Hubbry Logo
Todd SouzaTodd SouzaMain
Open search
Todd Souza
Community hub
Todd Souza
logo
8 pages, 0 posts
0 subscribers
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Todd Souza
Todd Souza
Todd Souza
View on Wikipedia
from Wikipedia

Todd Souza (born December 13, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 3 Toyota for his own team, Central Coast Racing. He has also previously driven in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, making two starts in 2007, and part-time in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East.

Key Information

Racing career

[edit]
Souza's No. 13 car at Sonoma in 2017
Souza's No. 13 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2023.
Souza's No. 3 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2024

Souza attempted to make his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series (now the Xfinity Series) in 2005 at the series' inaugural race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course in Mexico City. Fielding his own No. 97 Chevrolet, Souza failed to qualify. He returned later that year at the other road course on the schedule, Watkins Glen, and did not qualify again. After not entering any races in 2006, Souza returned to the Busch Series in 2007, again at Mexico City, but now using the No. 13, his West Series car number. Unlike two years earlier, he made the field this time. After finishing a solid 23rd in his debut, he attempted one other race that year, Phoenix in November, where he successfully qualified for the race but crashed out and finished 40th. That race is his last start in the series to date.

Souza has competed in NASCAR's West Series since 2006. He has one career win in the series, coming at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah in 2008.[1] He completed his first full-time season in 2017 before scaling back to part-time for the 2018 season.[2]

Souza's 2019 season was highlighted by two top-three finishes: a third-place run at Colorado National Speedway (his first podium in two years)[3] and a runner-up finish at Meridian Speedway.[4] He also made headlines at Gateway after on-track contact with Hailie Deegan, calling her "spoiled and rotten" and deeming her move "disrespectful."[5]

Souza's crew chief is Michael Muñoz, who has worked with him since the late 2000s.[6]

On April 14, 2022, Souza stated in an interview for the ARCA website that he might only run part-time in the West Series in 2023 in a new second car for his own team with someone else replacing him in his No. 13 car full-time.[7] Although Souza did return for another full season in 2023, which he confirmed would be his final season as a driver,[8] he and his team did debut a second part-time car, the No. 3, at Shasta with him driving that car and Tyler Reif driving his No. 13 car in that race.[9]

On January 3, 2024, it was announced that Reif will run full-time in the No. 13 car in 2024, with Souza returning to the series part-time in the No. 3 car.[10] He would end up running full-time in the No. 3, with the exception of the race at All American Speedway, where Kyle Keller drove the No. 3 instead.

In 2025, Souza would return to the No. 3 car at Tucson Speedway, where he led the most laps of any driver in the race.[citation needed]

Motorsports career results

[edit]

NASCAR

[edit]

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

Busch Series

[edit]
NASCAR Busch 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2005 Central Coast Racing 97 Chevy DAY CAL MXC
DNQ 		LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN
DNQ 		MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [11]
2007 Central Coast Racing 13 Chevy DAY CAL MXC
23 		LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO
40 		HOM 117th 137 [12]

K&N Pro Series East

[edit]
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2005 Central Coast Racing 13 Chevy STA HOL ERI NHA WFD ADI STA DUB OXF NHA DOV LRP
16 		TMP 54th 115 [13]
2006 GRE STA HOL TMP ERI NHA ADI WFD NHA DOV LRP
16 		51st 115 [14]
2010 Central Coast Racing 13 Chevy GRE SBO IOW
DNQ 		MAR NHA LRP LEE GRE NHA DOV N/A 0 [15]
2015 Central Coast Racing 13 Toyota NSM GRE BRI IOW BGS LGY COL NHA IOW GLN
20 		MOT VIR RCH DOV 56th 24 [16]

ARCA Menards Series

[edit]

(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 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
2021 Central Coast Racing 13 Ford DAY PHO
8 		TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 81st 36 [17]
2022 DAY PHO
12 		TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 88th 32 [18]
2023 DAY PHO
11 		TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH
7 		IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 57th 70 [19]
2024 3 Toyota DAY PHO
19 		TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH
Wth 		BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 97th 25 [20]

