Tom Delgado

Tom Delgado (born August 20, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York) is a semi-retired American race car driver, and owner of Tom Delgado Racing, which currently competes in the ARLA Elite Series. He is set to be married to ARLA driver Ashley Tucker in December of 2012 in Puerto Rico.

Driving Career
Tom Delgado ran in the TM Master Cup series from 2007 to 2012. He made 70 starts and won 2 races, both in 2011. His only career pole came at the 2011 Round of Indianapolis. He has made 13 career ARLA starts, and won the 2008 Twilight 100 for his only ARLA win. He is one of a handful of drivers to have won in both TM Master Cup and ARLA Elite Series. Although semi-retired, Delgado runs a handful of ARLA events, primarily at the Super Speedway tracks. He will make one start in 2013 for Gravity Racing Inc. after his team, Tom Delgado Racing, lost their points bet with GRI.

Delgado finished in the top 10 in the championship once, finishing 9th in 2010. He led the championship in the early stages of 2011, but fell from championship contention late in the season despite two victories, finishing 11th.

Victories (as driver)
2011 Round of Las Vegas - TM Master Cup

2011 Round of Michigan - TM Master Cup

2008 Twilight 100 - ARLA Elite Series

Retirement & Future
Delgado retired from full time competition after failing to pre-qualify for the 2012 Round of Indianapolis. He was 21st in the championship as of his retirement. In a post-retirement interview that aired on the pre-race for the Round of Indianapolis, Delgado admitted that he no longer felt he could give Star Team Nemoto the kind of results they deserve. He also said that he does not see himself returning to Master Cup competition anytime soon, if ever. However, he did admit that if the right situation came up, he would be open to returning as a reserve driver for a top team. A few weeks later on Twitter, he revealed that if Yamino Tenchi signed with Star Team Nemoto in the offseason, he would be open to returning to the team in a non-racing role to continue to mentor Tenchi, like he did in the 2010 season, taking a leadership role within the team and charging from 24th in points to 9th in the second half of the season.