By: JAJ Entertainment
LONDON, ON (May 22, 2005) – Team Fastline drivers Jim and Jeff Lapcevich finished sixth and ninth in their Team Fastline/Tim Hortons/EMCEA Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlos in Sunday’s Mopar 250 at Delaware Speedway at London. Ontario. It was the opening round of the 2005 CASCAR Super Series season.
“The car was strong all day, we just took our time and tried to stay out of the wrecks,” stated Jim Lapcevich after the race. “It’s been a while since I’ve been this high in the points,” he laughed. “We plan on staying there, we always work hard and I hope this is our year.”
Ron Beauchamp Jr. won the 250-lap event on the Delaware half-mile oval, with Dave Whitlock second and Mark Dilley third.
“It’s always a lot of fun racing when you have a strong car and are able to work you way through the field,” explained Jeff Lapcevich. “I got mixed up in some carnage today, but my goal is to take a shot at the championship and this is a good start to the season.”
Jeff Lapcevich brings a wealth of driving experience to his role as pilot of the number 23 CASCAR Super Series 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. For over a decade, this road racing specialist has run in some of North America's most competitive racing series and his skill as a road course driver gives him a valuable edge in the CASCAR Super Series where many of the major events are road races.
In 2004, Lapcevich continued to dominate the CASCAR Super Series competition at road courses by winning three events, including the Molson Indy Toronto and Vancouver for the second consecutive season a well as the challenging Mosport Road Course event.
Along with several top-ten finishes including the victories, Jeff had his best year to date in the series, finishing fourth in the CASCAR championship point standings.
For the future, Jeff Lapcevich will continue to race in the CASCAR series, and the melding of his road racing experience with improved oval track successes will make him a strong force to contend with in the upcoming season.
As a graduate of the rough and tumble short-track school of racing, Jim Lapcevich can always be counted on to be right in the thick of competition. As driver of the number 25
CASCAR Super Series 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Jim Lapcevich placed 13th in CASCAR Super Series point championship for the 2004 season, with six top-ten finishes.
His best showing for the year was an encouraging second place at the final event of the season. He finished the 2003 season in the top ten of the CASCAR Super Series Championship with seven top ten and two top five finishes including a second place podium appearance at Peterborough Speedway in September.
In 2002 Jim won the Mopar Parts 500 in Calgary, Alberta and followed that with a second place finish at the Molson Indy Vancouver. But for 2005, Jim plans to be in the hunt and get some podium finishes.
The Tim Hortons, www.TimHortons.com chain was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario. The chain’s focus on top quality, always fresh product, value, great service and community leadership has allowed it to grow into the largest quick service restaurant chain in Canada specializing in always fresh coffee, baked goods and home-style lunches. There are currently over 2,400 locations across Canada and a steadily growing base of over 250 in the United States.
Team Fastline is sponsored by Tim Hortons, Day & Campbell, EMCEA Transport, Gates Canada, Mr. Lube, Source Cable & Wireless, Springer's Meats and Troy Cove Marine to compete for the 2005 CASCAR Super Series Racing Championship.
For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher mehlenbacher@nas.net
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