In photo above by Sue Chisholm - RaceTimeRadio.com - Jeff Lapcevich executes turn 8 at Mosport International Raceway en route to his fourth place finish.
In photo above by Sue Chisholm - RaceTimeRadio.com - Jeff Lapcevich poses for a photo during the autograph session while youngest son Ryden entertains a new fan.
June 27, 2011, GRIMSBY, ON – Jeff Lapcevich drove the Tim Hortons Dodge to a fourth place finish in the Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Mosport International Raceway on Sunday. The result was a season best for the Grimsby NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racer, but he feels a podium finish was in the works without late-race cautions slowing the race.
“We didn’t need those cautions at the end,” said Lapcevich. “I had to give back at least five spots during the race because of yellow flags. I’m happy with the finish, but I think we could have done even better.”
The reason Lapcevich had to relinquish spots is that NASCAR touring series revert to the last completed lap when lining up the field for a restart. Lapcevich made numerous passes, but the laps weren’t officially scored because of caution periods.
Lapcevich was part of a torrid battle among the top 10 drivers where fans were treated to plenty of passing, rubbing, bumping, and action. The Tim Hortons Dodge finished the race with no signs of contact.
“It was pretty physical out there,” said Lapcevich. “I felt like my car was so good that I really didn’t want to get involved in any of the rough stuff.
“Tim Ellas (crew chief) and the crew did an amazing job getting this car ready. It was fairly busted up after the Grand Prix ICAR, but it felt like a brand new car this week.”
Lapcevich was fast from the start this weekend. He held the top speed during practice until Scott Steckly turned a lap even quicker. Second fastest in practice was rewarding for the crew after basically rebuilding the car since the last road course event.
Although there’s no NASCAR series race this weekend Jeff will still go racing. Lapcevich trades his driving uniform for a crew chief hat on off-weekends to go racing with his boys in quarter midgets. The brothers will compete at Oaklane’s quarter midget racing facility in Pennsylvania.
Sons Cayden and Treyten are accomplished racers in their respective divisions, and later this summer the third Lapcevich boy Ryden will get behind the wheel for his racing debut at four years old.
For more information on the Lapcevich racing family visit www.LapcevichRacing.com .
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