May 5th, 2012 - Eric was behind the wheel of the #33b Bryson Motorsports/Barry Wright Race Car over the weekend in a pair of NeSmith Late Model Series events in Missouri and Tennessee. The weekend opened on Friday night with a $2,000-to-win event at Malden Speedway (Malden, Missouri). Twenty-eight cars entered the event, and Eric began his night by qualifying twelfth fastest, which earned him the pole position for a b-main. He claimed the win in the b-main to lock into the twelfth starting spot for the feature. Cooley would go on to advance to a ninth place finish.

On Saturday night the action shifted to Clayhill Motorsports (Atwood, Tennessee) for a $2,500-to-win event. Thirty-three cars were on hand, and for the second night in a row Cooley qualified twelfth fastest before winning his b-main to lock into the 12th starting spot for the feature. Eric battled around mid-pack for much of the feature before ultimately retiring on lap 40 with mechanical issues. He was credited with a 15th place finish. Full results are available at www.NeSmithRacing.com.

April 28th, 2012 - On Saturday night the team took part in a Weekly Racing Series Event with their #33b Bryson Motorsports/Crate Late Model and #33b Bryson Motorsports/BAD Chassis. He began the night in the NeSmith Crate Late Model division by setting fast time to earn the pole position for the first heat race. With the top side being the preferred line he recorded a second place finish in his heat, which locked him into the third starting spot for the feature. He would advance one spot in the feature to finish second behind race winner, Jeremy Shaw.

In the Super Late Model division Cooley would qualify third fastest in time trials, which locked him into the third starting spot for the feature. He would go on to record a third place in the feature behind race winner, Jason Brock, and Rick Rickman. Full results are available at www.ColumbusSpeedway.net.

April 27th, 2012 - Friday night found Eric entering a $10,000-to-win, World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model event at North Alabama Speedway (Tuscumbia, Alabama) in the #33b Bryson Motorsports/BAD Chassis/Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model. With 35 cars entered Cooley finished sixth in his heat, which left him two spots short of a transfer to the feature. After starting on the second row of his b-main Cooley advanced to a third place finish, which locked him into the 22nd starting spot for the 50 lap feature. After failing to make up much ground early in the feature, Eric would ultimately retire to an 18th place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.WoOLMS.com.

April 14th, 2012 - On Saturday night the team entered the second night of the 1st Annual Spring Throw Down at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi). In the NeSmith Crate Late Model division a $1,000-to-win event was held, and it would be a great night for Eric as he began his night by setting fast time in his group to earn a front row starting spot, alongside Chase Washington. For the first half of the feature it would be a repeat of Friday night's main event as Cooley led the way with Washington in pursuit. However, Washington would soon find his way to the lead as Cooley slipped to second. However, a few laps later Cooley would shoot to the lead, but the race would be far from over as a few laps later Jeremy Shaw moved to the lead. In the closing laps Eric would battle back to the front on his way to his third win of the 2012 season. He was followed across the finish line by Jeremy Shaw, Chase Washington, Evan Ellis, and Kyle Shaw.

In the $8,000-to-win, Super Late Model event, with 43 entries on hand, Eric's luck would not be as good as he would fall just short of transferring to the feature via his heat race and b-main, which brought his night to a disappointing, early end.

Full results from both divisions are available at www.MagnoliaDirt.com.

April 13th, 2012 - Less than a week after the biggest win of his career, Eric returned to action on Friday night with the opener for the inaugural Spring Throw Down at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi). He was in action in the NeSmith Late Model division and the Super Late Model class.

With an $800 check on the line, a strong field of 31 entries were on hand in the NeSmith Late Model division. Eric began the night by qualifying second fastest in his group to lock into the fourth starting spot for the feature. Early in the 20 lap feature he would find his way to the lead and would maintain the top spot until Chase Washington slipped by with just five laps remaining to claim the win. Cooley would go on to finish second.

The Super Late Model class battled in a $2,000-to-win event as 35 cars registered for action. Eric qualified sixth fastest in his group, which earned him the third starting spot for a b-main. With the top three cars moving onto the feature, Cooley finished third to lock into the 16th starting spot for the 30 lap feature. In the main event he advanced three spots on his way to a 13th place finish. Full results are available at www.MagnoliaDirt.com.

April 7th, 2012 - After seeing the team's scheduled, $5,000-to-win, NeSmith Late Model Series event at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) postponed by rain, the team decided to heat east to Green Valley Speedway (Glencoe, Alabama) for a $10,000-to-win, Crate Late Model event. With 43 entries on hand, Eric qualified second fastest in his group before winning the first heat race to lock into the pole position for Saturday night's finale. He was joined on the front row by Kenny Compton Jr.

As the main event green on Saturday evening Compton Jr. assumed control of the lead, and Eric would pursue him for 28 laps before using lapped traffic to his advantage on lap 29 to take over the top spot. Once out front Cooley would find the going to be far from easy as Chris Wilson made a late race charge to try and take the top spot. Eric would fend off the advances from Wilson as he went on to pick up the biggest win of his career. He was followed across the finish line by Wilson, Compton Jr., Jake Teague, and Chase Edge. Full results are available at www.GreenValleySpeedway.com.

April 1st, 2012 - Sunday evening found Eric pulling double-duty at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) in a Weekly Racing Series Event. In the Super Late Model division he qualified sixteenth fastest before racing his way to a thirteenth place finish in the twenty-two car field.

With twenty-six, NeSmith Late Models entered Eric would earn the eleventh starting spot for the main event via time trials. In the feature he would race to as high as the third position before over-heating issues with five laps remaining forced him to retire to a 20th place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.MagnoliaDirt.com.

