# Matt Carter (racing driver)

Matt Carter (born May 13, 1981) is an American stock car racing driver and the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Travis Carter.

## Early career

Before moving on to ARCA and NASCAR, Carter ran in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, where he was named Rookie of the Year in 2004. He scored one win in the series, coming at Iowa Speedway in September 2007.

## ARCA

Carter made his debut in the series in 2008. He replaced Frank Kimmel in the No. 46 Stine Seed Ford for Larry Clement and made a run for the championship. He won his first career race at Toledo Speedway after starting 13th. Carted ended the year 3rd in points, earning one win and fourteen top 10s. He also earned Rookie of the Year honors. In 2009, Carter only ran his two races as the No. 46 team cut back its schedule. His best finish was 16th at Iowa Speedway.

## NASCAR

Carter's only career Camping World Truck Series start came in 2003 at Martinsville Speedway. Driving the No. 96 HeavyTruckDealers.com Dodge for Carl Long, he finished 17th after starting 14th.
Carter made his then-NASCAR Busch Series debut in 2007 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Driving the No. 40 Dodge for Specialty Racing, he started 31st and finished 39th after a crash midway through the race.
He returned to the Nationwide Series and the team in 2009, replacing Brandon Whitt in the No. 61 Ford at New Hampshire. In 15 starts, Carter earned three top 20 finishes, including a career-best of 12th at Bristol Motor Speedway. After the Dollar General 300, he left the team, citing increased frustration with the direction of the team. He was replaced by Kenny Hendrick and Jason Bowles. Carter returned to the Nationwide Series in 2011, driving primarily for start and park operation Fleur-de-lis Motorsports.
Carter made his first start of the 2012 season in the Nationwide Series at Dover International Speedway in June for Rick Ware Racing.
In 2014, Carter joined JGL Racing.

## 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.)

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Specialty Racing | 40 | Ford | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 39 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 149th | 46 | |
| 2009 | Specialty Racing | 61 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA 24 | DAY 15 | CHI 32 | GTY 19 | IRP 30 | IOW 21 | GLN 36 | MCH 26 | BRI 12 | CGV | ATL 25 | RCH 33 | DOV 26 | KAN 27 | CAL 25 | CLT 29 | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 39th | 1305 | |
| 2010 | Specialty Racing | 61 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH 42 | KEN 42 | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 125th | 74 | |
| 2010 | MacDonald Motorsports | 82 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 43 | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV DNQ | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 125th | 74 | |
| 2011 | Fleur-de-Lis Motorsports | 68 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX 41 | TAL | NSH 39 | RCH 41 | DAR 39 | DOV Wth | IOW | CLT | CHI 37 | MCH 36 | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 119 | |
| 2011 | Rick Ware Racing | 71 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 37 | IRP | | | | BRI 41 | | RCH 35 | CHI 34 | DOV 32 | KAN 35 | CLT DNQ | | | | | | | | 37th | 119 |
| 2011 | Rick Ware Racing | 41 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IOW 35 | GLN | CGV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 119 |
| 2011 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 119 | |
| 2011 | Rick Ware Racing | 71 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX DNQ | PHO 39 | HOM 40 | | 37th | 119 | |
| 2012 | NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW QL$^†$ | CLT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62nd | 54 | |
| 2012 | Rick Ware Racing | 71 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 35 | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | | CHI 35 | IND | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | | | | | | CLT DNQ | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | 62nd | 54 | |
| 2012 | Rick Ware Racing | 75 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 37 | | | | | | | | | CHI 38 | KEN 40 | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62nd | 54 | |
| 2012 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62nd | 54 |
| 2012 | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62nd | 54 | |
| 2014 | JGL Racing | 93 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | PHO | LVS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71st | 15 | |
| 2014 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Toyota | | | | BRI 37 | CAL | TEX | DAR 36 | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71st | 15 |
| 2014 | MBM Motorsports | 72 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 37 | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT DNQ | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | 71st | 15 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified for Joe Nemechek . ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2003 | Carl Long Racing | 96 | Dodge | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR 17 | PHO | HOM | 100th | 112 | |

### ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARMC | Pts |
| 2003 | BelCar Motorsports | 9 | Ford | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT | BLN | KAN | MCH | LER | POC | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | SBO DNQ | N/A | 0 |
| 2008 | Clement Racing | 46 | Ford | DAY 13 | SLM 3 | IOW 4* | KAN 11 | CAR 8 | KEN 29 | TOL 1* | POC 12 | MCH 12 | CAY 6 | KEN 7 | BLN 5 | POC 4 | NSH 9 | ISF 4 | DSF 6 | CHI 12 | SLM 2 | NJM 30 | TAL 10 | TOL 2 | | 3rd | 5175 |
| 2009 | Clement Racing | 46 | Ford | DAY 28 | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW 16 | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI | TOL | DSF | NJM | SLM | KAN | CAR | | 91st | 240 |