Todd Souza
Todd Souza | |||||||
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![]() Souza at Sonoma Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
Born | (1964-12-13) December 13, 1964 (age 59) Watsonville, California | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2007 position | 117th | ||||||
Best finish | 117th (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Arizona Travel 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 4 years | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 3 (Central Coast Racing) | ||||||
Best finish | 57th (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
3 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 51st (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2005 Burnham Hydronics 200 (Lime Rock) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 Bully Hill Vineyards 125 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
124 races run over 17 years | |||||||
ARCA West no., team | No. 3 (Central Coast Racing) | ||||||
Best finish | 4th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2006 Blue Lizard Australian Suncream 200 (Sonoma) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 General Tire 200 (Sonoma) | ||||||
First win | 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series 125 (Tooele) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 16, 2024. |
Todd Souza (born December 13, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 3 Ford Mustang for his own team, Central Coast Racing. He has also previously driven in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, making two starts in 2007, and part-time in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East.
Racing career
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He attempted to make his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series (now the Xfinity Series) in 2005 at the series' inaugural race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course in Mexico City. Fielding his own No. 97 Chevrolet, Souza failed to qualify. He returned later that year at the other road course on the schedule, Watkins Glen, and did not qualify again. After not entering any races in 2006, Souza returned to the Busch Series in 2007, again at Mexico City, but now using the No. 13, his West Series car number. Unlike two years earlier, he made the field this time. After finishing a solid 23rd in his debut, he attempted one other race that year, Phoenix in November, where he successfully qualified for the race but crashed out and finished 40th. That race is his last start in the series to date.
Souza has competed in NASCAR's West Series since 2006. He has one career win in the series, coming at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah in 2008.[1] He completed his first full-time season in 2017 before scaling back to part-time for the 2018 season.[2]
Souza's 2019 season was highlighted by two top-three finishes: a third-place run at Colorado National Speedway (his first podium in two years)[3] and a runner-up finish at Meridian Speedway.[4] He also made headlines at Gateway after on-track contact with Hailie Deegan, calling her "spoiled and rotten" and deeming her move "disrespectful."[5]
Souza's crew chief is Michael Muñoz, who has worked with him since the late 2000s.[6]
On April 14, 2022, Souza stated in an interview for the ARCA website that he might only run part-time in the West Series in 2023 in a new second car for his own team with someone else replacing him in his No. 13 car full-time.[7] Although Souza did return for another full season in 2023, which he confirmed would be his final season as a driver,[8] he and his team did debut a second part-time car, the No. 3, at Shasta with him driving that car and Tyler Reif driving his No. 13 car in that race.[9]
On January 3, 2024, it was announced that Reif will run full-time in the No. 13 car in 2024, with Souza returning to the series part-time in the No. 3 car.[10]
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.)
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
2005 | Central Coast Racing | 97 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC DNQ | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN DNQ | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | 0 | [11] |
2007 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC 23 | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO 40 | HOM | 117th | 137 | [12] |
K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
2005 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | STA | HOL | ERI | NHA | WFD | ADI | STA | DUB | OXF | NHA | DOV | LRP 16 | TMP | 54th | 115 | [13] | |
2006 | GRE | STA | HOL | TMP | ERI | NHA | ADI | WFD | NHA | DOV | LRP 16 | 51st | 115 | [14] | ||||||
2010 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | GRE | SBO | IOW DNQ | MAR | NHA | LRP | LEE | GRE | NHA | DOV | N/A | 0 | [15] | ||||
2015 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Toyota | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN 20 | MOT | VIR | RCH | DOV | 56th | 24 | [16] |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Ford | DAY | PHO 8 | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | 81st | 36 | [17] |
