Nitro Motorsports

Nitro Motorsports

Owner(s)	Nick Tucker Joe Tovo
Base	Concord, North Carolina
Series	ARCA Menards Series ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series West Trans-Am Series
Race drivers	ARCA Menards Series: 15. Jake Finch, Mia Lovell, Leland Honeyman, TBA 20. Jake Bollman (R) 25. Gus Dean Julian DaCosta, Gavan Boschele, TBA 55. Isabella Robusto 70. Thomas Annunziata 90. Wesley Slimp, Jade Avedisian (part-time) ARCA Menards Series East: 15. TBA (part-time) 20. Jake Bollman (part-time) 25. Gavan Boschele (part-time) 55. Isabella Robusto (part-time) 70. Thomas Annunziata (part-time) TBA. Wesley Slimp (part-time) ARCA Menards Series West: 15. Mia Lovell (R) 20. Jake Bollman (part-time) 25. Julian DaCosta (R) 55. Isabella Robusto (part-time) 70. Jade Avedisian, Thomas Annunziata (part-time) 90. Jade Avedisian (part-time) TBA. Sam Corry (part-time)
Manufacturer	Toyota
Career
Debut	2025
Latest race	ARCA Menards Series: 2026 General Tire 200 (Daytona) ARCA Menards Series East: 2025 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) ARCA Menards Series West: 2025 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
Races competed	Total: 29 ARCA Menards Series: 21 ARCA Menards Series East: 4 ARCA Menards Series West: 4
Drivers' Championships	Total: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 ARCA Menards Series West: 0
Race victories	Total: 3 ARCA Menards Series: 3 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 ARCA Menards Series West: 0
Pole positions	Total: 4 ARCA Menards Series: 3 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 ARCA Menards Series West: 1

Nitro Motorsports is an American professional auto racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series and the Trans-Am Series with the Trans-Am TA2 class. The team bought and operates the remains of Venturini Motorsports, in which they also operate from their former race shop in Concord, North Carolina.

History

Nitro Motorsports was formed by Nick Tucker, a former NASCAR driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series. Tucker founded the racing team in 2016 as Nitro Kart, where it would become one of the most successful karting brands in North America and in the Trans-Am Series in the TA2 class in 2021 winning the 2023 and 2024 championships with Brent Crews and Raphael Matos respectively. On November 27, 2024, the team announced they would collaborate with Venturini Motorsports to be in the ARCA Menards Series for 2025. ^[1]

On April 18, 2025, it was announced that Venturini Motorsports would be sold to the team after the 2025 season. ^[2]

ARCA Menards Series

Car No. 15 history

On January 13, 2026, it was announced that Jake Finch will drive the No. 15 Toyota at Daytona and Talladega. ^[3] On January 26, it was announced that Leland Honeyman would drive the No. 15 Toyota part-time.

Car No. 15 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts
2026	Jake Finch	15	Toyota	DAY 20*		KAN	TAL	GLN	TOL	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP	IRP	IOW	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	BRI	KAN	-*	-*
	Mia Lovell				PHO

Car No. 20 history

On January 27, 2026, it was announced that Jake Bollman will run full-time in the No. 20 Toyota in the ARCA Menards Series. ^[4]

Car No. 20 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts
2026	Jake Bollman	20	Toyota	DAY 2	PHO	KAN	TAL	GLN	TOL	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP	IRP	IOW	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	BRI	KAN	-*	-*

Car No. 25 history

On January 21, 2026, it was announced that Gus Dean will drive the No. 25 Toyota at Daytona and Talladega. ^[5]

Car No. 25 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts
2026	Gus Dean	25	Toyota	DAY 29		KAN	TAL	GLN	TOL	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP	IRP	IOW	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	BRI	KAN	-*	-*
	Julian DaCosta				PHO

Car No. 46 history

On January 7, 2025, it was announced that Thad Moffitt will drive the No. 46 car full-time. ^[6] After six races, Moffitt was reduced to part-time due to a sponsor withdrawal. ^[7]

Car No. 46 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts
2025	Thad Moffitt	46	Toyota	DAY 37	PHO 7	TAL 2	KAN 16	CLT 7	MCH 6	BLN	ELK	LRP	DOV	IRP 10	IOW	GLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN 7	TOL	35th	114

