Tony Cosentino
Tony Cosentino is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 1 for Maples Motorsports.
Racing career
K&N Pro Series West
Cosentino made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut in 2019, running three races at Evergreen Speedway, Meridian Speedway, and Phoenix Raceway. His best finish was fifteenth at Evergreen. He failed to finish any races.ARCA Menards Series East
Cosentino ran two races in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2021, running at Iowa Speedway and the Milwaukee Mile. He failed to finish both races.ARCA Menards Series
Cosentino ran ten races in his debut season in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021 driving multiple entries for Fast Track Racing. Cosentino DNF'ed in all but one race. In that race, at Winchester Speedway, Cosentino finished tenth, his first career top-ten finish. He would run three more races for the team in 2022 with a best finish of ninth at Charlotte Motor Speedway.In 2023, it was announced that Cosentino would run full-time in the series in the No. 45 Chevrolet/Ford for the newly formed Tamayo Cosentino Racing, a team he owns along with Floridian driver E. J. Tamayo. However, due to an unknown reason, he withdrew at both Mid-Ohio and Iowa. At Pocono, Don Thompson instead drove the No. 45. Since then, the No. 45 has not made another appearance later on. However, at Elko in 2024, Tamayo did make the team's only start that year.
On February 22, 2025, it was announced that Cosentino would return to Fast Track Racing on a partial schedule, beginning at Phoenix Raceway. Despite competing in only fourteen races, Cosentino had three top-ten finishes, and finished tenth in the point standings.
On January 12, 2026, it was announced that Cosentino will drive full-time, driving the No. 1 for Maples Motorsports.