Paul Pedroncelli | |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1962 |
Birth Place: | Sonoma, California |
Total Arca Races: | 1 |
Years In Arca: | 1 |
Arca Car Team: | No. 31 (Pedroncelli Motorsports) |
First Arca Race: | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) |
Arca Wins: | 0 |
Arca Top Tens: | 0 |
Arca Poles: | 0 |
Total Arca West Races: | 14 |
Years In Arca West: | 2 |
Arca West Car Team: | No. 31 (Pedroncelli Motorsports) |
First Arca West Race: | 2021 General Tire 200 (Sonoma) |
Arca West Wins: | 0 |
Arca West Top Tens: | 1 |
Arca West Poles: | 0 |
Updated: | March 11, 2022 |
Paul Pedroncelli (born August 29, 1962) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Pedroncelli Motorsports. He is the father of P. J. Pedroncelli.
Pedroncelli made his ARCA Menards Series West debut in 2021 at Sonoma Raceway finishing on the lead lap in 13th.[1] Pedroncelli ran 8 out the 9 races. At the Portland International Raceway, Pedroncelli got his first top ten finish, coming in 9th. He would go on to finish eleventh in the points.
In 2022, Pedroncelli would run the first six races of the schedule, finishing 38th in the companion event with the main ARCA Menards Series, finishing 15th at Irwindale Speedway in March due to brake issues after two laps,[2] 18th at Kern County Raceway Park after two laps due to a vibration,[3] 16th at Portland due to brake issues,[4] 23rd at Sonoma due to brake issues again, and 21st at Irwindale in July due to transmission issues. He would not return until All-American Speedway, where he would finish 21st due to brake issues after three laps.
Pedroncelli would make his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2022 at Phoenix Raceway, as it was a companion event with the West Series, finishing 38th.
ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | Ref | |
2021 | Pedroncelli Racing | 31 | Chevy | PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | PHO | 11th | 252 | [6] | ||
2022 | Pedroncelli Motorsports | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | 16th | 206 | [7] |