P. J. Pedroncelli

Paul "P. J." Pedroncelli Jr. (born April 25, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Rodd Racing. He is the son of Paul Pedroncelli.

P.J. Pedroncelli
Pedroncelli at Portland in 2021
Born	Paul Pedroncelli Jr. (1990-04-25) April 25, 1990 (age 34) Sonoma, California
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish	88th (2021)
First race	2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
31 races run over 8 years
ARCA West no., team	No. 33 (Rodd Racing)
Best finish	4th (2021)
First race	2008 California Highway Patrol 200 (Irwindale)
Last race	2024 MMI Oil Workers 150 (Bakersfield)
First win	2021 NAPA Auto Care 150 (Roseville)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 10 2
Statistics current as of November 19, 2022.

Racing career

ARCA Menards Series West

Pedroncelli made his NASCAR Camping World West Series (now the ARCA Menards Series West) debut 2008, running four races at the Irwindale Speedway (2), Douglas County Speedway, and the Altamont Motorsports Park. His best finish was 14th at Douglas County. He ran 4 races the following year, with his best finish coming at the Madera Speedway, finishing 11th. In 2010, Pedroncelli ran 3 races, with a best finish of 14th at the All American Speedway. He only ran 1 race in 2011 at Sonoma Raceway, finishing 13th.

Pedroncelli's race-winning car at All American Speedway in 2021

Pedroncelli's No. 33 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2022.

Pedroncelli did not make another start in the series until 2019. He made 1 start, finishing 13th at Sonoma. In 2021, Pedroncelli ran a full season in the No. 33 Toyota Camry for his family's team, Pedroncelli Racing. He had a career year in 2021. His first top ten finish in the series came in the second race of the season, where he finished 3rd at Sonoma.^[1] Following a top-five finish at the Colorado National Speedway,^[2] he won his first career pole award the following weekend at Irwindale Speedway. He finished 3rd in the race.^[3] This started a string of top-ten finishes for Pedroncelli, coming at Portland,^[4] Las Vegas,^[5] and Roseville.^[6] On the final lap of the race, Pedroncelli made the pass for the lead and took the checkered flag for his first ever victory. In the seasons standings, Pedroncelli finished 4th with 433 points.^[7]

ARCA Menards Series

Pedroncelli made his ARCA Menards Series debut, running in the race's paired event with the West Series at the Phoenix Raceway. Pedroncelli finished 11th.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2021	Pedroncelli Racing	33	Toyota	DAY	PHO 11	TAL	KAN	TOL	CLT	MOH	POC	ELK	BLN	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH	ISF	MLW	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN	88th	33	[8]
2022	Pedroncelli Motorsports			DAY	PHO 17	TAL	KAN	CLT	IOW	BLN	ELK	MOH	POC	IRP	MCH	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL	99th	27	[9]

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	AMSWC	Pts	Ref
2008	Pedroncelli Racing	0	Chevy	AAS	PHO	CTS	IOW	CNS	SON	IRW 21	DCS 14	EVG	MMP	IRW 27	AMP 22	AAS		26th	400	[10]
2009				CTS	AAS	PHO	MAD 18	IOW	DCS 12	SON 27	IRW	PIR	MMP	CNS	IOW	AAS 21		28th	418	[11]
2010				AAS 15	PHO	IOW	DCS	SON 20	IRW	PIR	MRP	CNS	MMP	AAS	PHO 35			38th	279	[12]
2011				PHO	AAS	MMP	IOW	LVS	SON 13	IRW	EVG	PIR	CNS	MRP	SPO	AAS DNQ	PHO	58th	212	[13]
2019	Pedroncelli Racing	33	Chevy	LVS	IRW	TUS	TUS	CNS	SON 13	DCS	IOW	EVG	GTW	MER	AAS	KCR	PHO	53rd	31	[14]
2021	Pedroncelli Racing	33	Toyota	PHO 11		IRW 17	CNS 6	IRW 3		LVS 7	AAS 1	PHO 18						4th	433	[15]
			Chevy		SON 3				PIR 2
2022	Pedroncelli Motorsports		Toyota	PHO 17	IRW 5	KCR 5*			IRW 11	EVG	PIR	AAS 16	LVS	PHO				10th	283	[16]
			Chevy				PIR 8	SON 16
2023	Rodd Racing			PHO	IRW	KCR	PIR	SON	IRW	SHA	EVG	AAS	LVS	MAD Wth	PHO			N/A	0	[17]
2024				PHO	KER 8	PIR	SON	IRW	IRW	SHA	TRI	MAD	AAS	KER	PHO			47th	36	[18]

References

1. "Chase Briscoe Dominates at Sonoma for First West Series Win". 6 June 2021.
2. "Joey Iest earns first ARCA Menards win with West Series victory at Colorado National". August 2021.
3. "Jesse Love earns third consecutive Irwindale victory". 22 August 2021.
4. "Taylor Gray credited with win at Portland after penalties issued to Jake Drew, Eric Nascimento". 12 September 2021.
5. "Taylor Gray takes checkered at Las Vegas Bullring for second win of 2021". 24 September 2021.
6. "P.J. Pedroncelli pulls off stunner at All American Speedway for first ARCA Menards Series West win". 10 October 2021.
7. "Standings".
8. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
9. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
10. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
11. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
12. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
13. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
14. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
15. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
16. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
17. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
18. "Paul Pedroncelli Jr. – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

External links

• P. J. Pedroncelli driver statistics at Racing-Reference