Thomas Nepveu

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Thomas Nepveu
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 19)
Oka, Quebec, Canada
U.S. F2000 National Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamDEForce Racing
Car number10
Former teamsCape Motorsports
Starts33
Wins1
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2021
Previous series
2020
2019-20
F4 USA Championship
NACAM Formula 4 Championship

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]

Career[edit]

U.S. F2000 National Championship[edit]

In 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[edit]

Nepveu compeiting in a Porsche Carrera Cup race at Watkins Glen International in 2023.

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[edit]

U.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]

  1. ^ "Thomas Nepveu (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. ^ "Thomas Nepveu to Race in Nascar Pinty's and Porsche Carrera Cup This Season". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ^ "A Learning Experience for Thomas Nepveu in his First NASCAR Pinty's Event". Speedway Digest. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2021-12-14). "Thomas Nepveu switches to DEForce for sophomore USF2000 campaign". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  5. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2020-12-17). "Cape Motorsports signs NACAM F4 winner Thomas Nepveu in USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. ^ Woollard, Craig (2021-06-20). "Nepveu wins by 0.0679s in USF2000 epic at Road America". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-05-10.