Peter Portante

Peter Portante (born February 24, 1996) is an American racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports.

Career Portante after winning the Formula Continental at the 2013 SCCA National Championship runoffs. Portante started his racing career at the age of seven in karts. He quickly established himself as one of the up & coming drivers in the Northeast with the securing of many pole positions and wins on the Legend Car oval circuit and in the NASCAR Late Model division at Stafford Speedway. Catching the open wheel bug, Portante joined the Skip Barber Race Series in 2012 to hone his race craft. After claiming three wins, and a top-ten finish in the series points, Portante was invited to attend the Skip Barber Race Series Championship Shootout for a chance at a scholarship to become a Mazdaspeed backed driver. Portante emerged from the shootout with a scholarship to the 2013 Cooper Tires U.S. F2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda. After signing with Belardi Auto Racing for the 2013 season, he earned two podium finishes as well as several top-ten finishes. Adding to his resume in 2013, Portante won the SCCA Formula Continental National Championship with ArmsUp Motorsports.

Portante raced in the 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship for ArmsUp Motorsports, where he improved to sixth in the championship and scored a career-best second-place finish at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

In 2026, it was revealed that Portante will make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Lime Rock Park, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports.

Racing record Career summary

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 141516 Rank Points 2013 Belardi Auto Racing SEB13 SEB31 STP10 STP13 LOR3 TOR11 TOR4 MOH11 MOH3 MOH18 LAG23 LAG12 HOU19 HOU6 10th 139 2014 ArmsUp Motorsports STP13 STP15 BAR12 BAR6 IMS6 IMS7 LOR7 TOR4 TOR19 MOH3 MOH15 MOH2 SNM4 SNM17 6th 173 2015 ArmsUp MotorsportsSTPSTPNOLNOLBARBARIMSIMSLORTORTORMOHMOHMOHLAG10 LAG6 20th 26

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most 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 Pts Ref 2026 Nitro Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -*