Thomas C. Annunziata (born June 14, 2005) is an American professional auto racing driver who competes full-time in the Trans Am Series, driving the No. 90 Ford for Nitro Motorsports, part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 44 Chevrolet SS for Ferrier McClure Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4/6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.
| Thomas Annunziata | |||||||
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 Annunziata at Sonoma Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Thomas C. Annunziata June 14, 2005 Colts Neck, New Jersey | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 4/6 (JD Motorsports) No. 35/53 (Joey Gase Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 (Sonoma) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 44 (Ferrier McClure Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 26, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editAnnunziata began his racing career in karting, where he raced in series such as the SKUSA, USPKS and Rok Series, and winning three national karting championships before transitioning to cars in 2022.[1]
In 2022, Annunziata raced in the SCCA Spec Miata Class as well as Mazda Motorsports Spec MX5 Challenge Series, and winning the two Spec MX5 Championships in his rookie year, which helped him gain a scholarship to the Mazda Motorsports Scholarship Program.[1]
In 2023, Annunziata competed in the Trans Am Series, driving the No. 90 Ford Mustang for Nitro Motorsports, finishing ninth in the final points standings with a win at the final race of the year at the Circuit of the Americas.[2][3] It was also during this year that he competed in four races in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, winning two races at Orange County Speedway and Tri County Motor Speedway.[4] A month after the Trans Am season ended, it was announced that Annunziata will return to Nitro Motorsports in 2024, this time running the full schedule.[5]
In 2024, Annunziata participated in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway for the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet for Ferrier McClure Racing,[6] and placed sixteenth in the overall results between the two testing days,[7] Several days after the test, it was announced that Annunziata will run up to four ARCA races for Ferrier McClure.[8] A month later, Annunziata made his debut in the series, driving the No. 44 at the season opening race at Daytona, where he qualified in eighteenth but finished in second behind race winner Gus Dean.[9][10][11] Annunziata would make another start for FMR at Talladega, finishing 12th.
On May 30, 2024, it was announced that Annunziata would make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the race at Sonoma Raceway in JD Motorsports No. 6 car.[12]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
edit| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | JD Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON 34 |
IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC DNQ |
62nd | 24 | [13] | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | POC 28 |
IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joey Gase Motorsports | 35 | Toyota | GLN 29 |
BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV 34 |
LVS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Chevy | HOM 36 |
MAR | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2024 | Ferrier McClure Racing | 44 | Chevy | DAY 2 |
PHO | TAL 12 |
DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | 31st | 151 | [14] | |||||||||||||
| Ford | MOH 4 |
BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN 7 |
BRI | KAN | TOL | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Home - Thomas Annunziata". Thomas Annunziata Racing. February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Crews crowned youngest TA2 champion as Annunziata takes maiden win at COTA". Racer.com. 6 November 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Annunziata Wins First TA2 Race, Brent Crews Crowned Champ". Speed Sport. 6 November 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Annunziata". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "COTA Race Winner Thomas Annunziata Returns to TA2 Championship Team Nitro Motorsports to Chase 2024 Championship in Full Campaign". Trans Am Racing. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list for the 2024 ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona" ARCA Racing, NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series 2024 pre-race practice: Complete results". ARCA Racing. February 5, 2024.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (January 30, 2024). "Thomas Annunziata Running Up to 4 ARCA Races". Frontstretch.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing. February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Starting lineup: Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing. February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway". ARCA Racing. February 18, 2024.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 30, 2024). "Thomas Annunziata Making Xfinity Series Debut at Sonoma for JD Motorsports". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "Thomas Annunziata – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Annunziata – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
External links
edit- Thomas Annunziata driver statistics at Racing-Reference