Name: Cory Vincent Joyce
Hometown: Gilford, New Hampshire
Resides: Mooresville, NC
Date of Birth: February 8, 1992
Height: 5’6
Weight: 130 lbs
Martial Status: Single
Family: Kevin, Teri & Ryan
Hero: My Dad
Favorite Food: Chicken Nuggets
Favorite Restaurant: Chili’s
Favorite Place to Shop: Buckle, Abercrombie, Lavendar Boutique
Favorite Music: Everything except for classical and screaming music
Personal Vehicle: Chevy Silverado
Favorite Vacation Spot: Myrtle Beach, SC
Hobbies: Wakeboarding, Racing Online, Camping,
and Jet Skiing
Goal: Race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series full-time on the way to a successful career in NASCAR.

Bio

Accomplished young racer Cory Joyce began his racing career at eight years old with a go kart he received as a Christmas gift from his parents. Since his first laps around Sugarhill Raceway in New Hampshire, Joyce has been chasing his racing career around the east coast.

Native of Gilford, New Hampshire, Joyce and his family moved to Mooresville, North Carolina, in 2005 to expand his racing career. For the next three years, Cory continued racing go karts and logging laps on the track. He scored multiple wins at local tracks and was the WKA National Pavement Series Champion at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2007.

In early 2008, Cory Joyce Racing purchased a limited late model from NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standout Ron Hornaday. That same year, Cory ran in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at Tri-County Speedway, where he finished eighth in points despite running only six of the 17 races that year.

Driving the No. 33 Chevy in the Limited Late Model Division in his first full season in 2009 at Hickory Motor Speedway, Cory gained an infinite amount of experience in the late model. He scored one win, 12 top-five finishes and clinched the Rookie of the Year title.
Sponsorship searching ensued in 2010, with the CJR team choosing to run three major races around the Southeast to gain the most experience. Joyce competed in three key events at three very different and competitive race tracks. His first appearance of the year came at Motor Mile Speedway in April, competing in a field of nearly 30 competitors. Debuting a brand new race car at Florence Motor Speedway helped Cory get a good feeling for the car before converting from a limited late model to a late model stock for the Myrtle Beach Late Model 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway in November.

Top-notch mentors and friends like Ron Hornaday, ARCA RE/MAX series standout Justin Lofton, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief Kevin Manion, and road-racing expert Tony Ave are credited with helping Joyce along the way. Their knowledge and expertise, along with Joyce's exceptional driving talent, have shortened his learning curve in stock cars.

Joining forces with Tony Ave, Cory will be racing out of Ave's shop in Maiden, North Carolina. Plans for 2011 include driver coaching and support from Ave, with plans to compete in the full season of K&N Pro Series East events and select Late Model Stock events out of the CJR stable.