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Eric Nascimento

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 2001)}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2021}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Eric Nascimento

| image = Eric Nascimento Roseville 2024.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Nascimento at All American Speedway in 2024

| nationality = {{flagicon|United States}} American

| birth_name = Eric John Nascimento Jr.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|04|27}}

| birth_place = Manteca, California, U.S.

| related to =

| Total_ARCA_Races = 1

| Years_In_ARCA = 1

| ARCA_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 93rd (2023)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)

| Last_ARCA_Race =

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 0

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 26

| Years_In_ARCA_West = 4

| ARCA_West_Car_Team =

| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 7th (2023)

| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2021 General Tire 200 (Sonoma)

| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2024 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)

| First_ARCA_West_Win =

| Last_ARCA_West_Win =

| ARCA_West_Wins = 0

| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 11

| ARCA_West_Poles = 1

| updated = November 15, 2024

}}

Eric John "Bubba" Nascimento Jr. (born April 27, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 4 Toyota for his own team, Nascimento Motorsports.

Racing career

Nascimento first started racing in go-karts at the age of six at the Little Stockton 99 Kart track. He continued in karting until age 15, winning dozens of races and several championships. At 11 years old, he began competing in the SuperKarts USA Series, running for Buddy Rice Karting. He got a shot at racing for his family team, Nascimento Motorsports, at the age of fifteen when he first ran in a junior late model. He won at Madera Speedway in his 4th Jr Late Model start, passing Jesse Love in traffic in the closing laps. He also won his first non-TV Pro Late Model race at Madera Speedway, edging out Matt Erickson for the win in his first start.

After a full-time campaign in that category, he progressed to pro late models, winning twice in the MAVTV Late Model Series at Madera Speedway in 2022 and 2023. He was also a Rookie of the Year contender in the SRL Super Late Model Series in 2019. In 2018 and 2019, he ran select races in the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series.{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/get-know-arca-west-eric-bubba-nascimento/ |title=Get to Know ARCA West Driver Eric "Bubba" Nascimento, Jr. |work=Kickin' the Tires|date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Eric_Nascimento |title=Eric Nascimento |work=The Third Turn|access-date=May 18, 2023}}

File:Eric Nascimento ARCA Sonoma 2022.jpg in 2022.]]

In 2021, Nascimento made his ARCA Menards Series West debut at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Bill McAnally Racing after participating in tests conducted by the Bill McAnally Racing Drivers Academy. After starting seventh, he finished 14th due to a mechanical failure. He then ran multiple races during the rest of the year, driving for his own team in the No. 4 Toyota, and scored two top-tens, including a fifth place at Colorado National Speedway. Nascimento ran only two races at Sonoma and Portland International Raceway the following year.

File:Eric Nascimento ARCA Sonoma 2023.jpg in 2023]]

In 2023, it was announced that he and his brother Ethan would run full-time in the West Series in the No. 4 and No. 04 respectively for Nascimento Motorsports.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/03/07/ethan-and-eric-nascimento-set-for-arca-menards-series-west-campaign-with-nascimento-motorsports/ |title=Ethan and Eric Nascimento set for ARCA Menards Series West campaign with Nascimento Motorsports |website=ARCA Menards Series |date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023}}

Personal life

Nascimento is the older brother of fellow driver Ethan Nascimento. Outside of racing, he works as an equipment manager at Impact Transportation LLC.

Motorsports career results

= 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.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="27" |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

!{{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2023

! rowspan=2| Nascimento Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 4

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|14}}

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| IOW

| POC

| MCH

| IRP

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| KAN

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

! 93rd

! 30

! {{cite web |title=Eric Nascimento – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/nascier01/2023/A/ |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

== ARCA Menards Series West ==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="22" |ARCA Menards Series West results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

!{{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2021

! Bill McAnally Racing

! 19

! Toyota

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|14}}

| IRW

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=2| 14th

! rowspan=2| 182

! rowspan=2| {{cite web |title=Eric Nascimento – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/nascier01/2021/AW/ |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

rowspan=8| Nascimento Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 4

! rowspan=3| Toyota

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CNS
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRW
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
{{small|11}}

| AAS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|32}}

| colspan=3|

rowspan=2| 2022

| PHO

| IRW

| KCR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR
{{small|13}}

| colspan=8|

! rowspan=2| 40th

! rowspan=2| 68

! rowspan=2| {{cite web |title=Eric Nascimento – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/nascier01/2022/AW/ |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

04

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SON
{{small|7}}

| IRW

| EVG

| PIR

| AAS

| LVS

| PHO

|

rowspan=2| 2023

! rowspan=4| 4

! Chevy

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRW
{{small|14}}

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SHA
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| EVG
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AAS
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LVS
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAD
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
{{small|19}}

! rowspan=2| 7th

! rowspan=2| 498

! rowspan=2| {{cite web |title=Eric Nascimento – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/nascier01/2023/AW/ |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

Toyota

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KCR
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|23}}

| colspan=7|

rowspan=2| 2024

! Chevy

| PHO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KER
{{small|6}}

| PIR

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AAS
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KER
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
{{small|21}}

! rowspan=2| 17th

! rowspan=2| 180

! rowspan=2| {{cite web |title=Eric Nascimento – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/nascier01/2024/AW/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

Toyota

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|22}}

| IRW

| IRW

| SHA

| TRI

| colspan=4|

References

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Eric_Nascimento}}

{{Bill McAnally Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nascimento, Eric}}

Category:Living people

Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Racing drivers from California

Category:2001 births

Category:21st-century American sportsmen