Paul "P. J." Pedroncelli Jr. (born April 25, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Rodd Racing. He is the son of Paul Pedroncelli.
| P.J. Pedroncelli | |||||||
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 Pedroncelli at Portland in 2021 | |||||||
| Born | Paul Pedroncelli Jr. April 25, 1990 Sonoma, California | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 88th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 31 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 33 (Rodd Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 California Highway Patrol 200 (Irwindale) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 (Bakersfield) | ||||||
| First win | 2021 NAPA Auto Care 150 (Roseville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 19, 2022. | |||||||
Racing career
editARCA Menards Series West
editPedroncelli made his NASCAR Camping World West Series (now the ARCA Menards Series West) debut 2008, running four races at the Irwindale Speedway (2), Douglas County Speedway, and the Altamont Motorsports Park. His best finish was 14th at Douglas County. He ran 4 races the following year, with his best finish coming at the Madera Speedway, finishing 11th. In 2010, Pedroncelli ran 3 races, with a best finish of 14th at the All American Speedway. He only ran 1 race in 2011 at Sonoma Raceway, finishing 13th.
Pedroncelli did not make another start in the series until 2019. He made 1 start, finishing 13th at Sonoma. In 2021, Pedroncelli ran a full season in the No. 33 Toyota Camry for his family's team, Pedroncelli Racing. He had a career year in 2021. His first top ten finish in the series came in the second race of the season, where he finished 3rd at Sonoma.[1] Following a top-five finish at the Colorado National Speedway,[2] he won his first career pole award the following weekend at Irwindale Speedway. He finished 3rd in the race.[3] This started a string of top-ten finishes for Pedroncelli, coming at Portland,[4] Las Vegas,[5] and Roseville.[6] On the final lap of the race, Pedroncelli made the pass for the lead and took the checkered flag for his first ever victory. In the seasons standings, Pedroncelli finished 4th with 433 points.[7]
ARCA Menards Series
editPedroncelli made his ARCA Menards Series debut, running in the race's paired event with the West Series at the Phoenix Raceway. Pedroncelli finished 11th.
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit| 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 | Pedroncelli Racing | 33 | Toyota | DAY | PHO 11 |
TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | 88th | 33 | [8] |
| 2022 | Pedroncelli Motorsports | DAY | PHO 17 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 99th | 27 | [9] | ||
ARCA Menards Series West
edit| 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 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2008 | Pedroncelli Racing | 0 | Chevy | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW | CNS | SON | IRW 21 |
DCS 14 |
EVG | MMP | IRW 27 |
AMP 22 |
AAS | 26th | 400 | [10] | |||
| 2009 | CTS | AAS | PHO | MAD 18 |
IOW | DCS 12 |
SON 27 |
IRW | PIR | MMP | CNS | IOW | AAS 21 |
28th | 418 | [11] | ||||||
| 2010 | AAS 15 |
PHO | IOW | DCS | SON 20 |
IRW | PIR | MRP | CNS | MMP | AAS | PHO 35 |
38th | 279 | [12] | |||||||
| 2011 | PHO | AAS | MMP | IOW | LVS | SON 13 |
IRW | EVG | PIR | CNS | MRP | SPO | AAS DNQ |
PHO | 58th | 212 | [13] | |||||
| 2019 | Pedroncelli Racing | 33 | Chevy | LVS | IRW | TUS | TUS | CNS | SON 13 |
DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO | 53rd | 31 | [14] | ||
| 2021 | Pedroncelli Racing | 33 | Toyota | PHO 11 |
IRW 17 |
CNS 6 |
IRW 3 |
LVS 7 |
AAS 1 |
PHO 18 |
4th | 433 | [15] | |||||||||
| Chevy | SON 3 |
PIR 2 |
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| 2022 | Pedroncelli Motorsports | Toyota | PHO 17 |
IRW 5 |
KCR 5* |
IRW 11 |
EVG | PIR | AAS 16 |
LVS | PHO | 10th | 283 | [16] | ||||||||
| Chevy | PIR 8 |
SON 16 |
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| 2023 | Rodd Racing | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD Wth |
PHO | N/A | 0 | [17] | ||||||
| 2024 | PHO | KER 8 |
PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO | 47th | 36 | [18] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Chase Briscoe Dominates at Sonoma for First West Series Win". 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Joey Iest earns first ARCA Menards win with West Series victory at Colorado National". August 2021.
- ^ "Jesse Love earns third consecutive Irwindale victory". 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Taylor Gray credited with win at Portland after penalties issued to Jake Drew, Eric Nascimento". 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Taylor Gray takes checkered at Las Vegas Bullring for second win of 2021". 24 September 2021.
- ^ "P.J. Pedroncelli pulls off stunner at All American Speedway for first ARCA Menards Series West win". 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Standings".
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
External links
edit- P. J. Pedroncelli driver statistics at Racing-Reference