Tony Cosentino (born August 25, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet/Ford for Tamayo Cosentino Racing.
| Tony Cosentino | |||||||
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| Born | Tony Cosentino August 25, 1988 Mansfield, Ohio | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 20 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 16th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Menards 250 (Elko) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 32nd (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Music City 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 23rd (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Evergreen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of March 14, 2023. | |||||||
Racing career
editK&N Pro Series West
editCosentino made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (now the ARCA Menards Series West) debut in 2019, running three races at Evergreen Speedway, Meridian Speedway, and Phoenix Raceway. His best finish was 15th at Evergreen. He failed to finish any races.
ARCA Menards Series East
editCosentino ran 2 races in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2021, running at Iowa Speedway and the Milwaukee Mile. He failed to finish both races.
ARCA Menards Series
editCosentino ran 10 races in his debut season in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021 driving multiple entries for Fast Track Racing. Cosentino DNF'ed in all but one race. In that race, at Winchester Speedway, Cosentino finished tenth, his first career top ten finish. He would run three more races for the team in 2022 with a best finish of ninth at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
In 2023, it was announced that Cosentino would run full-time in the series in the No. 45 Chevrolet for the newly formed Tamayo Cosentino Racing.[1][2]
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit| 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 |
| 2021 | Fast Track Racing | 11 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL 13 |
CLT 22 |
WIN 10 |
MLW 23 |
DSF | BRI | SLM | 19th | 231 | [3] | |||||||||
| Ford | MOH 15 |
POC | ELK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Toyota | BLN 15 |
IOW 22 |
GLN 26 |
KAN 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 | Chevy | MCH 20 |
ISF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 11 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT 9 |
IOW | BLN | ELK | 45th | 83 | [4] | |||||||||||||
| 12 | MOH 19 |
POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | TOL 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | 45 | Chevy | DAY 15 |
PHO 15 |
TAL 11 |
KAN 15 |
CLT 11 |
16th | 276 | [5] | |||||||||||||||
| Ford | BLN 8 |
ELK 7 |
MOH Wth |
IOW Wth |
POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL Wth | |||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||
| 2021 | Fast Track Racing | 12 | Toyota | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW 22 |
32nd | 43 | [6] | ||||||||||
| 11 | MLW 23 |
BRI | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 12 | NSM 14 |
FIF | DOV | 31st | 60 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
| Chevy | NSV 14 |
IOW | MLW | BRI | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | 45 | Ford | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW Wth |
IRP | MLW | BRI | N/A | 0 | [8] | ||||||||
ARCA Menards Series West
edit| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2019 | Kevin McCarty | 36 | Toyota | LVS | IRW | TUS | TUS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | EVG 15 |
GTW | 23rd | 78 | [9] | ||||||
| 34 | MER 16 |
AAS | KCR | |||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Toyota | PHX 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | 45 | Chevy | PHO 15 |
IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 51st | 29 | [10] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Tony Cosentino ready to face the challenge of first full ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA Menards Series. Staff Report. February 23, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2023". Frontstretch. Mark Kristl. February 23, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
External links
edit- Tony Cosentino driver statistics at Racing-Reference