Carson Kvapil

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Carson Kvapil
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Kvapil at Martinsville Speedway in 2024
BornCarson Wade Kvapil
(2003-05-22) May 22, 2003 (age 20)
Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements2021 CARS Super Late Model Tour Champion
2022, 2023 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Champion
2020 Carolina Pro Late Model Series Champion
2022 Window World 125 Winner
2022 Old North State Nationals Winner 2024 Icebreaker 125 Winner
Awards2019 CARS Super Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Car no., teamNo. 88 (JR Motorsports)
First race 2024 Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2023 position100th
Best finish100th (2023)
First race 2023 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish69th (2023)
First race 2023 Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
ARCA Menards Series East career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish18th (2021)
First race 2021 Jeep Beach 175 (New Smyrna)
Last race 2021 Crosley Record Pressing 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of September 15, 2023.

Carson Wade Kvapil (born May 22, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. He is also part of the Drivers Edge Development program and is the son of 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil and older brother of Super Late Model driver Caden Kvapil.

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Racing career

In 2017, Kvapil ran in select events in the Southeast Limited Late Model Series as well as the Challenger Division. It was in the latter series where he won in two of three starts in the division that years, with those wins coming at Dillon Motor Speedway and Florence Motor Speedway. [1] In the following year, he ran select races in the ARCA Midwest Tour, winning in his first start at Golden Sands Speedway before twentieth and fourth in his next starts at Grundy County Speedway and Dells Raceway Park respectively. He also made his CARS Late Model Stock Tour debut that year, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet, and finished 17th at Tri-County Speedway.

In 2019, he ran three races of the CARS Super Late Model Tour and got a best finish of second at South Boston Speedway. He also ran one Late Model Tour race at Orange County Speedway, finishing 22nd. In 2020, he ran all but one race in the Super Late Model Tour, and finished fifth in the standings with a best finish of fourth at both events at Hickory Motor Speedway. Also in 2020 he won the Carolina Pro Late Model Series championship, winning six races despite running in only seven of the nine scheduled events. [1]

In 2021, Kvapil ran the full Super Late Model Tour schedule in the No. 35 Chevrolet for his father Travis. He won the championship over Matt Craig by one point by virtue of his win in the season finale at South Boston. [2] [3] Also in 2021 he ran three ARCA Menards Series East races for Cook-Finley Racing in the No. 41 Chevrolet. He failed to finish all three events he entered in, finishing 14th at the season opening race at New Smyrna Speedway due to an ignition issue, and 11th at Five Flags Speedway due to a vibration, and again 11th at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway due to engine issues.

In 2022, Kvapil joined JR Motorsports in its Drivers Edge Development program alongside plans to run the full Late Model Stock Tour in the No. 8 Chevrolet replacing Josh Berry, who ran full-time with the team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series that year. [4] [5] He started off his season by winning the first race of the year at the Old State Nationals event at Caraway Speedway after leading 59 laps. [6] After finishes of second, third, and fourth in the next three rounds, he won at Franklin County Speedway on his nineteenth birthday. [7] He then won the inaugural Window World 125 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in August. [8] [9] Kvapil was suspended from the event at Ace Speedway and was fined $500 after he turned Zach Miracle into the wall on the cooldown lap of the Tri-County event. [10] Despite this, he went on to secure the championship on his first race after his suspension with a win at South Boston and finished third in the final race of the year at Caraway. [11] [12]

In 2023, Kvapil won his second straight Late Model Stock Tour championship, getting five wins and finishing in the top-ten in all but one race that year. It was also during this year that he return to ARCA, this time making his debut in the main ARCA series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet for Pinnacle Racing Group at Kansas Speedway, where he finished in second behind race winner Connor Mosack. [13] [14] He also made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he started in 27th but went on to finish in twelfth. [15] [16]

On February 22, 2024, it was announced that Kvapil will attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. [17] [18]

Personal life

Kvapil is the son of 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil. He also has a brother named Caden and a sister named Kelsey, the first of which currently competes in the CARS Pro Late Model Tour. [19]

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. ** – All laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2024 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR
4		 TEX TAL DOV
DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [20]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2023 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI
12		 TAL HOM PHO 100th01 [21]

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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2023 Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN
2		 BRI SLM TOL 69th42 [22]
2024 82 DAY PHO TAL DOV
KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL -*-*

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2021 Cook-Finley Racing 41 Chevy NSM
14		 FIF
11		 NSV
11		 DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI 18th96 [23]
2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 82 Chevy FIF DOV
NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI -*-*

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617CLMSCTCPtsRef
2018 Travis Kvapil Racing 35 Ford TCM
17		 MYB OCS
21		 HCY BMS ACE CCS KPT HCY WKS OCS SBO 40th28 [24]
2019 SNM HCY OCS
22		 ACE MMS LGY DOM CCS HCY OCS SBO 59th11 [25]
2021 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DIL HCY OCS ACE CRW LGY DOM HCY MMS TCM FLC
4*		 WKS SBO 34th30 [26]
2022 CRW
1		 HCY
2		 GPS
3		 AAS
4		 FCS
1		 LGY
2*		 DOM
15		 HCY
4		 ACE
4		 MMS
2		 NWS
1*		 TCM
4		 ACE SBO
1		 CRW
3		1st432 [27]
2023 SNM
2		 FLC
1		 HCY
1*		 ACE
1**		 NWS
8		 LGY
4		 DOM
4		 CRW
3*		 ACE
1*		 TCM
2		 WKS
1		 AAS
5		 SBO
5		 TCM
10		 CRW
11		1st495 [28]
42 HCY
4
20248 SNM
1		 HCY AAS OCS ACE NWS TCM LGY DOM CRW HCY ACE WKS FLC SBO TCM NWS [29]

CARS Super Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Super Late Model Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678CSLMTCPtsRef
2019 GMS Racing 35 Chevy SNM HCY NSH MMS BMS HCY
9		12th78 [30]
21 OCS
10
Travis Kvapil Racing 35 Toyota SBO
2
2020 Chevy SNM
5		 HCY
4		 JEN
12		 HCY
4		 FCS
6		 BMS FLC
9		 NSH
27		5th164 [31]
2021 HCY
1		 GPS
2*		 NSH
1**		 JEN
17*		 HCY
4		 MMS
1*		 TCM
6		 SBO
1**		1st253 [32]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213CPLMTCPtsRef
2023 Travis Kvapil Racing 35 Chevy SNM HCY ACE NWS TCM
1**		 DIL CRW WKS HCY FLC SBO TCM CRW 36th37 [33]

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