Tony Cosentino (born August 25, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet/Ford for Tamayo Cosentino Racing.

Tony Cosentino
BornTony Cosentino
(1988-08-25) August 25, 1988 (age 36)
Mansfield, Ohio
ARCA Menards Series career
20 races run over 3 years
Best finish16th (2023)
First race2021 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo)
Last race2023 Menards 250 (Elko)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish32nd (2021)
First race2021 Shore Lunch 150 (Iowa)
Last race2022 Music City 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish23rd (2019)
First race2019 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Evergreen)
Last race2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of March 14, 2023.

Racing career

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K&N Pro Series West

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Cosentino made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (now the ARCA Menards Series West) debut in 2019, running three races at Evergreen Speedway, Meridian Speedway, and Phoenix Raceway. His best finish was 15th at Evergreen. He failed to finish any races.

ARCA Menards Series East

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Cosentino ran 2 races in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2021, running at Iowa Speedway and the Milwaukee Mile. He failed to finish both races.

ARCA Menards Series

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Cosentino ran 10 races in his debut season in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021 driving multiple entries for Fast Track Racing. Cosentino DNF'ed in all but one race. In that race, at Winchester Speedway, Cosentino finished tenth, his first career top ten finish. He would run three more races for the team in 2022 with a best finish of ninth at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

In 2023, it was announced that Cosentino would run full-time in the series in the No. 45 Chevrolet for the newly formed Tamayo Cosentino Racing.[1][2]

Motorsports career results

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ARCA Menards Series

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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 AMSC Pts Ref
2021 Fast Track Racing 11 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL
13
CLT
22
WIN
10
MLW
23
DSF BRI SLM 19th 231 [3]
Ford MOH
15
POC ELK
12 Toyota BLN
15
IOW
22
GLN
26
KAN
22
01 Chevy MCH
20
ISF
2022 11 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT
9
IOW BLN ELK 45th 83 [4]
12 MOH
19
POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM
10 TOL
20
2023 Tamayo Cosentino Racing 45 Chevy DAY
15
PHO
15
TAL
11
KAN
15
CLT
11
16th 276 [5]
Ford BLN
8
ELK
7
MOH
Wth
IOW
Wth
POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL
Wth

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2021 Fast Track Racing 12 Toyota NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW
22
32nd 43 [6]
11 MLW
23
BRI
2022 12 NSM
14
FIF DOV 31st 60 [7]
Chevy NSV
14
IOW MLW BRI
2023 Tamayo Cosentino Racing 45 Ford FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW
Wth
IRP MLW BRI N/A 0 [8]

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2019 Kevin McCarty 36 Toyota LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG
15
GTW 23rd 78 [9]
34 MER
16
AAS KCR
38 Toyota PHX
23
2023 Tamayo Cosentino Racing 45 Chevy PHO
15
IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD PHO 51st 29 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Cosentino ready to face the challenge of first full ARCA Menards Series season". ARCA Menards Series. Staff Report. February 23, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tony Cosentino Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2023". Frontstretch. Mark Kristl. February 23, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tony Cosentino – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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