Treyten Lapcevich to join Mini Stock ranks at Sunset Speedway

Earlier this month, Fastline Motorsports announced that 10-year-old Treyten Lapcevich will be joining the Mini Stock ranks at Sunset Speedway this spring.

The Grimsby, Ontario driver got his start at the age of four and a half with his first laps behind the wheel of a quarter midget; he then started competing at the age of five. In four years of competition, Lapcevich has amassed 100 feature wins, including a trio of QMA Grand Championships in Michigan, Alabama and British Columbia. He also made history recently by becoming first driver in the 60-year history of the Jr. Honda class to sweep all 6 heat and feature races at the Columbus Indoor Winternationals.

“We’re gonna start Treyten off slow,” father Jeff Lapcevich commented in the press release. “Sunset has never had a Mini Stock competitor this young, so we’ll begin with some practice sessions, monitor his progress and go from there. He won’t see a green flag until our entire team feels as though he’s ready.”

Racing is in the Lapcevich blood, starting with Treyten’s grandpa Joe Lapcevich. Treyten’s dad Jeff currently drives in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series while Treyten’s brother Cayden currently is part of Sunset Speedway’s Super Stock ranks.

“Racing has always been such a huge part of my family,” Jeff Lapcevich said. “It started with my father and he passed it down to my brothers and I, and it wasn’t long until my kids started showing interest in it as well. It’s in their blood.”

Fastline Motorsports added that they bought the Mini Stock that Dave Bailey carried to a championship at Flamboro Speedway, while thanking sponsors Tim Hortons, Springers Meats, Castrol, Cathcart Trucking and Troy Cove Marine for their continued support.

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Joining OnPitRoad.com mid-2013 season, Ashley McCubbin is now the Managing Editor and contributes to each racing division as needed. Since studying journalism at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ashley has published articles on a couple of different websites, while serving as a public relations representative for different short track teams. Born in North York, Ontario, Ashley currently lives in Bradford, Ontario and spends her weekend at the local short tracks in the area. She has spent her entire life at the short track level, falling in love with the sport at the age of five. Beyond her love of short track racing, she also has grown an interest for both NASCAR and the IndyCar Racing Series. She also enjoys taking photos and working on websites, while playing a couple rounds of Candy Crush afterwards.

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