Eric Nascimento

Eric Nascimento
Nascimento at All American Speedway in 2024
Born	Eric John Nascimento Jr. (2001-04-27) April 27, 2001 (age 23) Manteca, California
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA no., team	No. 4 (Nascimento Motorsports)
Best finish	93rd (2023)
First race	2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
26 races run over 4 years
ARCA West no., team	No. 4 (Nascimento Motorsports)
Best finish	7th (2023)
First race	2021 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)
Last race	2024 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 11 1
Statistics current as of November 15, 2024.

Eric John "Bubba" Nascimento Jr. (born April 27, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 4 Toyota for his own team, Nascimento Motorsports.

Racing career

Nascimento first started racing in go-karts at the age of six at the Little Stockton 99 Kart track. He continued in karting until age 15, winning dozens of races and several championships. At 11 years old, he began competing in the SuperKarts USA Series, running for Buddy Rice Karting. He got a shot at racing for his family team, Nascimento Motorsports, at the age of fifteen when he first ran in a junior late model. He won at Madera Speedway in his 4th Jr Late Model start, passing Jesse Love in traffic in the closing laps. He also won his first non-TV Pro Late Model race at Madera Speedway, edging out Matt Erickson for the win in his first start.

After a full-time campaign in that category, he progressed to pro late models, winning twice in the MAVTV Late Model Series at Madera Speedway in 2022 and 2023. He was also a Rookie of the Year contender in the SRL Super Late Model Series in 2019. In 2018 and 2019, he ran select races in the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series. ^{[1] [2]}

Nascimento's No. 04 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2022.

In 2021, Nascimento made his ARCA Menards Series West debut at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Bill McAnally Racing after participating in tests conducted by the Bill McAnally Racing Drivers Academy. After starting seventh, he finished 14th due to a mechanical failure. He then ran multiple races during the rest of the year, driving for his own team in the No. 4 Toyota, and scored two top-tens, including a fifth place at Colorado National Speedway. Nascimento ran only two races at Sonoma and Portland International Raceway the following year.

Nascimento's No. 4 ARCA car at Sonoma in 2023

In 2023, it was announced that he and his brother Ethan would run full-time in the West Series in the No. 4 and No. 04 respectively for Nascimento Motorsports. ^[3]

Personal life

Nascimento is the older brother of fellow driver Ethan Nascimento. Outside of racing, he works as an equipment manager at Impact Transportation LLC. ^[1]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(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
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
2023	Nascimento Motorsports	4	Chevy	DAY	PHO 14	TAL	KAN	CLT	BLN	ELK	MOH	IOW	POC	MCH	IRP	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL	93rd	30	[4]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2021	Bill McAnally Racing	19	Toyota	PHO	SON 14	IRW										14th	182	[5]
	Nascimento Motorsports	4	Toyota				CNS 5	IRW 9	PIR 11	LVS 11	AAS	PHO 32
2022				PHO	IRW	KCR	PIR 13									40th	68	[6]
		04						SON 7	IRW	EVG	PIR	AAS	LVS	PHO
2023		4	Chevy	PHO 14	IRW 14				IRW 2	SHA 5	EVG 5	AAS 7	LVS 5	MAD 6	PHO 19	7th	498	[7]
			Toyota			KCR 15	PIR 16	SON 23
2024			Chevy	PHO	KER 6	PIR						MAD 16	AAS 2	KER 17	PHO 21	17th	180	[8]
			Toyota				SON 22	IRW	IRW	SHA	TRI

References

1. "Get to Know ARCA West Driver Eric "Bubba" Nascimento, Jr". Kickin' the Tires. April 12, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
2. "Eric Nascimento". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
3. "Ethan and Eric Nascimento set for ARCA Menards Series West campaign with Nascimento Motorsports". ARCA Menards Series. March 7, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
4. "Eric Nascimento – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
5. "Eric Nascimento – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
6. "Eric Nascimento – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
7. "Eric Nascimento – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
8. "Eric Nascimento – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

External links

• Eric Nascimento driver statistics at Racing-Reference