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 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 SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2009 Allison Legacy Series10??03614th 2011 Allison Legacy North??????1st 2012 Skip Barber Summer Series1738144926th SBF2000 Winter Series400006932nd 2013 U.S. F2000 National Championship Belardi Auto Racing14000213910th U.S. F2000 Winterfest50000589th SBF2000 Winter Series60??216119th SCCA National Championship Runoffs - Formula Continental11111N/A1st 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports1400121736th U.S. F2000 Winterfest300004215th 2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports200002620th Mazda MX-5 Cup - MX1200?55525th 2016 F1600 Championship Series K-Hill Motorsports21385117422nd 2017 Atlantic Championship K-Hill Motorsports12735115871st F2000 Championship Series111015524th 2018 Atlantic Championship10000?? F3 Americas Championship Importante Autosport30000127th 2020 F1600 Championship Series300000 2023 F2000 Championship Series Cordova Motorsports2212210714th 2026 ARCA Menards Series Nitro Motorsports
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 95th 33
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