 Photo: Tom Morris Coby Will Compete For Seventh Championship With Veteran Championship Car Owner on NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Press Release by Souza Media MILFORD, Conn. – Doug Coby and Tommy Baldwin Racing jointly announced today that Coby will pilot the historic No. 7NY for a full-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour campaign in 2023. Set to compete in the 19-race schedule that begins in February at New Smyrna Speedway, the team will carry primary sponsorship from Mayhew Tools – a sponsor that has been with Coby since 2017 and is happy to make the move with him to TBR. The partnership between Baldwin and Coby will allow the six-time series champion to chase a seventh championship, while also allowing Baldwin to try to continue his incredible run of success with his team. In 2022, Baldwin won the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour owners championship with three different drivers – Coby as one of them. The Milford, Connecticut, veteran won three races with Baldwin in 2022, including two straight early in the season at Lee USA Speedway and Riverhead Raceway, and another at Langley Speedway. Baldwin is excited to get work with Coby again, this time on a full-time basis. “We worked together for the first time last year and it sparked success right from the first laps we had together on the track,” Tommy Baldwin Jr. said. “Doug is a proven champion who knows how to be there at the end of races and the end of the year when it comes time to crown a champion. His record speaks for itself. With the year we had in 2022, we are looking forward to building on all of our success and putting ourselves back at the front again in 2023. Having Doug pilot the 7NY with the assistance of Mayhew Tools is a great opportunity for us.” Coby sits inside the top-six on the all-time wins on the Tour with 34 victories to go along with his six titles. He has finished inside the top-10 in the points in 12 consecutive seasons – including in 2022 – where he competed in 12 of the series’ 16 events – driving nine races for Baldwin and three for his own team. Mayhew Tools has been a major supporter of Coby in the last five years – including sponsoring his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2021. Mayhew also sponsors the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour pole award at each event during the season. “Mayhew Tools and I have a great relationship, with the goal being to bring brand awareness to the Mayhew name through our partnership on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. I’ve been fortunate to have them with me at Mike Smeriglio Racing, my own team Doug Coby Racing, and now next season with Tommy Baldwin Racing,” said Coby. “Tommy’s family history in the Modifieds and his notoriety in NASCAR gives us a chance to get even more eyes on the Mayhew logo, and right now Tommy’s preparing the fastest cars in the pit area, so teaming up with Tommy full time on the Tour in 2023 is a huge opportunity for us. Chasing my seventh NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship behind the wheel of the 7NY is a pretty neat story and I can’t wait to build on the success we already found together last season.” The 2023 Whelen Modified Tour season will begin at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida on Saturday, February 11 and spread across eight states, ending in Virginia at Martinsville Speedway on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The series will visit multiple of New England’s staple race tracks including Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Seekonk Speedway, Monadnock Speedway and more, while also helping to headline weekends with NASCAR National Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Richmond Raceway and Martinsville Speedway, among other events. A full version of the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule can be found here. “Mayhew Tools has been a supporter of Doug Coby and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour pole award for many years, and we have had a tremendous amount of success in the past with Doug and his race teams,” said John Lawless, President of Mayhew Tools, “Last year was only a partial season for both Doug and Mayhew, but we are really looking forward to supporting the combination of Doug and Tommy Baldwin Racing for a full season on the Whelen Modified Tour. We think they’re going to be a team that will certainly contend for many wins and a championship this season, and we are excited to help them work together on a full time basis.” Details surrounding any additional events in 2023 outside of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule for Doug Coby will be announced at a later date. For more information on Doug Coby Racing, visit DougCobyRacing.com and follow the team on Facebook for the latest updates. For more information on Tommy Baldwin Racing, visit the team on the all new TommyBaldwinRacing.com. ABOUT MAYHEW TOOLS Founded in 1856, Mayhew Tools is the oldest punch and chisel manufacturer in the United States, growing their extensive professional grade, American made product line to include pry bars, pneumatics, cable ties, and more. In 2020, the company extended their product line to include a complete line of dual drive and socket bits and sets. Serving the Industrial, Automotive, Hardware, and Construction industries, Mayhew’s premium hand tools are sold globally through an extensive distributor network. For more information, contact Mayhew Tools at 800.872.0037 or visit Mayhew.com. ABOUT DOUG COBY Racing for more than 25 years, Doug Coby is a six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion and one of the top short-track drivers to come from the state of Connecticut. Coby is a two-time champion at Stafford Motor Speedway, where he built his resume competing in the Late Models, Pro Stocks and SK Modifieds. Coby won his first tour championship in 2012, and followed it up by scoring four straight titles between 2014-2017, and another in 2019. In 2020, Coby opened his own team — Doug Coby Racing — scoring his first win as owner/driver. In 2021, Coby won the inaugural Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) event at Stafford Motor Speedway, besting top drivers from across a variety of racing disciplines, including Tony Stewart, Bill Elliott and Helio Castroneves. He also made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in 2021 with GMS Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway. In 2022, Coby won three races with Tommy Baldwin Racing as part of a part-time effort on the Whelen Modified Tour. In 2023, he will pilot the No. 7NY for Tommy Baldwin Racing full-time on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to chase a seventh title.
