Coleman C. Pressley (born October 10, 1988) is an American former professional
stock car racing
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driver. He is the current spotter of the No. 22
Ford Mustang Dark Horse driven by
Joey Logano
Joseph Thomas Logano (born May 24, 1990), is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske, and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Seri ...
in the
NASCAR Cup Series
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.
He is also the son of former NASCAR Cup driver
Robert Pressley
Robert William Pressley (born April 8, 1959) is an American former NASCAR driver who previously served as the promoter at Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, Tennessee. Pressley is now a County Commissioner in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Beginn ...
and the grandson of Bob Pressley.
He is a
Fox Sports (United States)
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broadcast commentator for the
NASCAR Xfinity Series
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. He won the UARA Stars Championship in 2010.
Early career
Coleman began racing in
karts
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as a 6-year-old.
He then raced
Bandoleros at
Lowes Motor Speedway
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.
Pressley raced in
legends cars
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before taking a year off.
In 2005 when he began racing
late model
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s at
Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars".
The tr ...
.
He had four second-place finishes to finish sixth in season points.
In 2006, he continued racing at Hickory with additional events at other tracks.
He scored his first late model victory in the second race of the season at Hickory.
With the victory, he began the youngest driver to win in the track's 55-year history.
He is the cousin of former
North Carolina Tar Heels
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quarterback and current
Barstool Sports
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blogger
Caleb Pressley.
NASCAR career
His first race in the Nationwide Series in the No. 47
JTG Daugherty Racing
JTG Daugherty Racing (formerly ST Motorsports and JTG Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by former advertising executive Tad Geschickter and his wife Jodi ...
at the Iowa Speedway and finished 41st.
He raced for
R3 Motorsports
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part-time in the Nationwide Series. As of June 7, 2010, his best finish was a 12th-place effort at
Nashville Superspeedway
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, driving the No. 88
JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, CARS Tour, and occasionally in the NASCAR Advance Auto Par ...
Chevrolet.
He spent the rest of the season racing part-time in the No. 23 car.
After ending his driving career, Pressley became a spotter, starting in 2015.
His first job was spotting for
A. J. Allmendinger
Anthony James "A. J." Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger's professi ...
, who was driving for
JTG Daugherty Racing
JTG Daugherty Racing (formerly ST Motorsports and JTG Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by former advertising executive Tad Geschickter and his wife Jodi ...
.
In 2019, he was named
Brad Keselowski
Bradley Aaron Keselowski (; born February 12, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and entrepreneur. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for RFK Racing, a team he also ...
's spotter. In 2020 he became the spotter for the #22 car and
Joey Logano
Joseph Thomas Logano (born May 24, 1990), is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske, and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Seri ...
.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(
key
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) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
K&N Pro Series East
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
NASCAR drivers
Sportspeople from Asheville, North Carolina
Racing drivers from North Carolina
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JR Motorsports drivers