| Todd Souza | |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Watsonville, California |
| Total Busch Races: | 2 |
| Years In Busch: | 2 |
| Prev Busch Pos: | 117th |
| Prev Busch Year: | 2007 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 117th (2007) |
| First Busch Race: | 2007 Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 (Mexico City) |
| Last Busch Race: | 2007 Arizona Travel 200 (Phoenix) |
| Busch Wins: | 0 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca Races: | 5 |
| Years In Arca: | 4 |
| Arca Car Team: | No. 3 (Central Coast Racing) |
| Best Arca Pos: | 57th (2023) |
| First Arca Race: | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) |
| Last Arca Race: | 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) |
| Arca Wins: | 0 |
| Arca Top Tens: | 2 |
| Arca Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca East Races: | 3 |
| Years In Arca East: | 3 |
| Best Arca East Pos: | 51st (2006) |
| First Arca East Race: | 2005 Burnham Hydronics 200 (Lime Rock) |
| Last Arca East Race: | 2015 Bully Hill Vineyards 125 (Watkins Glen) |
| Arca East Wins: | 0 |
| Arca East Top Tens: | 0 |
| Arca East Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca West Races: | 124 |
| Years In Arca West: | 17 |
| Arca West Car Team: | No. 3 (Central Coast Racing) |
| Best Arca West Pos: | 4th (2022) |
| First Arca West Race: | 2006 Blue Lizard Australian Suncream 200 (Sonoma) |
| Last Arca West Race: | 2024 General Tire 200 (Sonoma) |
| First Arca West Win: | 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series 125 (Tooele) |
| Arca West Wins: | 1 |
| Arca West Top Tens: | 70 |
| Arca West Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | June 16, 2024 |
Todd Souza (born December 13, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 3 Ford Mustang 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.
He 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]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Busch Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2005 | Central Coast Racing | 97 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | 0 | [11] | |
| 2007 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | 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 | HOM | 117th | 137 | [12] | |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2005 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | STA | HOL | ERI | NHA | WFD | ADI | STA | DUB | OXF | NHA | DOV | LRP | TMP | 54th | 115 | [13] | ||
| 2006 | GRE | STA | HOL | TMP | ERI | NHA | ADI | WFD | NHA | DOV | LRP | 51st | 115 | [14] | |||||||
| 2010 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Chevy | GRE | SBO | IOW | 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 | MOT | VIR | RCH | DOV | 56th | 24 | [16] | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Ref | |
| 2021 | Central Coast Racing | 13 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | 81st | 36 | [17] |
| 2022 | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 88th | 32 | [18] | |||
| 2023 | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 57th | 70 | [19] | |||
| 2024 | 3 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [20] | |
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