2022 | DAY | PHO 12 | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 88th | 32 | [18] | |||
2023 | DAY | PHO 11 | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH 7 | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 57th | 70 | [19] | |||
2024 | 3 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 19 | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH Wth | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [20] |
ARCA Menards Series West
ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AMSW | Pts | Ref | ||
2006 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | PHO | PHO DNQ | S99 | IRW | SON 6 | DCS | IRW 12 | EVG | S99 | CAL 17 | CTS | AMP | 26th | 414 | [21] | ||||
2007 | CTS | PHO 7 | AMP | ELK | IOW | CNS | SON 14 | DCS | IRW | MMP 15 | EVG | CSR 18 | AMP | 25th | 499 | [22] | ||||||
2008 | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW | CNS | SON 35 | IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP 1 | IRW | AMP 25 | AAS 4 | 23rd | 491 | [23] | ||||||
2009 | CTS | AAS | PHO 12 | MAD | IOW | DCS | SON 6 | IRW | PIR 8 | MMP 7 | CNS | IOW | AAS | 21st | 570 | [24] | ||||||
2010 | AAS 10 | IOW DNQ | DCS 7 | SON 6 | IRW 28 | PIR 13 | MRP 10 | CNS 8 | MMP 12 | AAS 21 | 9th | 1496 | [25] | |||||||||
Toyota | PHO 8 | PHO 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | PHO 16 | AAS | MMP | IOW | LVS | 32nd | 472 | [26] | ||||||||||||||
Chevy | SON 10 | IRW | EVG | PIR 23 | CNS | MRP | SPO | AAS | PHO 13 | |||||||||||||
2014 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | PHO | IRW | S99 | IOW | KCR | SON 11 | SLS | CNS | IOW | EVG | KCR | MMP 12 | AAS | PHO | 37th | 65 | [27] | ||
2015 | Toyota | KCR | IRW 25 | TUS 16 | IOW | SHA | PHO 17 | 26th | 84 | [28] | ||||||||||||
Ford | SON 34 | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Toyota | IRW 24 | KCR | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON 16 | SLS | IOW | EVG | DCS | MMP 11 | MMP 5 | MER | AAS | 22nd | 120 | [29] | ||||
2017 | TUS 22 | KCR 10 | IRW 11 | IRW 10 | SPO 12 | OSS 3 | CNS 10 | SON 8 | EVG 8 | DCS 8 | MER 4 | AAS 11 | KCR 13 | 6th | 468 | [30] | ||||||
3 | IOW 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 13 | KCR 22 | TUS 10 | TUS 14 | OSS 8 | CNS 12 | SON 19 | DCS Wth | IOW | EVG 12 | GTW | LVS 18 | MER | AAS | KCR 9 | 10th | 272 | [31] | ||||
2019 | LVS 5 | IRW 11 | TUS 8 | TUS 16 | CNS 3 | SON 27 | DCS 7 | IOW 16 | EVG 6 | GTW 10 | MER 2 | AAS 5 | KCR 5 | PHO 9 | 6th | 486 | [32] | |||||
2020 | LVS 8 | MMP 6 | MMP 6 | IRW 7 | EVG 7 | DCS 11 | CNS 8 | LVS 5 | AAS 2 | KCR 7 | PHO 17 | 6th | 550 | [33] | ||||||||
2021 | Ford | PHO 8 | SON 5 | PHO 16 | 7th | 410 | [34] | |||||||||||||||
Toyota | IRW 7 | CNS 7 | IRW 7 | PIR 17 | LVS 16 | AAS 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | Ford | PHO 12 | IRW 9 | KCR 6 | IRW 10 | EVG 5 | AAS 4 | LVS 10 | PHO 5 | 4th | 563 | [35] | ||||||||||
Toyota | PIR 3 | SON 8 | PIR 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Ford | PHO 11 | IRW 11 | KCR 9 | PIR 22 | SON 8 | IRW 4 | 6th | 503 | [36] | ||||||||||||
3 | SHA 10 | EVG 10 | AAS 5 | LVS 7 | MAD 2 | PHO 26 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | Toyota | PHO 19 | KER 9 | PIR 22 | SON 29 | IRW 10 | IRW 7 | SHA 7 | TRI 4 | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | -* | -* | [37] |
* Season still in progress
References
- ^ Coon, John (August 3, 2008). "Souza seizes fortuitous moment to finally win". Deseret News. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (October 10, 2018). "Todd Souza Looking Towards The Future in K&N Pro Series". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ Southers, Tim (June 9, 2019). "Hailie Deegan wins K&N West race in wild finish". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Kraus Gets Another in Meridian K&N West Run". SpeedSport. September 29, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (August 28, 2019). "Hailie Deegan, Todd Souza Trade Barbs Following Gateway". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (July 10, 2019). "Michael Munoz Living His Dream: "I've Always Wanted To Be A Crew Chief"". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam (April 14, 2022). "Todd Souza believes milestone 100th West Series start can result in victory at Kern County". ARCARacing.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Souza Retiring from Driving After 2023". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Reif joins Central Coast Cabinets Racing for West Series race at Shasta Speedway". ARCARacing.com. July 10, 2023.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (February 1, 2024). "Tyler Reif, Todd Souza, And Central Coast Racing Return For Full-Time Racing In The ARCA Menards Series West". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2006 NASCAR AutoZone West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2007 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Souza – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
External links
- Todd Souza driver statistics at Racing-Reference