Raphaël Lessard
| Raphaël Lessard | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Born |
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 2 3 4 "SLM: A Canadian Goes South and Claims CARS SLM Title". Speed51.com. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Raphael Lessard summary". Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "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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