Cayden Lapcevich
| Cayden Lapcevich | |||||||
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| Born | November 3, 1999 Saskatoon ) | ||||||
| Last win | 2017 Pinty's Fall Brawl (Hamilton) | ||||||
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Cayden Lapcevich (born 3 November 1999) is a former
Personal life
Cayden’s younger brother,
Early life and education
On 3 November 1999, Lapcevich was born in Grimsby, Ontario.[3] For his post-secondary education, Lapcevich went to the University of Northwestern Ohio to complete a program in racecar construction.[4]
Career
Lapcevich began his motorsport throughout his childhood in
The following season, Lapcevich won the 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series championship with three race wins and was the "youngest champion ever in Canadian professional auto racing".[1] That year, he received the Jostens Rookie of the Year award.[7] Before the start of the 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series season, Lapcevich was selected as a member of the NASCAR Next developmental program.[4] After winning three additional races during the 2017 Pinty's Series, Lapcevich ended his NASCAR career in 2018 when his sponsor went bankrupt. He appeared in limited races such as the 2018 Canadian Short Track Nationals while attending college.[8][9]
He then raced at select events in the United States. Lapcevich won the late model portion of the 2019 Glass City 200 at
Awards and honours
In 2017, Lapcevich was given the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Rising Star Award.[14]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Pinty's Series
NASCAR Pinty's Series results
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NPSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lapcevich Racing | 34 | Dodge | MSP 17 |
MSP 9 |
14th | 197 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | ACD 18 |
SSS 3 |
ICAR | EIR | SAS
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ASE
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CTR 15 |
RIS | KWA 6 |
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| 2016 | MSP 4 |
SSS 2 |
ACD 2 |
ICAR 8 |
TOR 8 |
EIR 3 |
SAS 1* |
CTR 6 |
RIS 1 |
MSP 3 |
ASE 1 |
KWA 2 |
1st | 505 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | MSP 4 |
DEL 12 |
ACD 1* |
ICAR 16 |
TOR 7 |
SAS 3 |
SAS 1 |
EIR 3 |
CTR 7 |
RIS 9 |
MSP 11 |
ASE 3 |
HAM 1 |
3rd | 509 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Carter, Adam (22 September 2016). "Grimsby teen becomes youngest Canadian professional auto racing champ ever". CBC. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Driver". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ a b "Driver Cayden Lapcevich Career Statistics". Racing Reference.
- ^ a b McDonald, Norris (17 May 2017). "Pinty's Series champion Cayden Lapcevich receives NASCAR nod". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Christian (5 July 2017). "Canadian Drivers at #indyTO: Cayden Lapcevich of the NASCAR Pinty's Series". Honda Indy. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Spencer (15 September 2015). "Lapcevich Brothers Clinch Championships in Sunset Speedway Thriller". Inside Track Motorsports News. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Lapcevich scores Jostens Rookie Award". TSN. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Miller, Tim (7 March 2018). "Former champ just can't afford to compete". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Weaver, Matt (31 August 2018). "Cayden Lapcevich looks to Canadian Short Track Nationals to reignite career". Short Track Scene. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "VanDoorn & Lapcevich Share Glass City Spoils". SPEED SPORT. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "2020 Gandrud Auto 250 – Wisconsin Int'l Raceway – 8/4/20". Pay Per View. August 4, 2020. Event occurs at 22:49. Speed51.com.
- ^ White, Brandon (12 May 2022). "Cayden Lapcevich transitions into crew chief role for Andrew Ranger". NASCAR. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ McDonald, Norris (13 June 2022). "Racing Roundup: Max wins as does Newgarden". Wheels.ca. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Cayden Lapcevich". Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links
- Cayden Lapcevich driver statistics at Racing-Reference