Carson Kvapil
Kvapil atLas Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025
Born	Carson Wade Kvapil (2003-05-22)May 22, 2003 (age 22) Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Achievements	2021CARS Super Late Model Tour Champion 2022, 2023CARS Late Model Stock Tour Champion 2020Carolina Pro Late Model Series Champion 2024ValleyStar Credit Union 300 Winner 2022Window World 125 Winner 2022Old North State Nationals Winner 2024Icebreaker 125 Winner
Awards	2019CARS Super Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
42 races run over 2 years
Car no., team	No. 1 (JR Motorsports)
2025 position	4th
Best finish	4th (2025)
First race	2024Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2025NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 18 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2025 position	96th
Best finish	96th (2025)
First race	2023UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Last race	2025eero 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish	48th (2024)
First race	2023Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 (Kansas)
Last race	2024General Tire 150 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish	20th (2021)
First race	2021Jeep Beach 175 (New Smyrna)
Last race	2024General Tire 150 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics up to date as of November 1, 2025.

Carson Wade Kvapil (born May 22, 2003) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He competes full-time in theNASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 1 and TBAChevrolet Camaro SS's forJR Motorsports. He is the son of 2003NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championTravis Kvapil and older brother ofSuper Late Model driverCaden Kvapil.^[1]

In 2017, Kvapil ran in select events in the Southeast Limited Late Model Series as well as the Challenger Division. It was in the latter series where he won in two of three starts in the division that year, with those wins coming at Dillon Motor Speedway andFlorence Motor Speedway.^[2] In the following year, he ran select races in theARCA Midwest Tour, winning in his first start at Golden Sands Speedway before twentieth and fourth in his next starts at Grundy County Speedway and Dells Raceway Park respectively. He also made hisCARS Late Model Stock Tour debut that year, driving the No. 35Chevrolet, and finished 17th at Tri-County Speedway.

In 2019, Kvapil ran three races of theCARS Super Late Model Tour and got a best finish of second atSouth Boston Speedway. He also ran one Late Model Tour race atOrange County Speedway, finishing 22nd. In 2020, he ran all but one race in the Super Late Model Tour and finished fifth in the standings with a best finish of fourth at both events atHickory Motor Speedway. Also in 2020, he won the Carolina Pro Late Model Series championship, winning six races despite running in only seven of the nine scheduled events.^[2]

In 2021, Kvapil ran the full Super Late Model Tour schedule in the No. 35Chevrolet for his fatherTravis. He won the championship over Matt Craig by one point by virtue of his win in the season finale at South Boston.^[3][4] Also in 2021, he ran threeARCA Menards Series East races forCook-Finley Racing in the No. 41Chevrolet. He failed to finish all three events he entered in, finishing 14th at the season-opening race atNew Smyrna Speedway due to an ignition issue, 11th atFive Flags Speedway due to vibration, and again 11th atNashville Fairgrounds Speedway due to engine issues.

In 2022, Kvapil joinedJR Motorsports in itsDrivers Edge Development program alongside plans to run the full Late Model Stock Tour in the No. 8Chevrolet replacingJosh Berry, who ran full-time with the team in theNASCAR Xfinity Series that year.^[5][6] He started off his season by winning the first race of the year at the Old State Nationals event atCaraway Speedway after leading 59 laps.^[7] After finishes of second, third, and fourth in the next three rounds, he won at Franklin County Speedway on his nineteenth birthday.^[8] He then won the inaugural Window World 125 atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway in August.^[9][10] Kvapil was suspended from the event atAce Speedway and was fined $500 after he turnedZack Miracle into the wall on the cooldown lap of the Tri-County event.^[11] Despite this, he went on to secure the championship on his first race after his suspension with a win at South Boston and finished third in the final race of the year at Caraway.^[12][13]

In 2023, Kvapil won his second straight Late Model Stock Tour championship, getting five wins and finishing in the top ten in all but one race that year. It was also during this year that he returned to ARCA, this time making his debut in the main ARCA series, driving the No. 28Chevrolet forPinnacle Racing Group atKansas Speedway, where he finished in second behind race winnerConnor Mosack.^[14][15] He also made his debut in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driving the No. 7Chevrolet forSpire Motorsports atBristol Motor Speedway, where he started in 27th but went on to finish in twelfth.^[16][17]

On February 22, 2024, it was announced that Kvapil would attempt to make hisNASCAR Xfinity Series debut atMartinsville Speedway, driving the No. 88Chevrolet forJR Motorsports.^[18][19] Kvapil impressed from the start finishing in fourth place. Three weeks later, in just his second career Xfinity Series start, Kvapil was in position to win atDover Motor Speedway and led fourteen laps of the race in the closing laps but ultimately finished in second behindRyan Truex at the end of the race.

On October 1, 2024, it was announced that Kvapil would run full-time for JRM in the Xfinity Series in 2025, driving the No. 1Chevrolet and replacingSam Mayer who moved toHaas Factory Team.^[20] Also during 2025, Kvapil competed forCR7 Motorsports in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 97 truck atRichmond.^[21]

On September 24, 2025, it was announced that Kvapil will drive the No. 1 car part-time for the 2026 season, sharing withConnor Zilisch.^[22] However, on October 29, 2025, JRM clarified that Kvapil will continue driving full-time for them.^[23]

Kvapil is the son of 2003NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championTravis Kvapil. He also has a brother named Caden and a sister named Kelsey, the first of which currently competes in theCARS Pro Late Model Tour.^[24]

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• Official profile at JR Motorsports
• Carson Kvapil driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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• ARCA Menards Series drivers
• NASCAR drivers
• CARS Tour drivers
• Racing drivers from North Carolina
• Sportspeople from Mooresville, North Carolina
• 21st-century American sportsmen
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