TREYTEN LAPCEVICH OFF TO A COMMANDING 2023 NASCAR PINTY’S SEASON

By Olivia Whissell

by Matthew Manor & Matthew Murnaghan

So far, the 2023 NASCAR Pinty’s Series season has seen remarkable finishes, outstanding battles, and one driver dominating it all.

19-year-old Treyten Lapcevich has won three of the first four races, claiming victory at the season opener at Sunset Speedway, the first road course race of the year at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), and the most recent race at Eastbound International Speedway, in Newfoundland & Labrador.

The only race he has not won, was at Autodrome Chaudière where reigning champion, Marc-Antoine Camirand took the checkered flag. Lapcevich still finished second.

“It’s really solid momentum to start the season,” said Lapcevich. “We had a lot of bad luck plague our 2022 season so hopefully we can keep logging these consistent finishes, run up front week in and week out and we’ll be there at the end of the year.”

Now for the fifth stop of the 2023 season, the series heads to Exhibition Place for the Tiffany Gate Grand Prix of Toronto.

One of the biggest race weekends in Canada will feature several of the country's best drivers battling it out through the tight turns on the Streets of Toronto.

The only other road/ street course this season was earlier in May at CTMP, where Lapcevich executed a perfect bump and run on Camirand coming to the checkered flag.

The 19-year-old only has one start on the streets of Toronto, and while the reigning champion has shown speed on the circuit before, Camirand has also had a lot of bad luck.

“Toronto is a tough track,” said Lapcevich. “It's definitely a race of attrition, but we'll bide our time and make sure we're there at the end. At this point, we're points racing more than ever.”

Only three drivers have won the Grand Prix of Toronto - Andrew Ranger (3), Alex Tagliani (2), and defending race winner Kevin Lacroix (2).

Last year, Lacroix, in the No. 74 Dodge dominated, leading 29 of 35 laps, enroute to his second victory of the season with Ranger and L.P. Dumoulin filling out the podium.

Now, Lacroix sits second in the standings, 23 points behind Lapcevich, as the series enters its busiest, and arguably challenging point of the season.

Looking Ahead

While Lapcevich has held a firm grip on the checkered flags throughout the first third of the season, the months of July and August are where championships can be made and lost.

Following the Tiffany Gate Grand Prix of Toronto, teams will head west to Alberta and Saskatchewan for three races, one at Edmonton International Raceway (Wetaskiwin, AB), and two at Sutherland Automotive Speedway (Saskatoon, SK).

The month of August features the historic race on the Streets of TroisRivières, QC, two dirt races at Ohsweken Speedway, and the airport tarmac road course of Circuit ICAR.

Alex Guenette, who has been a dark horse so far this year, claimed his first series win last year at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, while Lapcevich will look to go back-to-back at Ohsweken Speedway after winning the inaugural event.

This season the single dirt has been expanded into a double-header on Monday, August 14, and Tuesday, August 15, with the series celebrating its 200th race on the second night.

To kick off the final month, September starts with the last road course of the season, returning to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, where Camirand mathematically clinched his 2022 Championship with a victory.

Delaware Speedway will once again host the season finale and set the stage for crowning a champion.

While the 2023 NASCAR Pinty’s Series title is still far from decided, one thing is for certain… It’s going to be a season for the history books.

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