Tony Cosentino (born August 25, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 9/10/11

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for

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Racing career

K&N Pro Series West

Cosentino made his

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(now the ARCA Menards Series West) debut in 2019, running three races at

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, and

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. His best finish was 15th at Evergreen. He failed to finish any races.

ARCA Menards Series East

Cosentino ran 2 races in the

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in 2021, running at

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and the

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. He failed to finish both races.

ARCA Menards Series

Cosentino ran 10 races in his debut season in the

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driving multiple entries for

. Cosentino DNF'ed in all but one race. In that race, at

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, 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

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. In 2023, it was announced that Cosentino would run full-time in the series in the No. 45

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for the newly formed Tamayo Cosentino Racing, a team he owns along with Floridian driver E. J. Tamayo. However, due to an unknown reason, he withdrew at both Mid-Ohio and Iowa. At Pocono, Don Thompson instead drove the No. 45. Since then, the No. 45 has not made another appearance later on. However, at Elko in 2024, Tamayo did make the team's only start that year. On February 22, 2025, it was announced that Cosentino would return to

on a partial schedule, beginning at

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.)

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cosentino, Tony 1988 births Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Ohio Sportspeople from Mansfield, Ohio