# Don Thompson (racing driver)

Don Thompson (born March 10, 1954) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet for Tamayo Cosentino Racing.
Over the course of his ARCA career, Thompson mostly competed at his home track of Pocono Raceway, primarily driving for Wayne Peterson Racing, getting a best track finish of eighteenth in 2020. His best finish was a sixteenth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway. He also made one ARCA Menards Series East start at Bristol Motor Speedway, which was a combination event with the main ARCA series, where he finished 30th due to brake issues.
In 2023, it was revealed that Thompson would drive the No. 45 Chevrolet for Tamayo Cosentino Racing at Pocono, where he posted no time in the lone practice session, qualified in 23rd, and finished 22nd due to mechanical issues.

## Motorsports results
### ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 | 21 | AMSC | Pts |
| 2011 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC 31 | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | | | 155th | 75 |
| 2012 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC 28 | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC 33 | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | | 108th | 155 |
| 2013 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC 29 | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJM | | | | | | | | | | 121st | 140 |
| 2013 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 99 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 35 | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 121st | 140 |
| 2014 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC 28 | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | | | | | | | | | | 80th | 200 |
| 2014 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 24 | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | | 80th | 200 |
| 2015 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE 22 | POC 23 | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | | | | | | | | | 70th | 345 |
| 2015 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 24 | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | | 70th | 345 |
| 2016 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Dodge | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC 32 | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC 22 | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | | 97th | 190 |
| 2017 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL 20 | TOL | ELK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 75th | 225 |
| 2017 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Dodge | | | | | | | POC 32 | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC DNQ | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | | 75th | 225 |
| 2018 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Dodge | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | CLT 28 | POC 27 | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | IOW | ELK | | | | | | | | | 69th | 270 |
| 2018 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 29 | ISF | BLN | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | | 69th | 270 |
| 2019 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Chevy | DAY | FIF | SLM | TAL | NSH | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | POC 20 | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN | | 85th | 25 |
| 2020 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | POC 18 | IRP | KEN 16 | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DRC | GTW | I44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | | 47th | 54 |
| 2021 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC 19 | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | | | | | 74th | 39 |
| 2021 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 30 | SLM | KAN | | 74th | 39 |
| 2023 | Tamayo Cosentino Racing | 45 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC 22 | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | | 109th | 22 |

#### ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW | MLW | BRI 30 | 55th | 14 | |