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.
History 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.
On April 18, 2025, it was announced that Venturini Motorsports would be sold to the team after the 2025 season.
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. Mia Lovell would drive the No. 15 at Phoenix for the West Series double header. Jade Avedisian would drive the No. 15 at Kansas, Pocono, Chicagoland, Iowa, and Bristol. Sam Corry would drive the No. 15 at Watkins Glen. Wesley Slimp would drive the No. 15 at Michigan. Will Robinson would drive the No. 15 at Lime Rock. Ashton Higgins would drive the No. 15 at IRP for the East Series double header. Landon Brown would drive the No. 15 at Kansas.
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 Pts 2026 Jake Finch 15 Toyota DAY TAL 20th 463 Mia Lovell PHO30 Jade Avedisian KAN7 POC8 BER ELK CHI6 IOW10 ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI7 Sam Corry GLN5 TOL Wesley Slimp MCH9 Will Robinson LRP12 Ashton Higgins IRP8 Landon Brown KAN27
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.
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 Pts 2026 Jake Bollman 20 Toyota DAY2 PHO6 KAN3 TAL18 GLN10 TOL4 MCH2 POC4 BER3 ELK2 CHI8 LRP5 IRP7 IOW3 ISF6 MAD4 DSF2 SLM2 BRI6 KAN21 5th 947
Car No. 25 history In December 2025, it was announced that Gavan Boschele will compete in fifteen races for the team in the ARCA Menards Series in 2026. On January 21, 2026, it was announced that Gus Dean will drive the No. 25 Toyota at Daytona and Talladega. Julian DaCosta would drive the No. 25 at Phoenix for the West Series double header. Wesley Slimp would drive the No. 25 at Toledo for the East Series double header. Will Robinson would drive the No. 25 at Berlin and Madison. Ty Fredrickson would drive the No. 25 at Elko. Peter Portante would make his ARCA debut at Lime Rock.
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 Pts 2026 Gus Dean 25 Toyota DAY TAL 6th 917 Julian DaCosta PHO31 Gavan Boschele KAN3 GLN4 MCH3 POC2 CHI12 IRP4 IOW6 ISF5 DSF4 SLM8 BRI13 KAN3 Wesley Slimp TOL8 Will Robinson BER7 MAD8 Ty Fredrickson ELK3 Peter Portante LRP11
Car No. 46 history On January 7, 2025, it was announced that Thad Moffitt will drive the No. 46 car full-time. After six races, Moffitt was reduced to part-time due to a sponsor withdrawal.
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 Pts 2025 Thad Moffitt 46 Toyota DAY PHOTAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLMKAN 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.
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 Pts 2026 Isabella Robusto 55 Toyota DAY PHO21 KAN22 TAL4 GLN6 TOL6 MCH7 POC13 BER5 ELK6 CHI13 LRP25 IRP30 IOW11 ISF8 MAD7 DSF14 SLM5 BRI20 KAN8 8th 814
Car No. 70 history
On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Amber Balcaen will drive the No. 70 car part-time. The team signed Treyten Lapcevich to a one-race deal at Berlin Raceway after Thad Moffitt was reduced to part-time. Lapcevich ended up winning the team’s first ARCA pole and win in his appearance. 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. Camden Murphy would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Dover Motor Speedway, driving the No. 70 car. Sam Corry would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in the No. 70 car. 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. 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. He scored back to back pole positions at Berlin and Elko before scored his first win of the season at Lime Rock. He scored enough points to win 2026 ARCA Menards Series championship on a tiebreaker with his teammate Jake Bollman.
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 Pts 2025 Amber Balcaen 70 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH 6th 915 Treyten Lapcevich BLN Taylor Reimer ELKKAN Thomas Annunziata LRPBRI Camden Murphy DOV Sam CorryIRP IOW Thad MoffittGLN Brent Crews ISF DSF Julian DaCosta MAD Andrew Patterson SLM Justin Rothberg TOL 2026 Thomas Annunziata DAY26 PHO3 KAN9 TAL26 GLN5 TOL2 MCH6 POC6 BER2 ELK7 CHI5 LRP1* IRP4 IOW7 ISF3 MAD5 DSF5 SLM7 BRI9 KAN5 4th 917
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 Later on, it was announced that he will run five ARCA races for the team. Jade Avedisian would drive the No. 90 at Phoenix for the West Series double header. Ty Fredrickson would drive the No. 90 at Iowa.
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 Pts 2026 Wesley Slimp 90 Toyota DAY35 52nd 57 Jade Avedisian PHO28 KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP Ty Fredrickson IOW12 ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN
ARCA Menards Series East Car No. 15 history In 2026, the team fieded the No. 15 for Ashton Higgins for the double headers events at IRP. Jade Avedisian would drive the No. 15 for the double headers events at Iowa.
