Todd Souza
Todd Souza (born December 13, 1964)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 13 Toyota Camry for his own team, Central Coast Racing. He has also driven in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, making two starts in 2007.
Todd Souza | |||||||
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Souza at Irwindale Speedway in 2017 | |||||||
Nationality | |||||||
Born | Watsonville, California | December 13, 1964||||||
ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
Debut season | 2006 | ||||||
Current team | Central Coast Racing | ||||||
Years active | 2006–11, 2014–present | ||||||
Car number | 13 | ||||||
Crew chief | Michael Muñoz | ||||||
Starts | 83 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||
Poles | 0 | ||||||
Best finish | 6th in 2017 and 2019 | ||||||
Last updated on: August 8, 2020 | |||||||
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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Racing career
He attempted to make his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series (now the Xfinity Series) in 2005 at the series' first ever 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 win in the series in his career, coming at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah in 2008.[2] He completed his first full-time season in 2017 before scaling back to part-time for the 2018 season.[3]
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)[4] and a runner-up finish at Meridian Speedway.[5] He also made headlines at Gateway after on-track contact with Hailie Deegan, calling her "spoiled and rotten" and deeming her move "disrespectful."[6]
Souza's crew chief is Michael Muñoz, who has worked with him since the late 2000s.[7]
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 | NA | - | [8] |
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 | [9] |
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 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | GRE | STA | HOL | TMP | ERI | NHA | ADI | WFD | NHA | DOV | LRP 16 |
51st | 115 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | GRE | SBO | IOW DNQ |
MAR | NHA | LRP | LEE | GRE | NHA | DOV | NA | - | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Toyota | NSM | GRE | BRI | IOW | BGS | LGY | COL | NHA | IOW | GLN 20 |
MOT | VIR | RCH | DOV | 56th | 24 | [13] |
ARCA Menards Series
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 | [14] | ||||
2007 | CTS | PHO 7 |
AMP | ELK | IOW | CNS | SON 14 |
DCS | IRW | MMP 15 |
EVG | CSR 18 |
AMP | 25th | 499 | [15] | ||||||
2008 | AAS | PHO | CTS | IOW | CNS | SON 35 |
IRW | DCS | EVG | MMP 1 |
IRW | AMP 25 |
AAS 4 |
23rd | 491 | [16] | ||||||
2009 | CTS | AAS | PHO 12 |
MAD | IOW | DCS | SON 6 |
IRW | PIR 8 |
MMP 7 |
CNS | IOW | AAS | 21st | 570 | [17] | ||||||
2010 | AAS 10 |
IOW DNQ |
DCS 7 |
SON 6 |
IRW 28 |
PIR 13 |
MRP 10 |
CNS 8 |
MMP 12 |
AAS 21 |
9th | 1496 | [18] | |||||||||
Toyota | PHO 8 |
PHO 14 |
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2011 | PHO 16 |
AAS | MMP | IOW | LVS | 32nd | 472 | [19] | ||||||||||||||
Chevy | SON 10 |
IRW | EVG | PIR 23 |
CNS | MRP | SRP | 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 | [20] | ||
2015 | Toyota | KCR | IRW 25 |
TUS 16 |
IOW | SHA | PHO 17 |
26th | 84 | [21] | ||||||||||||
Ford | SON 34 |
SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Toyota | IRW 24 |
KCR | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON 16 |
SLS | IOW | EVG | DCS | UMC 11 |
UMC 5 |
MER | AAS | 22nd | 120 | [22] | ||||
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 | [23] | ||||||
3 | IOW 18 |
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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 | [24] | ||||
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 | [25] | |||||
2020 | LVS 8 |
UMC 6 |
UMC 6 |
IRW 7 |
EVG 7 |
DCS 11 |
CNS | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO | 6th* | 219* | [26] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- "Todd Souza". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- 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.
- "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 – 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 August 8, 2020.
External links
- Todd Souza driver statistics at Racing-Reference