Nitro Motorsports

{{Infobox NASCAR team

| Team_name = Nitro Motorsports

| Logo =

| Series = ARCA Menards Series
ARCA Menards Series West
Trans-Am Series

| Numbers =

| Drivers = ARCA Menards Series:
46. Thad Moffitt (part-time)
70. Amber Balcaen, Treyten Lapcevich, Taylor Reimer (part-time)
ARCA Menards Series West:
46. Thad Moffitt (part-time)

| Sponsors = ARCA Menards Series:
46. Safety-Kleen, Pristine Auction, Induction Innovations, Leer
70. AskAmber.io, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, BuzzBallz
ARCA Menards Series West:
46. Pristine Auction

| Manufacturer = Toyota

| Debut = 2025

| Final =

| Races = 8

| Drivers_champ = Total: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series West: 0

| Wins = 1

| Poles = 1

}}

Nitro Motorsports is an American professional auto racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series and the Trans-Am Series with the Trans-Am Ta2 class. The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

History

Nitro Motorsports was formed by Nick Tucker, a former NASCAR driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series. Tucker founded the racing team in 2016 as Nitro Kart, where it would become one of the most successful karting brands in North America and in the Trans-Am Series in the Ta2 class in 2021 winning the 2023 and 2024 championships with Brent Crews and Raphael Matos respectively. On November 27, 2024, the team announced they would collaborate with Venturini Motorsports to be in the ARCA Menards Series for 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/11/27/nitro-motorsports-to-enter-arca-menards-series-via-partnership-with-venturini-motorsports/ |title=Nitro Motorsports to enter ARCA Menards Series via partnership with Venturini Motorsports|website=ARCARacing.com |date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=November 27, 2024}}

On April 18, 2025, it was announced that Venturini Motorsports would be sold to the team after the 2025 season.{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=2025-04-18 |title=Venturini Motorsports announces sale to Nitro Motorsports |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/04/18/venturini-motorsports-announces-sale-to-nitro-motorsports/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}}

ARCA Menards Series

Nitro Motorsports will compete in the ARCA Menards Series starting in 2025.

= Car No. 46 history =

On January 7, 2025, it was announced that Thad Moffitt will drive the No. 46 car full-time.{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Thad Moffitt and Nitro Motorsports set for full 2025 ARCA Menards Series season |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/01/07/thad-moffitt-and-nitro-motorsports-set-for-full-2025-arca-menards-series-season/ |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} After six races, Moffitt was reduced to part-time due to a sponsor withdrawal.{{Cite web |last=Kristl |first=Mark |date=2025-06-14 |title=Treyten Lapcevich Wins 1st Career ARCA Pole at Berlin |url=https://frontstretch.com/2025/06/14/treyten-lapcevich-wins-1st-career-arca-pole-berlin/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Frontstretch |language=en-US}}

== Car No. 46 results ==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
Year ! Driver ! 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
2025 ! rowspan="2" \| Thad Moffitt ! rowspan="2" \| 46 ! rowspan="2" \| Toyota \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DAY {{small\|37}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| PHO {{small\|7}} \| style="background:#DFDFDF;"\|TAL {{small\|2}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| KAN {{small\|16}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| CLT {{small\|7}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| MCH {{small\|6}} \| BLN \| ELK \| LRP \| DOV \| IRP \| IOW \| GLN \| ISF \| MAD \| DSF \| BRI \| SLM \| KAN \| TOL ! !

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Year

! Driver

! 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

2025

! rowspan="2" | Thad Moffitt

! rowspan="2" | 46

! rowspan="2" | Toyota

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|37}}

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

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

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

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

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

| BLN

| ELK

| LRP

| DOV

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| BRI

| SLM

| KAN

| TOL

= Car No. 70 history =

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Amber Balcaen will drive the No. 70 car part-time.{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Amber Balcaen to compete in select ARCA platform events for Nitro Motorsports |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2025/01/09/amber-balcaen-to-compete-in-select-arca-platform-events-for-nitro-motorsports/ |access-date=January 9, 2025 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}} The team signed Treyten Lapcevich to a one-race deal at Berlin Raceway after Thad Moffitt was reduced to part-time. Lapcevich ended up winning the team’s first ARCA pole and win in his appearance.

== Car No. 70 results ==

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Year ! Driver ! 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
rowspan="3" \| 2025 ! Amber Balcaen ! rowspan="3" \| 70 ! rowspan="3" \| Toyota \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DAY {{small\|29}} \| PHO \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TAL {{small\|16}} \| KAN \| CLT \| MCH \| colspan="14" \| ! rowspan="3" \| ! rowspan="3" \|
Treyten Lapcevich \| colspan="6" \| \| style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| BLN {{small\|1**}} \| colspan="13" \|
Taylor Reimer \| colspan="7" \| \| ELK \| LRP \| DOV \| IRP \| IOW \| GLN \| ISF \| MAD \| DSF \| BRI \| SLM \| KAN \| TOL

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Year

! Driver

! 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

rowspan="3" | 2025

! Amber Balcaen

! rowspan="3" | 70

! rowspan="3" | Toyota

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|29}}

| PHO

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

| KAN

| CLT

| MCH

| colspan="14" |

! rowspan="3" |

Treyten Lapcevich

| colspan="6" |

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BLN
{{small|1**}}

| colspan="13" |

Taylor Reimer

| colspan="7" |

| ELK

| LRP

| DOV

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| BRI

| SLM

| KAN

| TOL

ARCA Menards Series West

= Car No. 46 history =

In 2025, the team fielded the No. 46 car for Thad Moffitt at Phoenix. He finished 7th.

== Car No. 46 results ==

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Year ! Driver ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip\|AMSWC\|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts
2025 ! Thad Moffitt ! 46 ! Toyota \| KER \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| PHO {{small\|7}} \| TUC \| CNS \| KER \| SON \| TRI \| PIR \| AAS \| MAD \| LVS \| PHO ! -* ! -*

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Year

! Driver

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7