Car No. 55 history

On December 10, 2025, it was announced that Isabella Robusto would drive the No. 55 Toyota for her sophomore ARCA Menards Series season in 2026. ^[8]

car No. 55 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts
2026	Isabella Robusto	55	Toyota	DAY 37	PHO	KAN	TAL	GLN	TOL	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP	IRP	IOW	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	BRI	KAN	-*	-*

Car No. 70 history

Thomas Annunziata driving the No. 70 car at Lime Rock Park in 2025

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Amber Balcaen will drive the No. 70 car part-time. ^[9] The team signed Treyten Lapcevich to a one-race deal at Berlin Raceway after Thad Moffitt was reduced to part-time. ^[1] Lapcevich ended up winning the team’s first ARCA pole and win in his appearance. ^[7] For Lime Rock Park, the team signed Thomas Annunziata, where he would earn the team's second pole and also earned the team's second win. ^[10] Camden Murphy would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Dover Motor Speedway, driving the No. 70 car. ^[11] Sam Corry would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in the No. 70 car. ^[12] Thad Moffitt would drive the No. 70 car at Watkins Glen. Brent Crews drove the No. 70 car at Springfield and DuQuoin. He won the race at Springfield. Julian DaCosta drove the No. 70 to a fifth place finish Madison. On September 16, it was revealed that Andrew Patterson would drive the No. 70 Toyota at Salem Speedway. ^[13] He went on to finish second behind eventual race winner Brenden Queen. Justin Rothberg drove the No. 70 at Toledo.

In 2026, Annunziata will run full-time in the main ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 70 Toyota. ^[14]

Car No. 70 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts
2025	Amber Balcaen	70	Toyota	DAY 29	PHO	TAL 16	KAN	CLT	MCH															6th	915
	Treyten Lapcevich									BLN 1**
	Taylor Reimer										ELK 8											KAN 5
	Thomas Annunziata											LRP 1*								BRI 5
	Camden Murphy												DOV 2
	Sam Corry													IRP 13	IOW 7
	Thad Moffitt															GLN 15
	Brent Crews																ISF 1*		DSF 15*
	Julian DaCosta																	MAD 5
	Andrew Patterson																				SLM 2
	Justin Rothberg																						TOL 17
2026	Thomas Annunziata			DAY 26	PHO	KAN	TAL	GLN	TOL	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP	IRP	IOW	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	BRI	KAN	-*	-*

Car No. 90 history

In 2026, it was revealed that Wesley Slimp would participate in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 90 Toyota for the team ^{[15] [16]} Later on, it was announced that he will run five ARCA races for the team. ^{[17] [18]}

Car No. 90 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	AMSC	Pts
2026	Wesley Slimp	90	Toyota	DAY 35		KAN	TAL	GLN	TOL	MCH	POC	BER	ELK	CHI	LRP	IRP	IOW	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	BRI	KAN	-*	-*
	Jade Avedisian				PHO

ARCA Menards Series East

Car No. 46 history

In 2025, the team fielded the No. 46 Toyota Camry for Thad Moffitt at IRP.

Car No. 46 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Owners	Pts
2025	Thad Moffitt	46	Toyota	FIF	CAR	NSV	FRS	DOV	IRP 10	IOW	BRI	42nd	34

Car No. 70 history

In 2025, the team fielded the No. 70 Toyota Camry part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East with Camden Murphy and Sam Corry. ^{[19] [20]}

Car No. 70 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Owners	Pts
2025	Camden Murphy	70	Toyota	FIF	CAR	NSV	FRS	DOV 2				18th	199
	Sam Corry								IRP 13	IOW 7
	Thomas Annunziata										BRI 5

ARCA Menards Series West

Car No. 15 history

In 2026, the team fielded the No. 15 Toyota full-time for Mia Lovell in the ARCA Menards Series West. ^[21]

Car No. 15 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	AMSWC	Pts
2026	Mia Lovell	15	Toyota	KER 12	PHO	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER	-*	-*

Car No. 20 history

In 2025, the team fielded the No. 20 car for Leland Honeyman at season finale at Phoenix.

In 2026, the team fielded the No. 20 Toyota for Jake Bollman at Phoenix.

Car No. 20 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	AMSWC	Pts
2025	Leland Honeyman	20	Toyota	KER	PHO	TUC	CNS	KER	SON	TRI	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO 3		-*	-*
2026	Jake Bollman			KER	PHO	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER	-*	-*

Car No. 25 history

In 2025, the team fielded the No. 25 car for Taylor Reimer at season finale at Phoenix.

