Nitro Motorsports
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Joe Tovo
15. Jake Finch, Mia Lovell, Jade Avedisian, Leland Honeyman
20. Jake Bollman (R)
25. Gus Dean Julian DaCosta, Gavan Boschele
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. Nick Tucker, Wesley Slimp, Thomas Annunziata (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, Will Robinson (part-time)
90. Jade Avedisian (part-time)
TBA. Sam Corry (part-time)
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| Owner(s) | Nick Tucker Joe Tovo |
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| 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, Jade Avedisian, Leland Honeyman 20. Jake Bollman (R) 25. Gus Dean Julian DaCosta, Gavan Boschele 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. Nick Tucker, Wesley Slimp, Thomas Annunziata (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, Will Robinson (part-time) 90. Jade Avedisian (part-time) TBA. Sam Corry (part-time) |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2025 |
| Latest race | ARCA Menards Series: 2026 Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 (Talladega) ARCA Menards Series East: 2026 2026 Rockingham ARCA Menards Series East 125 (Rockingham) ARCA Menards Series West: 2026 Tucson ARCA Menards West 150 (Tucson) |
| Races competed | Total: 36 ARCA Menards Series: 24 ARCA Menards Series East: 6 ARCA Menards Series West: 6 |
| 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.
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 |
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| 2026 | Jake Finch | 15 | Toyota | DAY 20* |
TAL 12 |
GLN | TOL | MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | -* | -* | ||
| Mia Lovell | PHO 30 |
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| Jade Avedisian | KAN 7 |
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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 6 |
KAN 3 |
TAL 18 |
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 |
TAL 3 |
GLN | TOL | MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | -* | -* | ||
| Julian DaCosta | PHO 31 |
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| Gavan Boschele | KAN 3 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2026 | Isabella Robusto | 55 | Toyota | DAY 37 |
PHO 21 |
KAN 22 |
TAL 4 |
GLN | TOL | MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | -* | -* |
Car No. 70 history
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 |
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| 2025 | Amber Balcaen | 70 | Toyota | DAY 29 |
PHO | TAL 16 |
KAN | CLT | MCH | 6th | 915 | ||||||||||||||
| Treyten Lapcevich | BLN 1** |
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| Taylor Reimer | ELK 8 |
KAN 5 |
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| Thomas Annunziata | LRP 1* |
BRI 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Camden Murphy | DOV 2 |
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| Sam Corry | IRP 13 |
IOW 7 |
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| Thad Moffitt | GLN 15 |
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| Brent Crews | ISF 1* |
DSF 15* |
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| Julian DaCosta | MAD 5 |
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| Andrew Patterson | SLM 2 |
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| Justin Rothberg | TOL 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Thomas Annunziata | DAY 26 |
PHO 3 |
KAN 9 |
TAL 26 |
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 |
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| 2026 | Wesley Slimp | 90 | Toyota | DAY 35 |
-* | -* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jade Avedisian | PHO 28 |
KAN | TAL | GLN | TOL | MCH | POC | BER | ELK | CHI | LRP | IRP | IOW | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | BRI | KAN | ||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
Car No. 25 history
In 2026, the team fielded the No. 25 Toyota Camry part-time for Gavan Boschele.
Car No. 25 results
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2026 | Gavan Boschele | 25 | Toyota | HCY | ROC 20 |
NSV | TOL | IRP | FRS | IOW | BRI | -* | -* |
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, Sam Corry, and Thomas Annunziata.[19][20]
In 2026, owner Nick Tucker would drive the No. 70 at season opener at Hickory.[21] Wesley Slimp would drive the No. 70 at Rockingham.
Car No. 70 results
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2025 | Camden Murphy | 70 | Toyota | FIF | CAR | NSV | FRS | DOV 2 |
18th | 199 | |||
| Sam Corry | IRP 13 |
IOW 7 |
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| Thomas Annunziata | BRI 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | Nick Tucker | HCY 5 |
-* | -* | |||||||||
| Wesley Slimp | ROC 5 |
NSV | |||||||||||
| Thomas Annunziata | TOL | IRP | FRS | IOW | BRI | ||||||||