Thomas Nepveu (born 24 August 2004) is a Canadian racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, driving the No. 24 Ford Mustang for Jacombs Racing. He also competes in the Porsche Deluxe Carrera North American Cup.[2][3] He formerly competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with DEForce Racing.[4][5]
Thomas Nepveu | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Oka, Quebec, Canada | 24 August 2004
U.S. F2000 National Championship career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | DEForce Racing |
Car number | 10 |
Former teams | Cape Motorsports |
Starts | 33 |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 3 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 9th in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2020 2019-20 | F4 USA Championship NACAM Formula 4 Championship |
Career edit
U.S. F2000 National Championship edit
In December of 2020, it was announced that Nepveu would move to the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2021 and compete with Cape Motorsports.[5] At the second race at Road America, he took his maiden win by a gap of 0.0679s, holding off Simon Sikes.[6] Nepveu finished 9th at the end of the season.
In December of 2021, Nepveu announced that he would switch to 2021 teams' champion DEForce Racing for the 2022 season.[4]
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2019–20 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Telcel RPL Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 10th |
2020 | Formula 4 United States Championship | DEForce Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26th |
2021 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Cape Motorsports | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 9th |
2022 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 262 | 6th |
2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | McElrea Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18th |
NASCAR Pinty's Series | Jacombs Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24* | 20th* |
* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results edit
U.S. F2000 National Championship edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2021 | Cape Motorsports | ALA 1 13 |
ALA 2 8 |
STP 1 11 |
STP 2 7 |
IMS 1 9 |
IMS 2 8 |
IMS 3 5 |
LOR 15 |
ROA 1 11 |
ROA 2 1* |
MOH 1 13 |
MOH 2 5 |
MOH 3 9 |
NJMP 1 16 |
NJMP 2 13 |
NJMP 3 15 |
MOH 4 7 |
MOH 5 8 |
9th | 220 |
2022 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 17* |
STP 2 5 |
ALA 1 6 |
ALA 2 6 |
IMS 1 5 |
IMS 2 16 |
IMS 3 5 |
IRP 6 |
ROA 1 5 |
ROA 2 3 |
MOH 1 13 |
MOH 2 12 |
MOH 3 6 |
TOR 1 11 |
TOR 2 2 |
POR 1 3 |
POR 2 9 |
POR 3 14 |
6th | 262 |
* Season still in progress.
References edit
- ^ "Thomas Nepveu (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ "Thomas Nepveu to Race in Nascar Pinty's and Porsche Carrera Cup This Season". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "A Learning Experience for Thomas Nepveu in his First NASCAR Pinty's Event". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2021-12-14). "Thomas Nepveu switches to DEForce for sophomore USF2000 campaign". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2020-12-17). "Cape Motorsports signs NACAM F4 winner Thomas Nepveu in USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2021-06-20). "Nepveu wins by 0.0679s in USF2000 epic at Road America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-05-10.