ARCA Menards Series West

[edit]
ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSW Pts Ref
2006 Central Coast Racing 13 Chevy PHO PHO
DNQ 		S99 IRW SON
6 		DCS IRW
12 		EVG S99 CAL
17 		CTS AMP 26th 414 [21]
2007 CTS PHO
7 		AMP ELK IOW CNS SON
14 		DCS IRW MMP
15 		EVG CSR
18 		AMP 25th 499 [22]
2008 AAS PHO CTS IOW CNS SON
35 		IRW DCS EVG MMP
1 		IRW AMP
25 		AAS
4 		23rd 491 [23]
2009 CTS AAS PHO
12 		MAD IOW DCS SON
6 		IRW PIR
8 		MMP
7 		CNS IOW AAS 21st 570 [24]
2010 AAS
10 		IOW
DNQ 		DCS
7 		SON
6 		IRW
28 		PIR
13 		MRP
10 		CNS
8 		MMP
12 		AAS
21 		9th 1496 [25]
Toyota PHO
8 		PHO
14
2011 PHO
16 		AAS MMP IOW LVS 32nd 472 [26]
Chevy SON
10 		IRW EVG PIR
23 		CNS MRP SPO AAS PHO
13
2014 Central Coast Racing 13 Chevy PHO IRW S99 IOW KCR SON
11 		SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP
12 		AAS PHO 37th 65 [27]
2015 Toyota KCR IRW
25 		TUS
16 		IOW SHA PHO
17 		26th 84 [28]
Ford SON
34 		SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS
2016 Toyota IRW
24 		KCR TUS OSS CNS SON
16 		SLS IOW EVG DCS MMP
11 		MMP
5 		MER AAS 22nd 120 [29]
2017 TUS
22 		KCR
10 		IRW
11 		IRW
10 		SPO
12 		OSS
3 		CNS
10 		SON
8 		EVG
8 		DCS
8 		MER
4 		AAS
11 		KCR
13 		6th 468 [30]
3 IOW
18
2018 13 KCR
22 		TUS
10 		TUS
14 		OSS
8 		CNS
12 		SON
19 		DCS
Wth 		IOW EVG
12 		GTW LVS
18 		MER AAS KCR
9 		10th 272 [31]
2019 LVS
5 		IRW
11 		TUS
8 		TUS
16 		CNS
3 		SON
27 		DCS
7 		IOW
16 		EVG
6 		GTW
10 		MER
2 		AAS
5 		KCR
5 		PHO
9 		6th 486 [32]
2020 LVS
8 		MMP
6 		MMP
6 		IRW
7 		EVG
7 		DCS
11 		CNS
8 		LVS
5 		AAS
2 		KCR
7 		PHO
17 		6th 550 [33]
2021 Ford PHO
8 		SON
5 		PHO
16 		7th 410 [34]
Toyota IRW
7 		CNS
7 		IRW
7 		PIR
17 		LVS
16 		AAS
4
2022 Ford PHO
12 		IRW
9 		KCR
6 		IRW
10 		EVG
5 		AAS
4 		LVS
10 		PHO
5 		4th 563 [35]
Toyota PIR
3 		SON
8 		PIR
2
2023 Ford PHO
11 		IRW
11 		KCR
9 		PIR
22 		SON
8 		IRW
4 		6th 553 [36]
3 SHA
10 		EVG
10 		AAS
5 		LVS
7 		MAD
2 		PHO
26
2024 Toyota PHO
19 		KER
9 		PIR
22 		SON
29 		IRW
10 		IRW
7 		SHA
7 		TRI
4 		MAD
11 		AAS
Wth 		KER
12 		PHO
14 		9th 440 [37]
2025 KER PHO TUC
8* 		CNS
7 		KER
13 		SON
23 		TRI
8 		PIR AAS
11 		MAD
11 		LVS PHO 9th 229 [38]

* Season still in progress

References

[edit]
[edit]
Revisions and contributorsEdit on WikipediaRead on Wikipedia

Todd Souza

View on Grokipedia
from Grokipedia
Todd Souza (born December 13, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver known for his long career in the ARCA Menards Series West. He has competed driving the No. 3 Toyota for Central Coast Racing, his own team. Souza, from Watsonville, California, is a veteran of the series with one win (in 2008) and has shown longevity, having completed seven full-time seasons (2017–2023) before transitioning to part-time competition in later years, including starts as recently as 2025. His involvement with Central Coast Racing highlights a family-supported, owner-driver effort in West Coast stock car racing, establishing the team as a fixture in the series. His career reflects dedication, marked by steady performance in regional NASCAR-affiliated competition.

Early life

Birth and background

Todd Souza was born on December 13, 1964, in Watsonville, California. He lists Watsonville, California, as his hometown in official racing profiles. No further details regarding his family, education, childhood, or pre-racing personal background appear in primary sources or driver databases.

