Thomas Nepveu

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]

Thomas Nepveu
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 20) Oka, Quebec, Canada
U.S. F2000 National Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	DEForce Racing
Car number	10
Former teams	Cape Motorsports
Starts	33
Wins	1
Podiums	3
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	9th in 2021
Previous series
2020 2019-20	F4 USA Championship NACAM Formula 4 Championship

Career

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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

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

Career summary

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

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(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

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. Wood, Ida (2021-12-14). "Thomas Nepveu switches to DEForce for sophomore USF2000 campaign". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
5. 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.