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 | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Born | 24 August 2004 Oka, Quebec, Canada |
| 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
editU.S. F2000 National Championship
editIn 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
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Career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editU.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.