Raphaël Lessard

Raphaël Lessard
Nationality Canada Canadian
Born (2001-07-05) July 5, 2001
St-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada
CARS Super Late Model career
Current team David Gilliland Racing[1]
Championships 2016 CARS champion
Best finish 1st in 2016
Championship titles
2016 CARS Super Late Model
Last updated on: 16 November 2016.

Raphaël Lessard (born 5 July 2001)[2] is a Quebecois stock car racer from Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada. In 2016, at age 15, and in grade 10, he became the second non-American to win the CARS Super Late Model series championship,[1] after Mario Gosselin, also a Quebecois Canadian, who accomplished the feat in 1997.[3] It was Lessard's first championship.[1] He won four of ten races during the season, including the season finale at Southern National Motorsports Park.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "SLM: A Canadian Goes South and Claims CARS SLM Title". Speed51.com. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. "Raphael Lessard summary". Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "Raphaël Lessard crowned champion of the 2016 CARS Super Late Model Tour". Edmonton Journal. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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