Don Thompson (born March 10, 1954) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet for Tamayo Cosentino Racing.
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Born | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | March 10, 1954||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
22 races run over 12 years | |||||||
Best finish | 47th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2011 Pennsylvania ARCA 125 (Pocono) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 (Pocono) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 55th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 16, 2024. |
Over the course of his ARCA career, Thompson mostly competed at his home track of Pocono Raceway, primarily driving for Wayne Peterson Racing, getting a best track finish of eighteenth in 2020. His best finish was a sixteenth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway. He also made one ARCA Menards Series East start at Bristol Motor Speedway, which was a combination event with the main ARCA series, where he finished 30th due to brake issues.[1]
In 2023, it was revealed that Thompson would drive the No. 45 Chevrolet for Tamayo Cosentino Racing at Pocono, where he posted no time in the lone practice session, qualified in 23rd, and finished 22nd due to mechanical issues.[2][3][4][5]
Motorsports results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series East
editARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW | MLW | BRI 30 |
55th | 14 | [18] |
References
edit- ^ "Race results: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Practice Results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2011 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2012 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2013 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2014 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2015 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2016 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2017 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2019 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Don Thompson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Don Thompson driver statistics at Racing-Reference