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Stephen Mallozzi
Stephen John Mallozzi (born January 15, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the Nos. 2/22 Ford F-150 for Reaume Brothers Racing. He also competes in late model racing and has previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Mallozzi started competing in childhood by racing go-karts at the age of nine. After winning various karting championships, he abruptly stopped racing when his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. After spending most of his college years working in various journalism and law fields, he eventually returned to racing, citing motivation from his father. Initially joining RBR in 2021 as a development driver, he later made a one-off Truck Series start for the team the following year. He later raced in more Truck Series races in 2023 for both RBR and AM Racing.
Mallozzi was born to Stephen Anthony Mallozzi (born 1971) and Melissa Marie Miller (born 1970). Mallozzi stated that he became a fan of auto racing when he was three years old, while watching auto racing on television. His interest in auto racing grew after playing NASCAR Thunder 2004, Mario Kart, and a "bunch of [other auto racing] games". Mallozzi, with assistance from his father, later went to a local go-kart track at the age of nine years old and raced his first event. By the age of eleven, he had started to race go-karts on a frequent scale.
During his karting career, Mallozzi won multiple Northeast Karting Challenge championships, which earned him a spot to race overseas in Portugal for the United States. His go-karting career lasted around five years; before a scheduled race in 2016, his father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, with his father only given six months to live. As a result of the diagnosis, Mallozzi decided to step away from auto racing.
After stepping away from auto racing, Mallozzi transitioned to a journalism and broadcasting career. After graduating from Salesianum High School in 2019, he originally intended to join Rutgers University due to transport conflicts with the University of Virginia (UVA). However, after talking to a dean at UVA, he was persuaded to commit to Virginia in the fall of 2019, majoring in economics. While at UVA, he worked as a sports commentator for various sports programs.
Early in 2021, Mallozzi talked to his father about frustrations that he had never raced in NASCAR. His father, who at this point had lived five years with cancer, stated, "If I treated my cancer the way you treated racing, I would have been dead five fucking years ago." Self-described as a "verbal smackdown" for Mallozzi, the quote motivated him to pursue a racing career again.
In July 2021, Mallozzi and Reaume Brothers Racing (RBR) crew member Jonathan Cuevas were announced to become the first members of a new driver development program for the team. During this time, he gained a close friendship with team owner Josh Reaume, gained an internship working for RBR, and started racing late models across the Carolinas.
By 2022, Reaume let Mallozzi drive an entry at the 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio, with Mallozzi driving the team's No. 43 entry. According to Mallozzi, the effort made to get to the track itself was strenuous; he crowdfunded a Facebook group, asked former sponsors to sponsor him for the race, and asked numerous personal friends to be spotters for the race. During the race weekend itself, Mallozzi was involved in a practice accident with G2G Racing's Mason Filippi. While the damage wasn't extensive, Mallozzi expressed frustration at G2G Racing, stating, "[G2G Racing] is the biggest joke of a racing organization in NASCAR... I will stand by that statement publicly to anyone." Mallozzi's car was eventually repaired and allowed to qualify, with Mallozzi finishing in 22nd in the race itself.
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Stephen Mallozzi
Stephen John Mallozzi (born January 15, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the Nos. 2/22 Ford F-150 for Reaume Brothers Racing. He also competes in late model racing and has previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Mallozzi started competing in childhood by racing go-karts at the age of nine. After winning various karting championships, he abruptly stopped racing when his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. After spending most of his college years working in various journalism and law fields, he eventually returned to racing, citing motivation from his father. Initially joining RBR in 2021 as a development driver, he later made a one-off Truck Series start for the team the following year. He later raced in more Truck Series races in 2023 for both RBR and AM Racing.
Mallozzi was born to Stephen Anthony Mallozzi (born 1971) and Melissa Marie Miller (born 1970). Mallozzi stated that he became a fan of auto racing when he was three years old, while watching auto racing on television. His interest in auto racing grew after playing NASCAR Thunder 2004, Mario Kart, and a "bunch of [other auto racing] games". Mallozzi, with assistance from his father, later went to a local go-kart track at the age of nine years old and raced his first event. By the age of eleven, he had started to race go-karts on a frequent scale.
During his karting career, Mallozzi won multiple Northeast Karting Challenge championships, which earned him a spot to race overseas in Portugal for the United States. His go-karting career lasted around five years; before a scheduled race in 2016, his father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, with his father only given six months to live. As a result of the diagnosis, Mallozzi decided to step away from auto racing.
After stepping away from auto racing, Mallozzi transitioned to a journalism and broadcasting career. After graduating from Salesianum High School in 2019, he originally intended to join Rutgers University due to transport conflicts with the University of Virginia (UVA). However, after talking to a dean at UVA, he was persuaded to commit to Virginia in the fall of 2019, majoring in economics. While at UVA, he worked as a sports commentator for various sports programs.
Early in 2021, Mallozzi talked to his father about frustrations that he had never raced in NASCAR. His father, who at this point had lived five years with cancer, stated, "If I treated my cancer the way you treated racing, I would have been dead five fucking years ago." Self-described as a "verbal smackdown" for Mallozzi, the quote motivated him to pursue a racing career again.
In July 2021, Mallozzi and Reaume Brothers Racing (RBR) crew member Jonathan Cuevas were announced to become the first members of a new driver development program for the team. During this time, he gained a close friendship with team owner Josh Reaume, gained an internship working for RBR, and started racing late models across the Carolinas.
By 2022, Reaume let Mallozzi drive an entry at the 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio, with Mallozzi driving the team's No. 43 entry. According to Mallozzi, the effort made to get to the track itself was strenuous; he crowdfunded a Facebook group, asked former sponsors to sponsor him for the race, and asked numerous personal friends to be spotters for the race. During the race weekend itself, Mallozzi was involved in a practice accident with G2G Racing's Mason Filippi. While the damage wasn't extensive, Mallozzi expressed frustration at G2G Racing, stating, "[G2G Racing] is the biggest joke of a racing organization in NASCAR... I will stand by that statement publicly to anyone." Mallozzi's car was eventually repaired and allowed to qualify, with Mallozzi finishing in 22nd in the race itself.