Peter Portante started his racing career at the age of 7 in karts.

He quickly established himself as one of the up & coming drivers in the Northeast with the securing of many pole positions and wins on the Legend Car oval circuit and in the NASCAR Late Model division at Stafford Speedway.

After claiming three wins, and a top-10 finish in the series points, Peter was invited to attend the Skip Barber Race Series Championship Shootout for a chance at a scholarship to become a Mazdaspeed backed driver.

Peter emerged from the shootout with a scholarship[1] to the 2013 Cooper Tires U.S. F2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda.

Adding to his resume in 2013, Peter won the SCCA Formula Continental National Championship[2] with ArmsUp Motorsports.