March 31st, 2012 - On Saturday night Eric entered a Weekly Racing Series Event at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi). After arriving at the track late due to hauler issues, Eric qualified seventh fastest to earn the seventh starting spot for the main event. During the course of the feature he would advance to a third place finish behind winner, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, and Brian Rickman. Full results are available at www.ColumbusSpeedway.net.

March 24th, 2012 - The team traveled to Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) on Saturday night for a $2,500-to-win, MIssissippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) event. Twenty-nine cars registered for battle, and after qualifying fourth fastest in his group, Eric finished seventh in the dash to lock into the seventh starting spot for the main event. Cooley would battle in the top ten early in the event before bad luck struck as mechanical woes sent him pitside. He was credited with a 22nd place finish. Full results are available at www.StateSeries.com.

March 17th, 2012 - Eric pulled double duty on Saturday night at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) during the 17th Annual James King Memorial as he took his #33b Bryson Motorsports/Barry Wright Crate Late and his #33c 78 Towing & Recovery/Victory Circle By Moyer/Jeff Burns Racing Engine Super Late Model into battle. The Super Late Model portion of the program was sanctioned by theMississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) as 36 cars entered the $5,000-to-win event. Via time trials Eric locked into the dash for the feature event. In the dash he finished eighth, which earned him the 8th starting spot for the feature. During the course of the 50 lap main event, he would advance to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Terry English, Scott Dedwylder, Kyle Beard, and Brian Rickman.

In the $700-to-win, Crate Late Model event Eric began the night by registering the fastest lap of the night in qualifications, which earned him $100 plus the pole position for the feature. He would grab the lead quickly in the feature and never looked back on his way to the win, which was his first of the year and the first for Norman Bryson. Full results are available at www.ColumbusSpeedway.net.

March 12th, 2012 - Welcome to the redesigned and relaunched website for Eric Cooley from Fulton, Mississippi. Eric is 21-years-old, and the 2012 season marks his twelfth year of competition. In 2012 he is piloting his #33c Cooley Motorsports/Victory Circle by Moyer/Jeff Burns Racing Engine Super Late Model as well as the #33b Bryson Motorsports/Barry Wright Crate Late Model in select events. The next scheduled event for the team is the 17th Annual James King Memorial this Saturday, March 17th at Columbus Speedway (Columbus,Mississippi).

March 4th, 2012 - Eric opened his 2012 campaign over the weekend as he pulled double-duty in the 15th Annual Bama Bash at Green Valley Speedway (Glencoe, Alabama). With a $15,015-to-win, Super Late Model purse on the line Cooley began his weekend on Saturday by qualifying second fastest in his group to earn the second starting spot for his heat race. He would battle for the lead early in the heat before jumping the cushion, which caused him to fall four spots to a sixth place finish. With only the top four cars moving onto the feature, he was forced to run the consolation event on Sunday evening. After starting sixth on the grid in the consolation race, Cooley advanced to a third place finish to lock into the 19th starting spot for the 75 lap finale. Passing would be difficult in Sunday night's finale, and Eric would retire early to a 20th place finish.

Cooley also took part in the Crate Late Model portion of the program, and would qualify fourth fastest of the 32 entries on hand on Saturday evening to lock into the fourth starting spot for Sunday night's finale. During the feature, Eric would slide back three spots to record a seventh place finish. Full results are available at www.GreenValleySpeedway.com.

November 20th, 2011 - Eric was again in action in the #27 Larry Harrod Motorsports Scorpion Crate Late Model on Sunday evening as the action moved to Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) for a $2,000-to-win, NeSmith Late Model Series event. Forty competitors registered for action, and after qualifying fourth fastest in time trials, Eric locked into the fourth starting spot for the 40 lap finale. Early in the feature he would race his way to the second spot as he pursued his car owner and early leader, Larry Harrod. By lap 10 the duo were side-by-side for the lead, but a lap 21 restart would see Jeremy Shaw slip past both competitors as he raced his way to the lead. A few laps later, Cooley would move past Harrod for the second spot. Eric would catch the leader, Shaw, late in the race, but would be unable to make the pass as he settled for a second place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.NeSmithRacing.com.

November 19th, 2011 - Eric took the #27 Larry Harrod Motorsports Scorpion Crate Late Model into battle on Saturday evening at Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) in a $5,000-to-win, NeSmith Late Model Dirt Series event. The event served as the conclusion of the event, which began back on Labor Day, but was rained out after the first night's preliminary action was completed. Cooley was not present for the initial running of the event, so he had to start at the tail of a b-main. He would race from the back of a b-main to lock into the 18th starting spot for the 75 lap finale. His passing display in the b-main was just the beginning though as he would march forward thirteen spots in the feature to record a solid, fifth place finish behind race winner, Rodney Wing, Mike Boland, Dan Breuer, and Johnny Stokes. Full results are available at www.NeSmithRacing.com.

November 5th, 2011 - Eric entered his final event of the season over the weekend in the 5th Annual Gumbo Nationals at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) as he looked to claim the PRO Dirt Car Series Championship as well as the tour's Rookie of the Year honors. Thirty-five Super Late Models entered the $7,000-to-win/$700-to-start, 70 lap event, and Eric's weekend would start slowly as he struggled in time trials. As a result, he started eighth in his heat race before advancing to a fifth place finish, which left him one spot short of a transfer to the feature.

Via his heat performance he started on the front row of a b-main on Saturday night before claiming the b-main win to lock into the 17th starting spot for the finale. In the feature he would advance eight spots to a ninth place finish to claim the PRO Dirt Car Series Championship and the Jeff Burns Racing Engines Rookie of the Year honors! Full results are available at www.PRODirtCarSeries.com.