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 August 30, 2010, GRIMSBY, ON –Jeff Lapcevich appeared poised for a top-five finish in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series’ premier event in Montreal Sunday. The acclaimed road racer from Grimsby, Ontario, suffered a broken transmission just two turns from the finish of the NAPA Autopro 100. His Tim Hortons-sponsored Chevrolet never crossed the finish line.
“We bought a brand new transmission for this race,” said Lapcevich. “It worked great all weekend, but something went wrong at the very end. I can’t believe it broke. They’re supposed to be basically indestructible.”
Lapcevich was running in the top five when his transmission failed. Prior to the event’s finish Lapcevich’s Fastline Motorsports entry enjoyed a stellar weekend in the final road course race on the schedule.
“I thought we would qualify better than eighth, but any time you can start in the top 10 you give yourself a chance to contend,” said Lapcevich. “Things appeared to be going my way throughout the race.”
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