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 Heady Also Scheduled To Compete In Select Tour-Type Modified Events, Starting at New Smyrna Speedway
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Tommy Baldwin Racing announced today that rising star Caleb Heady will return to the seat of the 7NY for the 2023 season. Heady will defend his 2022 SMART Modified Tour title down south, showcasing his talents in a diverse 14-race series schedule for the new year. On top of competing on the SMART Modified Tour, Heady is also scheduled to begin the season in one of TBR’s Tour-Type Modifieds for the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway from February 13-17. Heady will also drive a TBR entry in the Race of Champions 73rd Annual Lucas Oil Race of Champions 250 at Lake Erie Speedway in September. The group will also team together for Open Modified events during the 2023 season, with an exact schedule to be released at a later date. “Caleb and our team clicked last year and we’re expecting similar results for the 2023 racing season,” Tommy Baldwin Jr. said. “The SMART Modified Tour has grown into a successful division down south – with a large variety of tracks – and they have a great schedule ready for the year. We’re excited to chase the championship again with them and also eager to get Caleb down to New Smyrna for the World Series against a stout driver lineup for even more Modified experience.” Heady, who has quickly moved up the ladder in racing from Legends Cars to Modifieds, anticipates getting to the front of the field and contending for trophies. “We’re super excited to be back with Tommy Baldwin Racing and be chasing a second SMART Modified Tour title this season,” Heady said. “I can’t wait to apply all that I learned during the 2022 season to this year. Being able to branch out and run more races with the team is exciting and we’re looking forward to it. I love learning new tracks and racing with the top competition in Modified racing in the country. I can’t wait to see what the season has in store for us.” For more information on Tommy Baldwin Racing, visit TommyBaldwinRacing.com and follow the team on social media for the latest updates.  MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Two great friends will team together again for the 2023 season, as Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) announced today that Jimmy Blewett will pilot a car for TBR in select events for the new year.
Blewett’s season with TBR will begin at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway from February 11-18 – where he will compete in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season-opener on February 11, and defend his Tour-Type Modified World Series championship from February 13-17. Aside from New Smyrna, Blewett will also compete in select NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events for the team in 2023. Last year, Blewett drove a TBR entry to Victory Lane at his home track, Wall Stadium Speedway, and will return to New Jersey with hopes of doing it again this season in Whelen Modified Tour action. He will also drive a car for all three Tour stops at Riverhead Raceway on Long Island. Additional events are also possible and would be announced at a later date. “Jimmy is one of the toughest competitors of anyone to race against on the track,” Tommy Baldwin Jr. said. “Having him behind the wheel of one of our cars gives us a great chance to get to Victory Lane. We’ve been friends off the track for many years and when we team together, we have success. New Smyrna will be a great kick-off to the season for us and we hope to have the same results we had in 2022.” Blewett, who has scaled back a tick from full-time Modified racing for his family-owned team, is also focusing on competition for his son in a Modified for 2023. The partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing is a great chance for Blewett to strap behind the wheel of a car he knows will be capable of winning right from the first laps on track. “I’m just thankful for my friendship with Tommy,” Blewett said. “He has treated me like a part of his family the past two years. I don’t have the time with the passing of my Grandfather to race like I did, or have the time to prepare a car. Tommy and Phil from PSR stepped up in a huge way to make sure the new car we were assembling when my grandfather passed was completed and ready to make the haul to New Smyrna Speedway for the season opener. Without those guys and their crews, none of this would be possible. Anytime you get to race with the group of guys Tommy has is exciting. He always prepares a car capable of winning. Hopefully we can make all that hard work payoff here next month at New Smyrna and during the season.” Tommy Baldwin Racing will continue to announce additional drivers in the team stable for 2023 for additional events soon. Stay tuned for brand new Tommy Baldwin Racing apparel to also drop soon. For more information on Tommy Baldwin Racing, visit TommyBaldwinRacing.com and follow the team on social media for the latest updates. |