Car No. 15 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2026 Ashton Higgins 15 Toyota HCY CAR NSV TOL IRP8 FRS 26th 107 Jade Avedisian IOW10 BRI7
Car No. 20 history In 2026, the team fieded the No. 20 for Jake Bollman for the double headers events at Toledo, IRP, Iowa, and Bristol.
Car No. 20 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2026 Jake Bollman 20 Toyota HCY CAR NSV TOL2 IRP7 FRS IOW3 BRI6 21st 156
Car No. 25 history In 2026, the team fielded the No. 25 Toyota Camry part-time for Gavan Boschele and Wesley Slimp.
Car No. 25 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2026 Gavan Boschele 25 Toyota HCY ROC20 NSV IRP4 FRS IOW6 BRI13 20th 169 Wesley Slimp TOL8
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 Pts 2025 Thad Moffitt 46 Toyota FIF CAR NSV FRS DOV IRP IOW BRI 42nd 34
Car No. 55 history In 2026, the team fieded the No. 55 for Isabella Robusto for the double headers events at Toledo, IRP, Iowa, and Bristol.
Car No. 55 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2026 Isabella Robusto 55 Toyota HCY CAR NSV TOL6 IRP30 FRS IOW11 BRI20 25th 109
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.
In 2026, owner Nick Tucker would drive the No. 70 at season opener at Hickory. Wesley Slimp would drive the No. 70 at Rockingham. Thomas Annunziata would drive the No. 70 for the double headers events at Toledo, IRP, Iowa, and Bristol.
Car No. 70 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2025 Camden Murphy 70 Toyota FIF CAR NSV FRS DOV 18th 199 Sam Corry IRP IOW Thomas Annunziata BRI 2026 Nick Tucker HCY5 14th 234 Wesley Slimp ROC5 NSV Thomas Annunziata TOL2 IRP2 FRS IOW7 BRI9
Car No. 90 history In 2026, the team partnered with Team 36 to field the No. 90 for Ty Fredrickson at Iowa and Bristol.
Car No. 90 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2026 Ty Fredrickson 90 Toyota HCY CAR NSV TOL IRP FRS IOW BRI -* -*
ARCA Menards Series West Car No. 15 history
In 2026, the team fielded the No. 15 Toyota full-time for Mia Lovell in the ARCA Menards Series West.
Car No. 15 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2026 Mia Lovell 15 Toyota KER12 PHO30 TUC8 SHA9 CNS6 TRI3 SON2 PIR11 AAS18 MAD13 LVS23 PHO KER -* -*
Car No. 20 history In 2025, the team fielded the No. 20 car for Leland Honeyman at season finale at Phoenix.
In 2026, the team fielded the No. 20 Toyota for Jake Bollman at Phoenix. Trans-Am Series driver Brad McAllister would make his ARCA Menards Series West at Portland
Car No. 20 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2025 Leland Honeyman 20 Toyota KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO -* -* 2026 Jake Bollman KER PHO6 TUC SHA CNS TRI SON -* -* Brad McAllister PIR18 AAS MAD LVS PHO KER
Car No. 25 history
In 2025, the team fielded the No. 25 car for Taylor Reimer at season finale at Phoenix.
In 2026, the team fielded the No. 25 Toyota full-time for Julian DaCosta in the ARCA Menards Series West. After poor finishes in the first four races of the season, DaCosta's schedule was demoted to part-time basis. Will Robinson would replace DaCosta at Colorado. Robinson would also drive the No. 25 at Roseville and Madera. Sam Corry would drive the No. 25 at Tri-City, Sonoma, and Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring. He won at Sonoma Raceway after starting on pole and leading every lap.
Car No. 25 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2025 Taylor Reimer 25 Toyota KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO -* -* 2026 Julian DaCosta KER19 PHO31 TUC10 SHA14 PHO KER -* -* Will Robinson CNS13 AAS5 MAD8 Sam Corry TRI11 SON1** PIR15* LVS22
Car No. 46 history In 2025, the team fielded the No. 46 car for Thad Moffitt at Phoenix. He finished seventh.
Car No. 46 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 2025 Thad Moffitt 46 Toyota KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO -* -*
Car No. 55 history In 2026, the team fielded the No. 55 Toyota for Isabella Robusto at Phoenix.
Car No. 55 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2026 Isabella Robusto 55 Toyota KER PHO21 TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -*
Car No. 70 history In 2025, the team fielded the No. 70 car for Thomas Annunziata at Portland.
In 2026, the team fielded the No. 70 Toyota for Jade Avedisian at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway. She won the pole and finished eighth. Later, Annunziata would drive the No. 70 at Phoenix. Will Robinson would drive the No. 70 at Tucson. Ethan Tovo, son of team partner Joe Tovo, will drive the No. 70 at Portland. Donald Theetge would drive the No. 70 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.
Car No. 70 results