Thomas Annunziata

Thomas C. Annunziata (born June 14, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 70 Toyota Camry for Nitro Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage. He has previously competed in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.

Racing career Early career Annunziata began his racing career in karting, where he raced in series such as the SKUSA, USPKS, and Rok Series, and won three national karting championships before transitioning to cars in 2022.

In 2022, Annunziata raced in the SCCA Spec Miata Class as well as the Mazda Motorsports Spec MX5 Challenge Series and won the two Spec MX5 Championships in his rookie year, which helped him gain a scholarship to the Mazda Motorsports Scholarship Program. 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 Speedway. A month after the Trans Am season ended, it was announced that Annunziata would return to Nitro Motorsports in 2024, this time running the full schedule.

ARCA Menards Series

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, and placed sixteenth in the overall results between the two testing days, Several days after the test, it was announced that Annunziata will run up to four ARCA races for Ferrier McClure. 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. Annunziata would make another start for FMR at Talladega, finishing twelfth.

In 2025, Annunziata would compete at Lime Rock Park for Nitro Motorsports. After starting on pole for the first time, he would end up spinning with Brent Crews on the first lap, but rebounded and earned his first career victory in the series.

In 2026, Annunziata will run full-time in the main ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 70 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

On May 30, 2024, it was announced that Annunziata would make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the race at Sonoma Raceway in JD Motorsports No. 6 car.

On January 2, 2025, it was announced that Annunziata would drive the No. 70 Chevrolet SS for the newly rebranded Cope Family Racing team part-time. He would share the ride with Leland Honeyman.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series In June 2025, it was announced Annunziata would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut, driving the No. 07 truck for Spire Motorsports at Lime Rock. He would end up finishing fifteenth in his debut.

On July 3, 2026, it was announced that Annunziata will compete in the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage at Lime Rock. During that race, Annunziata's truck caught fire and he was transferred to a local hospital.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2024 JD Motorsports 6 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON34 IOW NHA NSH CSCDNQ 62nd 24 4 POC28 IND MCH DAY DAR ATL Joey Gase Motorsports 35 Toyota GLN29 BRI KAN TAL ROV34 LVS 53 Chevy HOM36 MAR PHO 2025 Cope Family Racing 70 Chevy DAY ATL COADNQ PHO34 LVS HOM MAR31 DAR BRI28 CAR29 TAL TEX CLT NSH20 MXC22 POC ATL CSC17 SON DOV IND IOW32 GLN37 DAY PIR28 GTW20 BRI KAN ROVDNQ LVS38 TAL MAR38 PHO 39th 114

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2025 Spire Motorsports 07 Chevy DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP15 IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO 95th 01 2026 Tricon Garage 1 Toyota DAY ATL STP DAR ROC BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP29 NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

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 Pts Ref 2024 Ferrier McClure Racing 44 Chevy DAY2 PHO TAL12 DOV KAN CLT IOW 31st 151 Ford MOH4 BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN7 BRI KAN TOL 2025 Nitro Motorsports 70 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP1* DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI5 SLM KAN TOL 49th 88 2026 DAY26 PHO3 KAN9 TAL26 GLN3 TOL2 MCH6 POC6 BER2 ELK7 CHI5 LRP1* IRP2 IOW7 ISF3 MAD5 DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -*

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2025 Nitro Motorsports 70 Toyota FIF CAR NSV FRS DOV IRP IOW BRI5 50th 39 2026 HCY CAR NSV TOL2 IRP2 FRS IOW7 BRI -* -*

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 13 Pts Ref 2025 Nitro Motorsports 70 Toyota KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR2 AAS MAD PHO3 12th 174 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota LVS4 2026 Nitro Motorsports 70 Toyota KER PHO3 TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -*