Thomas Annunziata

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Thomas Annunziata
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Annunziata (No. 44) racing Andrés Pérez de Lara (No. 2), Ryan Huff (No. 36) and Sean Corr (No. 8) in the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona
BornThomas C. Annunziata
(2005-06-14) June 14, 2005 (age 18)
Colts Neck, New Jersey
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 44 (Ferrier McClure Racing)
First race 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 (Daytona)
Last race 2024 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of February 23, 2024.

Thomas C. Annunziata (born June 14, 2005) is an American professional auto racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 44 Chevrolet for Ferrier McClure Racing, and full-time in the Trans Am Series, driving the No. 90 Ford for Nitro Motorsports.

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Racing career

Annunziata 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]

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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2024 Ferrier McClure Racing 44 Chevy DAY
2
PHO TAL
12
DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL -*-* [12]

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