 June
13, 2010, BOWMANVILLE, ON – Jeff Lapcevich is disappointed
with his seventh place finish at Mosport. That's a great
sign for Fastline Motorsports.
The Grimsby, Ontario, racer posted the fastest lap in
Sunday's NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race, but a broken
suspension component relegated the Tim Hortons-sponsored
Chevrolet to a seventh place result.
"Seventh isn't a bad result, but I feel like we had a
shot at winning," said Lapcevich. "The car was so
fast early in the race, but we had an upper control arm come
loose on the left front, and the car became a real handful
to drive."
Once a dominant force on road courses Lapcevich showed signs
of his former brilliance this weekend. He posted the third
fastest time in practice on Saturday, but slower traffic in
qualifying left him seventh on the grid to start Sunday's
Vortex Brake Pads 200.
Lapcevich charged towards the front early, but an untimely
caution period closed the pit area just as he was to stop
for fuel. Forced to pit twice under yellow for service,
Lapcevich restarted outside of the top 12, but he again
charged through the pack.
By the midway point of the race Lapcevich neared the top
five, but he started to lose the handle on his race car. DJ
Kennington passed Lapcevich for sixth with less than two
turns remaining. The Tim Hortons Chevrolet had a big enough
gap on the eighth place car to maintain the position with a
failing suspension.
"It feels great to be as competitive as we are,"
said Lapcevich. "But it would feel even better to get
back to victory lane. I think we're close to where we need
to be with the team, and our next races are events where we
run well."
Lapcevich's next outing is NASCAR's debut on the streets of
Toronto on July 17th. The popular lakeside course is one
where Lapcevich earned great results with the CASCAR Super
Series.
"We're looking for a win at Toronto," said
Lapcevich. "We know the car is capable, and it would be
great to have success so close to home."
For more information on the Fastlline Motorsports team and
Jeff Lapcevich visit www.LapcevichRacing.com.
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