Peter Portante

Peter Portante
Portante at Lime Rock Park in 2026
Born (1996-02-24) February 24, 1996
Plainville, Connecticut, U.S.
Categorisation FIA Silver
Previous series
2013–2015U.S. F2000 National Championship
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 25 (Nitro Motorsports)
First race2026 Lime Rock Park ARCA 100 (Lime Rock)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of July 10, 2026.

Peter Portante (born February 24, 1996) is an American racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports.

Career

Portante after winning the Formula Continental at the 2013 SCCA National Championship runoffs.

Portante started his racing career at the age of seven in karts. He quickly established himself as one of the up & coming drivers in the Northeast with the securing of many pole positions and wins on the Legend Car oval circuit and in the NASCAR Late Model division at Stafford Speedway. Catching the open wheel bug, Portante joined the Skip Barber Race Series in 2012 to hone his race craft. After claiming three wins, and a top-ten finish in the series points, Portante was invited to attend the Skip Barber Race Series Championship Shootout for a chance at a scholarship to become a Mazdaspeed backed driver. Portante emerged from the shootout with a scholarship[1][2] to the 2013 Cooper Tires U.S. F2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda. After signing with Belardi Auto Racing for the 2013 season, he earned two podium finishes as well as several top-ten finishes. Adding to his resume in 2013, Portante won the SCCA Formula Continental National Championship[3] with ArmsUp Motorsports.

Portante raced in the 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship for ArmsUp Motorsports,[4] where he improved to sixth in the championship and scored a career-best second-place finish at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

In 2026, it was revealed that Portante will make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Lime Rock Park, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Nitro Motorsports.[5][6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 Allison Legacy Series 1 0 ? ? 0 36 14th
2011 Allison Legacy North ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st
2012 Skip Barber Summer Series 17 3 8 1 4 492 6th
SBF2000 Winter Series 4 0 0 0 0 69 32nd
2013 U.S. F2000 National Championship Belardi Auto Racing 14 0 0 0 2 139 10th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest 5 0 0 0 0 58 9th
SBF2000 Winter Series 6 0 ? ? 2 161 19th
SCCA National Championship Runoffs - Formula Continental 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports 14 0 0 1 2 173 6th
U.S. F2000 Winterfest 3 0 0 0 0 42 15th
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 26 20th
Mazda MX-5 Cup - MX 12 0 0 ? 5 552 5th
2016 F1600 Championship Series K-Hill Motorsports 21 3 8 5 11 742 2nd
2017 Atlantic Championship K-Hill Motorsports 12 7 3 5 11 587 1st
F2000 Championship Series 1 1 1 0 1 55 24th
2018 Atlantic Championship 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
F3 Americas Championship Importante Autosport 3 0 0 0 0 12 7th
2020 F1600 Championship Series 3 0 0 0 0 0 –
2023 F2000 Championship Series Cordova Motorsports 2 2 1 2 2 107 14th
2026 ARCA Menards Series Nitro Motorsports

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2013 Belardi Auto Racing SEB
13		 SEB
31		 STP
10		 STP
13		 LOR
3		 TOR
11		 TOR
4		 MOH
11		 MOH
3		 MOH
18		 LAG
23		 LAG
12		 HOU
19		 HOU
6		 10th 139
2014 ArmsUp Motorsports STP
13		 STP
15		 BAR
12		 BAR
6		 IMS
6		 IMS
7		 LOR
7		 TOR
4		 TOR
19		 MOH
3		 MOH
15		 MOH
2		 SNM
4		 SNM
17		 6th 173
2015 ArmsUp Motorsports STP
 STP
 NOL
 NOL
 BAR
 BAR
 IMS
 IMS
 LOR
 TOR
 TOR
 MOH
 MOH
 MOH
 LAG
10		 LAG
6		 20th 26

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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
2026 Nitro Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY PHO KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP
11		 IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN -* -* [7]

References

  1. ↑ eFormulaCarNews. "Skip Barber: Portante Wins Race Series Championship Shootout". Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Peter Portante Wins the 2012 Skip Barber Race Series Championship Shootout". USF2000. December 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ The Sports Car Club of America. "Portante Wins Formula Continental Race in Runoffs Debut". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Peninsula Pipeline Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Entry List" (PDF). U.S. F2000 National Championship. IndyCar. March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Entry list: Lime Rock Park ARCA 100 at Lime Rock Park". ARCA Racing. July 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "ARCA Lime Rock Entry List". Frontstretch. July 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Peter Portante – 2026 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
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