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.

TM Master Cup
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. 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.

ARLA Elite Series
Delgado made his debut at the 2008 Roberto's Semi-Hot Salsa 100, finishing 20th. He followed that up with a runner-up finish at the 2008 Bob's Beef Brownies 100, losing out on a last lap pass by Robert Truex. He then attempted to qualify cars for several teams, failing to do so. He would be the last driver to get into the 2008 Twilight 100, the season-finale at Daytona, and would charge from the middle of the field to the front late in the race, and grab his only ARLA victory.

He has since returned to drive his #87 part-time entry, with a best finish of 3rd at the 2012 Zing Energy 300, finishing behind race-winner Taylor Brillon & surprising rookie Mariano Zavala.

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 (off camera) 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.

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

2011 Round of Michigan - TM Master Cup

2008 Twilight 100 - ARLA Elite Series

==On-Track Personality

When at his best, Tom Delgado is one of the most confident drivers you'll ever see. In the 2011 Rockford 200, Delgado finished 2nd in his heat to make the main race. He immediately declared that he was going to win, and became the favorite as far as bettors go. Unfortunately, those same bettors would be calling for his head after finishing 19th.

Delgado is also very short-tempered. He has a tendency to punch people in the face if he feels they wronged him during the race. In recent times, he has stopped punching people in the face, and instead, intimidated anyone who crossed him by waving a lead pipe in their face. He is known as someone who has zero tolerance for stupidity, not just from other teams' drivers, but his own!

Trivia!
- Delgado is a big eater, regularly racking up three-figure bills when he goes out to eat. This is because he usually does not eat anything before he has a big dinner, thus allowing him to build up a huge appetite.

- Delgado occasionally competes in an internet racing league, using the game TM Master Cup Series 2003 Edition. If you race against him, you'll probably win, because he's slow. Very slow.