Racing career

Early starts and Busch Series

Todd Souza made his first attempts to enter the NASCAR Busch Series in 2005, failing to qualify for the series' inaugural road course race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and the subsequent road course event at Watkins Glen International. After skipping the series in 2006, Souza returned in 2007 and successfully qualified for two races. He finished 23rd in the March 4 Telcel-Motorola 200 at Mexico City driving the No. 13 Chevrolet for Central Coast Racing. In the November 10 race at Phoenix International Raceway, he started but retired due to a crash, resulting in a 40th-place finish. These two starts earned him 117th in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series final points standings.

ARCA Menards Series West

Todd Souza has been a longstanding competitor in the ARCA Menards Series West, racing in the series from 2006 through the 2025 season. He has made 136 starts, recording one win and 76 top-10 finishes across his tenure. His only victory came in 2008 at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, where he secured the win in what remains his signature achievement in the series. Souza's strongest championship performance occurred in 2022, when he finished fourth in points with five top-five finishes and ten top-10 finishes that season. Among other notable results, he achieved a third-place finish at Colorado National Speedway in 2019, followed by second-place finishes at Meridian Speedway later that year and at All American Speedway in 2020. Souza has primarily driven the No. 13 car throughout his ARCA West career, using Toyota equipment in recent seasons. As the oldest regular competitor in the series, he continues to bring extensive experience to the competition.

Other national and regional series

Todd Souza made limited appearances in the ARCA Menards Series East. He did not achieve any top-10 finishes in these starts. Souza also entered the national ARCA Menards Series on five occasions between 2021 and 2024. His series debut came at Phoenix Raceway in 2021, where he finished 8th. His strongest performance occurred at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2023, resulting in a 7th-place finish. That season also marked his best overall points standing in the national series at 57th. These sporadic national-level starts contrasted with his primary focus on the ARCA Menards Series West.

Team ownership

Central Coast Racing

Central Coast Racing is a family-owned stock car racing team founded in 2007 by Todd Souza and his wife Kelly Souza. Based in Visalia, California, the team has served as a consistent competitor in the ARCA Menards Series West, with a vision to support drivers in pursuing their racing goals. The operation is closely tied to Souza's ownership and driving role until his retirement from driving, and it is also associated with sponsorship from his business, Central Coast Cabinets. Todd Souza has operated Central Coast Racing as both owner and, until the end of the 2023 season, primary driver, fielding equipment primarily for his own starts in the series. In July 2023, Souza announced his retirement from driving following the 2023 ARCA Menards Series West season. The team has long used the No. 13 as its flagship car number, campaigning the Toyota Camry in recent years. Starting in 2023, the team expanded to include the No. 3 car on a part-time basis for select entries, while continuing the No. 13 full-time in certain seasons. The team has briefly fielded a second car on a part-time schedule to support additional efforts. Michael Muñoz serves as the long-time crew chief, having collaborated with Souza since the late 2000s and overseeing operations as a key figure in the team's structure. Central Coast Racing has competed with Toyota equipment in recent seasons, following earlier use of manufacturers such as Ford. The team has been utilized throughout Souza's career in the ARCA Menards Series West (detailed in the ARCA Menards Series West section).

Later career

2022–present activities and semi-retirement

In 2022, Souza achieved his career-best championship finish of fourth in the ARCA Menards Series West standings. He followed this with a full-season campaign in 2023, which he confirmed early in the year would be his last as a full-time driver. Souza announced his intention to transition toward semi-retirement after 2023, planning to scale back to select races while remaining active as owner of Central Coast Racing and fielding the team's entries. In 2024, he returned on a part-time basis, driving the No. 3 Toyota Camry for Central Coast Racing in a partial schedule, as the team shifted to a two-car operation with Tyler Reif running full-time in the No. 13 Toyota under crew chief Michael Munoz. Souza continued his part-time role into 2025, again piloting the No. 3 Toyota Camry. At Tucson Speedway in April 2025, he finished eighth, two laps down after completing 148 circuits. Later in the 2025 season, Souza earned a runner-up finish at Madera Speedway, commenting that the team was "getting close" to stronger results. As of 2025, Souza remains semi-retired yet actively competes on a limited basis in the ARCA Menards Series West through his Central Coast Racing team.

Television appearances

NASCAR on ESPN

Todd Souza appeared as himself in two episodes of the television series NASCAR on ESPN in 2007. This marked his sole credited television appearance and occurred in his role as a competitor in the NASCAR Busch Series, with the episodes featuring coverage of events he participated in that year, including races at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and Phoenix International Raceway. One documented episode is "Arizona Travel 200," which aired as part of the series' broadcast of the Phoenix event. NASCAR on ESPN served as the network's primary coverage of NASCAR races from 2007 to 2014.
Add your contribution
Related Hubs
User Avatar
No comments yet.