Indianapolis, Ind. – In its first ARCA Menards Series season, Nitro Motorsports has made quite the splash. The Toyota-backed organization began the year with Thad Moffitt behind the wheel of its No. 46 Toyota. Then the team announced it will acquire Venturini Motorsports following the conclusion of the 2025 season.
After the sixth race of the season, though, the organization underwent changes. Due to a sponsor withdrawal, Moffitt dropped from full time to part-time status. Sixth in points at the time, Moffitt’s departure meant the team had one week to find a replacement driver.
It found one, with great success. Treyten Lapcevich, in his second career start and first with Nitro, led all 200 laps to win at Berlin Raceway. Two races later, Thomas Annunziata won the race at Lime Rock Park for his first victory. The organization also switched its numbers, with the No. 70 becoming the full-time entry and the No. 46 serving as the part-time one.
The team has also welcomed Sam Corry, Camden Murphy, and Taylor Reimer into its driver lineup.
After debuting to a 13th-place finish at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Corry will compete in the series’ next race at Iowa Speedway, a person with knowledge of the situation told Frontstretch.
Following Iowa, Moffitt will return to the seat at Watkins Glen International. Moffitt has one start at The Glen in 2021, when he started 15th and finished 11th. Moffitt is one of several drivers who will drive for Nitro, team owner Nick Tucker confirmed to Frontstretch at IRP.
Moffitt will then make his second and last start of the season at Kansas Speedway. Moffitt has two top 10s in three starts at the 1.5-mile racetrack and he also wound up 16th in the spring ARCA race there.
Nitro will have a talented wheelman pilot its Toyota in the two dirt track races at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. That driver will be Brent Crews, who just won at IRP. Crews won the 2023 race at the Springfield Mile and the 2024 one at DuQuoin.
Crews is running part time for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025 after having made eight starts the past two years for Venturini.
In addition to running full time in the national division, Nitro will venture into ARCA Menards Series West competition as Annunziata will compete in the event at Portland International Raceway. Annunziata will partake in an oval start in the national division, though Tucker would not disclose at which racetrack.
Although Lapcevich dominated at Berlin, he does not have any more planned starts as he lacks funding. Lapcevich impressively debuted in ARCA at Phoenix Raceway, driving for Venturini. He started 18th and finished third.
Additional announcements to complete the 2025 driver lineup will be forthcoming, Tucker noted.
After the 11th race of the 20-race season, the Nitro No. 70 sits seventh in owner points, but within a race’s worth of points of reaching third. Its No. 46, which took the No. 70 owner points once the team driver lineup changed, is 33rd with one top 10 in three starts.
Nitro operates out of the VMS shop in Concord, N.C. On top of fielding the Nitro racecars out of the shop, Venturini fields three full-time entries with two full-time drivers.
In 2026, Nitro will have four full-time entries with at least two full-time drivers. A Toyota representative confirmed that Nitro has already signed those two drivers. The organization is hopeful to sign a third full-time driver. Additional information, including drivers, vehicle numbers, and crew chiefs, will be announced at a later date as well.
Mark Kristl joined Frontstretch at the beginning of the 2019 NASCAR season. He is the site's ARCA Menards Series editor. Kristl is also an Eagle Scout and a proud University of Dayton alum.