Stephen Mallozzi

Stephen John Mallozzi (born January 15, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

35 Chevrolet Camaro for Joey Gase Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the Nos.

After winning various karting championships, he abruptly stopped racing when his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

After spending most of his college years working in various journalism and law fields, he eventually returned to racing, citing motivation from his father.

Initially joining RBR in 2021 as a development driver, he later made a one-off Truck Series start for the team the following year.

[2] Mallozzi, with assistance from his father, later went to a local go-kart track at the age of nine years old and raced his first event.

[16][17] Mallozzi also made his first start in the second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series within the year at Pocono, finishing in 35th in his debut.

[1] Mallozzi cites Stephen as the main motivator for both his initial start in racing and his return.

[2] Mallozzi currently resides in Philadelphia after previously living in Mooresville, North Carolina to study at Temple.

He previously had worked at a Domino's franchise as a delivery driver; he was fired for having too many speeding tickets off the job.

[21] Mallozzi has also used his writing position at TobyChristie.com to detail his racing career; he has stated on occasions that he believes to be "one of the poorest drivers in the entire Truck Series", stating the amount he has sacrificed in order to pursue a racing career compared to well-funded drivers in the series.

Mallozzi on track at Bristol in 2023