Veteran crew chief, Harold Holly, has been hired to join Joey Coulter at Kyle Busch Motorsports in the No. 18 Toyota Tundra in the Camping World Truck Series. Coulter and Holly had previously worked together at Richard Childress Racing.
Coulter earned his first Truck Series win at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in August and captured three pole award with Holly on the pit box. He turned in eight top-five and 15 top-10 finishes ending up third in the driver’s point standings in only his second year in the series..
During those two yeas Coulter and Holly accounted for one win, 14 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes over 47 Truck Series starts and one top-10 finish in two Nationwide Series starts. Holly also served as the crew chief for Coulter’s two full-time seasons in the ARCA Racing Series (2009 and 2010), during which they registered one win, two poles, 14 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes across 41 events.
“Being able to join Kyle Busch Motorsports and continue to help Joey grow at the same time is a pretty special thing,” said Holly, who will begin his fifth consecutive season as Coulter’s crew chief.
“Kyle brings a lot to the sport and a lot to the Truck Series, so I’m looking forward to the opportunity to work for his organization. Joey and I have spent the last couple years learning this series and what it takes to points race with these guys. We’ve gotten better each year and I think we have a good plan going into next season. The biggest thing is that we need to come out of Daytona with a solid finish. Last year, we got so far behind at the beginning and had to make up so much ground at the end.”
“When we signed Joey, we made a promise to him that we would do everything that we possibly can to put him in a position to win the championship in 2013 and we made bringing in Harold Holly as his crew chief our top priority this offseason,” KBM General Manager Rick Ren said.
“After we signed Joey in early November, I listened to some of their radio communication during practice those last few races and they really work well together. With having such a short schedule in the Truck Series, you can’t afford to get off to a slow start and we feel like this move will help ease the transition of moving to a new organization for a young driver.”
Holly led Jeff Green to the 2000 Nationwide Series championship. Green collected six wins, seven poles, 25 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes over 32 races en route to his crown. Overall in 301 races as a crew chief in NASCAR’s second division, the Alabama native’s drivers combined for 19 wins, 18 poles, 88 top-five and 134 top-10 finishes.
Since debuting in the Truck Series in 2010, the No. 18 Tundra has compiled 17 wins, 38 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes across 72 starts. In 2010, KBM became the first team since the Truck Series originated in 1995 to win the owner’s championship in its inaugural season.
Coulter earned his first Truck Series win at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in August and captured three pole award with Holly on the pit box. He turned in eight top-five and 15 top-10 finishes ending up third in the driver’s point standings in only his second year in the series..
During those two yeas Coulter and Holly accounted for one win, 14 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes over 47 Truck Series starts and one top-10 finish in two Nationwide Series starts. Holly also served as the crew chief for Coulter’s two full-time seasons in the ARCA Racing Series (2009 and 2010), during which they registered one win, two poles, 14 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes across 41 events.
“Being able to join Kyle Busch Motorsports and continue to help Joey grow at the same time is a pretty special thing,” said Holly, who will begin his fifth consecutive season as Coulter’s crew chief.
“Kyle brings a lot to the sport and a lot to the Truck Series, so I’m looking forward to the opportunity to work for his organization. Joey and I have spent the last couple years learning this series and what it takes to points race with these guys. We’ve gotten better each year and I think we have a good plan going into next season. The biggest thing is that we need to come out of Daytona with a solid finish. Last year, we got so far behind at the beginning and had to make up so much ground at the end.”
“When we signed Joey, we made a promise to him that we would do everything that we possibly can to put him in a position to win the championship in 2013 and we made bringing in Harold Holly as his crew chief our top priority this offseason,” KBM General Manager Rick Ren said.
“After we signed Joey in early November, I listened to some of their radio communication during practice those last few races and they really work well together. With having such a short schedule in the Truck Series, you can’t afford to get off to a slow start and we feel like this move will help ease the transition of moving to a new organization for a young driver.”
Holly led Jeff Green to the 2000 Nationwide Series championship. Green collected six wins, seven poles, 25 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes over 32 races en route to his crown. Overall in 301 races as a crew chief in NASCAR’s second division, the Alabama native’s drivers combined for 19 wins, 18 poles, 88 top-five and 134 top-10 finishes.
Since debuting in the Truck Series in 2010, the No. 18 Tundra has compiled 17 wins, 38 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes across 72 starts. In 2010, KBM became the first team since the Truck Series originated in 1995 to win the owner’s championship in its inaugural season.