Treyten Lapcevich (born April 6, 2004) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Camaro. He is the

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champion.

Personal life

Treyten’s older brother, Cayden was the 2016 Pinty’s Series champion. Treyten’s father, Jeff was also a driver in both the CASCAR Super Series, CASCAR East, CASCAR West and NASCAR Pinty's Series. Jeff also raced in the

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Series.

Racing career

Lapevich made his Pinty’s Series debut at Sunset Speedway in 2020 as a substitute for

Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani (; born October 18, 1973), nicknamed "Tag", is a Canadian professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, driving the No. 18 Chevrolet Camaro for 22 Racing. Tagliani has competed in a variety ...

in the No. 18 car. He would finish 2nd in his debut. He would also run the second race at Sunset that season. He would move to the No. 20 full time in 2021. He would score 7 Top 10s along with 5 Top 5s. His best finish of the season would come at the first race of three at Delaware Speedway with a 2nd-place finish. He would earn his first career win in 2022 at Sunset Speedway in the NTN Ultimate Bearings 250. He would start 2nd and lead two laps. He would win again at

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after passing his teammate

Stewart Friesen Stewart J. Friesen (born July 25, 1983) is a Canadian-American professional dirt track racing, dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 52 Toyota Tundra for his own team, ...

in Turn 3 on the final lap. Lapevich took the lead on Lap 49 and would lead for the rest of the race. Lapevich would score a career high with 10 Tops 10s and 7 Top 5s in 2022. In 2023, he won the season opener for the second year in a row at Sunset Speedway. He would win again for the second race in a row, this time at

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. He was running 2nd on the final lap before making contact with

Marc-Antoine Camirand Marc-Antoine Camirand (born 30 April 1979) is a Canadian racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Pinty's Series and is the 2022 NASCAR Pinty's Series champion. Early career Camirand began karting in the early 1990s, winning the F100 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lapcevich, Treyten 2004 births Living people Canadian racing drivers Racing drivers from Ontario People from Grimsby, Ontario Sportspeople from the Regional Municipality of Niagara NASCAR drivers