In 2026, the team fielded the No. 25 Toyota full-time for Julian DaCosta in the ARCA Menards Series West. ^[22]

Car No. 25 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	AMSWC	Pts
2025	Taylor Reimer	25	Toyota	KER	PHO	TUC	CNS	KER	SON	TRI	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO 12		-*	-*
2026	Julian DaCosta			KER 19	PHO	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER	-*	-*

Car No. 46 history

In 2025, the team fielded the No. 46 car for Thad Moffitt at Phoenix. He finished seventh.

Car No. 46 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	AMSWC	Pts
2025	Thad Moffitt	46	Toyota	KER	PHO 7	TUC	CNS	KER	SON	TRI	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO 8	-*	-*

Car No. 55 history

In 2026, the team fielded the No. 55 Toyota for Isabella Robusto at Phoenix.

Car No. 55 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	AMSWC	Pts
2026	Isabella Robusto	55	Toyota	KER	PHO	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER	-*	-*

Car No. 70 history

In 2025, the team fielded the No. 70 car for Thomas Annunziata at Portland. ^[23]

In 2026, the team fielded the No. 70 Toyota for Jade Avedisian at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway. She won the pole and finished 8th. Later, Annunziata would drive the No. 70 at Phoenix.

Car No. 70 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	AMSWC	Pts
2025	Thomas Annunziata	70	Toyota	KER	PHO	TUC	CNS	KER	SON	TRI	PIR 2	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO 3
2026	Jade Avedisian			KER 8													-*	-*
	Thomas Annunziata				PHO	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER

Car No. 90 history

In 2026, the team fielded the No. 90 car for Jade Avedisian at Phoenix.

Car No. 90 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	AMSWC	Pts
2026	Jade Avedisian	90	Toyota	KER	PHO	TUC	SHA	CNS	TRI	SON	PIR	AAS	MAD	LVS	PHO	KER	-*	-*

References

1. "Nitro Motorsports to enter ARCA Menards Series via partnership with Venturini Motorsports". ARCARacing.com. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
2. Release, Press (2025-04-18). "Venturini Motorsports announces sale to Nitro Motorsports". ARCA. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
3. "Jake Finch joins Nitro Motorsports for ARCA events at Daytona and Talladega". ARCA Racing. January 13, 2026.
4. "Jake Bollman joins Nitro Motorsports for the full 2026 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA Racing. January 27, 2026.
5. "Gus Dean joins Nitro Motorsports for ARCA return beginning at Daytona". ARCA Racing. January 21, 2026.
6. Release, Press (January 7, 2025). "Thad Moffitt and Nitro Motorsports set for full 2025 ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
7. Kristl, Mark (2025-06-14). "Treyten Lapcevich Wins 1st Career ARCA Pole at Berlin". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
8. "Isabella Robusto joins Nitro Motorsports for sophomore ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA Racing. December 10, 2025.
9. Release, Press (January 7, 2025). "Amber Balcaen to compete in select ARCA platform events for Nitro Motorsports". ARCA. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
10. "Thomas Annunziata perseveres to score his first ARCA win in a wild Lime Rock Park 100". ARCA Racing. June 28, 2025.
11. "Camden Murphy making ARCA debut with Nitro Motorsports at Dover". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
12. "PIT BOX: Championship battles heat up as Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park begins the ARCA Menards Series season's second half". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
13. "Entry list: Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway". ARCA Racing. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
14. "Thomas Annunziata to chase ARCA Menards Series title with Nitro Motorsports". ARCA Racing. December 22, 2025.
15. "ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona: 2026 schedule, entry list, format and more". ARCA Racing. January 5, 2026.
16. "Daytona pre-race practice entry list for 2026". ARCA Racing. January 6, 2026.
17. "Nitro Motorsports adds Wesley Slimp to driver roster for five ARCA events". ARCA Racing. January 8, 2026.
18. "Wesley Slimp Running Partial ARCA Schedule for Nitro". Frontstretch. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
19. "Camden Murphy making ARCA debut with Nitro Motorsports at Dover". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
20. "Sam Corry joins Nitro Motorsports for ARCA debut at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
21. "Nitro Motorsports adds Mia Lovell to ARCA Menards Series West program". ARCA Racing.com. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
22. "Julian DaCosta Competing in ARCA West for Nitro". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
23. "Nitro Motorsports Wrapping up 2025 Lineup, Plans for 2026". Frontstretch. 28 July 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.

External links

• Official website