Cayden Lapcevich

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Cayden Lapcevich
Born (1999-11-03) November 3, 1999 (age 25)
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Achievements 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series champion
NASCAR Canada Series career
33 races run over 4 years
Best finish1st (2016)
First race 2015 Clarington 200 (May) (Bowmanville)
Last race 2024 Delaware 200 (Delaware)
First win 2016 Prairie Velocity Thunder 250 (Saskatoon)
Last win 2017 Pinty's Fall Brawl (Hamilton)
WinsTop tens Poles
6261

Cayden Lapcevich (born 3 November 1999) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver and crew chief who currently serves as the crew chief for the No. 19 Chevrolet for Jake Bollman and Bill McAnally Racing in the ARCA Menards Series West.

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Lapcevich is a former competitor in the NASCAR Canada Series, having competed from 2015 to 2017 and again in 2024. During his career, Lapcevich won the 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series championship with three wins and was the "youngest champion ever in Canadian professional auto racing". [1] During the 2016 season, Lapevich was named the Jostens Rookie of the Year. After winning three additional races in his final full time Pinty's season, Lapcevich was awarded the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Rising Star Award in 2017. Outside of competing, Lapcevich was a crew chief for Andrew Ranger in 2022.

Personal life

Cayden's younger brother Treyten is the 2023 NASCAR Pinty's Series champion and made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2025. Cayden's father Jeff was also a driver in the CASCAR Super Series, CASCAR East, CASCAR West and NASCAR Pinty's Series. Jeff also raced in the Grand-Am Road Racing Series. [2]

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 road racing. He later won multiple midget car racing championships before settling on stock car racing. Between 2014 and 2015, Lapcevich won the Ontario Super Stock championship before entering the NASCAR Pinty's Series. [5] [6] In Lapcevich's first Pinty's Series season, he competed in six races and had one top five finish in 2015. [3]

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 Toledo Speedway. [10] He took second to Ty Majeski at the 2020 Dixieland 250 ARCA Midwest Tour race at Wisconsin International Raceway in August ahead of drivers such as Kyle Busch, Johnny Sauter, and Derek Kraus. [11] In 2022, Lapecvich became a crew chief for Andrew Ranger. [12] [13]

In 2024, he replaced an injured Toni Breidinger during the race in the ARCA Menards Series race at Watkins Glen, however, as Breidinger started the race, she is credited with the 17th-place finish. [14] Lapcevich also returned to the now NASCAR Canada Series for the first time since 2017, running two races in the No. 32 Chevrolet.

Awards and honours

In 2017, Lapcevich was given the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Rising Star Award. [15]

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.)

Canada Series

NASCAR Canada Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NCSCPtsRef
2015 Lapcevich Racing34 Dodge MSP
17		 MSP
9		14th197 [16]
76 ACD
18		 SSS
3		 ICAR EIR SAS ASE CTR
15		 RIS KWA
6
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		1st505 [17]
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		3rd509 [18]
2024 Ryden Lapcevich32 Chevy MSP ACD AVE RIS RIS OSK
6		 SAS EIR CTR ICAR MSP DEL
13		 AMS 39th69 [19]

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
2024 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN
RL†		 BRI KAN TOL N/A0 [20]
† – Relieved for Toni Breidinger

SMART Modified Tour

SMART Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make123456789101112SMTCPtsRef
2023 N/A76N/A FLO CRW SBO HCY FCS CRW ACE CAR PUL TRI SBO ROU
7		42nd36 [21]

References

  1. 1 2 Carter, Adam (22 September 2016). "Grimsby teen becomes youngest Canadian professional auto racing champ ever". CBC. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Driver". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. 1 2 "Driver Cayden Lapcevich Career Statistics". Racing Reference.
  4. 1 2 McDonald, Norris (17 May 2017). "Pinty's Series champion Cayden Lapcevich receives NASCAR nod". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Christian (5 July 2017). "Canadian Drivers at #indyTO: Cayden Lapcevich of the NASCAR Pinty's Series". Honda Indy. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Spencer (15 September 2015). "Lapcevich Brothers Clinch Championships in Sunset Speedway Thriller". Inside Track Motorsports News. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lapcevich scores Jostens Rookie Award". TSN. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  8. ↑ Miller, Tim (7 March 2018). "Former champ just can't afford to compete". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ↑ Weaver, Matt (31 August 2018). "Cayden Lapcevich looks to Canadian Short Track Nationals to reignite career". Short Track Scene. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "VanDoorn & Lapcevich Share Glass City Spoils". SPEED SPORT. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "2020 Gandrud Auto 250 – Wisconsin Int'l Raceway – 8/4/20". Pay Per View. August 4, 2020. Event occurs at 22:49. Speed51.com.
  12. ↑ White, Brandon (12 May 2022). "Cayden Lapcevich transitions into crew chief role for Andrew Ranger". NASCAR. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  13. ↑ McDonald, Norris (13 June 2022). "Racing Roundup: Max wins as does Newgarden". Wheels.ca. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  14. ↑ Harrington, Alex. "Toni Breidinger Exits Watkins Glen Race Early as Crew Chief Cayden Replaces Driver in Shocking Moment". newsweek.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Cayden Lapcevich". Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  19. ↑ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2024 NASCAR Canada Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Cayden Lapcevich – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Cayden Lapcevich - 2023 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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