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Don Thompson
Thompson's No. 06 ARCA car at Pocono Raceway in 2011
Born (1954-03-10) March 10, 1954 (age 70)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
ARCA Menards Series career
22 races run over 12 years
Best finish47th (2020)
First race2011 Pennsylvania ARCA 125 (Pocono)
Last race2023 Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish55th (2021)
First race2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of April 16, 2024.

Don Thompson (born March 10, 1954) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet for Tamayo Cosentino Racing.

Over the course of his ARCA career, Thompson mostly competed at his home track of Pocono Raceway, primarily driving for Wayne Peterson Racing, getting a best track finish of eighteenth in 2020. His best finish was a sixteenth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway. He also made one ARCA Menards Series East start at Bristol Motor Speedway, which was a combination event with the main ARCA series, where he finished 30th due to brake issues.[1]

In 2023, it was revealed that Thompson would drive the No. 45 Chevrolet for Tamayo Cosentino Racing at Pocono, where he posted no time in the lone practice session, qualified in 23rd, and finished 22nd due to mechanical issues.[2][3][4][5]

Motorsports results

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ARCA Menards Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most 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 21 AMSC Pts Ref
2011 Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC
31 		ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 155th 75 [6]
2012 0 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC
28 		MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP POC
33 		BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 108th 155 [7]
2013 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC
29 		MCH ROA WIN CHI NJM 121st 140 [8]
Roulo Brothers Racing 99 Ford POC
35 		BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN
2014 Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL NJE POC
28 		MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP 80th 200 [9]
06 POC
24 		BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN KAN
2015 DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE
22 		POC
23 		MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP 70th 345 [10]
0 POC
24 		BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN
2016 06 Dodge DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC
32 		MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC
22 		BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 97th 190 [11]
2017 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL
20 		TOL ELK 75th 225 [12]
0 Dodge POC
32 		MCH MAD IOW IRP POC
DNQ 		WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN
2018 06 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT
28 		POC
27 		MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK 69th 270 [13]
0 POC
29 		ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN
2019 Chevy DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC
20 		ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 85th 25 [14]
2020 06 DAY PHO TAL POC
18 		IRP KEN
16 		IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DRC GTW I44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 47th 54 [15]
2021 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC
19 		ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF 74th 39 [16]
Chevy BRI
30 		SLM KAN
2023 Tamayo Cosentino Racing 45 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC
22 		MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 109th 22 [17]

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2021 Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI
30 		55th 14 [18]

References

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  1. ^ "Race results: Bush's Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Practice Results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying Results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Race results: Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 at Pocono Raceway". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Don Thompson". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Don Thompson – 2011 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Don Thompson – 2012 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Don Thompson – 2013 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Don Thompson – 2014 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "Don Thompson – 2015 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Don Thompson – 2016 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "Don Thompson – 2017 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "Don Thompson – 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "Don Thompson – 2019 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  15. ^ "Don Thompson – 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  16. ^ "Don Thompson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  17. ^ "Don Thompson – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  18. ^ "Don Thompson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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