Todd Souza (born December 13, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the

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and part-time in the

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, driving the No. 13 Ford for his team, Central Coast Racing. He has also 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.

Racing career

He attempted to make his debut in the

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(now the Xfinity Series) in 2005 at the series' inaugural race at the

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road course in

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. 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,

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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

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in Utah in

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. He completed his first full-time season in

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before scaling back to part-time for the 2018 season. Souza's

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season was highlighted by two top-three finishes: a third-place run at

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(his first podium in two years) and a runner-up finish at

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. He also made headlines at Gateway after on-track contact with

Hailie Deegan Hailie Rochelle Deegan (born July 18, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 13 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. Deegan is currently a Ford Perfor ...

, calling her "spoiled and rotten" and deeming her move "disrespectful." Souza's crew chief is Michael Muñoz, who has worked with him since the late 2000s.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

K&N Pro Series East

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 West

Season still in progress

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Souza, Todd Living people 1964 births Racing drivers from California NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers People from Watsonville, California