAL NHA7 CLM9 LGY1* OSW7 RIV4 9th 460 Doug Coby Racing 10 TMP3 TMP8* MAR30 2023 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS THO MAR 6th 496 2024 NSM RCH THO MON RIV NHA MON LMP THO OSW RIV MON THO NWS MAR 18th 184 Lawney Tinio 44 Chevy SEE 2025 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 Chevy NSM THO NWS SEE RIV WMM LMP MON MON THO RCH OSW NHA RIV THO MAR 65th 17 2026 Jett Motorsports 28 Chevy NSM MAR THO SEE RIV OXF SEE CLM WMM MON THO NHA STA OSW RIV THO -* -*

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 Pts Ref 2015 Mike Smeriglio III 21 Chevy CRW CRW SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY SBO CLT 27th 29

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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 Pts 2021 10 STA KNX ELD IRP SLG NSV 13th 44

SMART Modified Tour SMART Modified Tour results Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2024 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 N/A FLO CRW SBO TRI ROU HCY FCS CRW JAC CAR CRW DOM SBO NWS 44th 38

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