Carson Wade Kvapil (born May 22, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the Nos. 1/9 Chevrolet Camaro SSs for JR Motorsports and the No. 91 Camaro SS for DGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports.
He is the son of 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil and older brother of Super Late Model driver Caden Kvapil.
Racing career 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 and Florence Motor Speedway. In the following year, he ran select races in the ARCA 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 his CARS Late Model Stock Tour debut that year, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet, and finished 17th at Tri-County Speedway.
In 2019, Kvapil ran three races of the CARS Super Late Model Tour and got a best finish of second at South Boston Speedway. He also ran one Late Model Tour race at Orange 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 at Hickory 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.
In 2021, Kvapil ran the full Super Late Model Tour schedule in the No. 35 Chevrolet for his father Travis. He won the championship over Matt Craig by one point by virtue of his win in the season finale at South Boston. Also in 2021, he ran three ARCA Menards Series East races for Cook-Finley Racing in the No. 41 Chevrolet. He failed to finish all three events he entered, finishing 14th at the season-opening race at New Smyrna Speedway due to an ignition issue, 11th at Five Flags Speedway due to vibration, and again 11th at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway due to engine issues.
In 2022, Kvapil joined JR Motorsports in its Drivers Edge Development program alongside plans to run the full Late Model Stock Tour in the No. 8 Chevrolet, replacing Josh Berry, who ran full-time with the team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series that year. He started off his season by winning the first race of the year at the Old State Nationals event at Caraway Speedway after leading 59 laps. After finishes of second, third, and fourth in the next three rounds, he won at Franklin County Speedway on his nineteenth birthday. He then won the inaugural Window World 125 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in August. Kvapil was suspended from the event at Ace Speedway and was fined $500 after he turned Zack Miracle into the wall on the cooldown lap of the Tri-County event. 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.
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. 28 Chevrolet for Pinnacle Racing Group at Kansas Speedway, where he finished in second behind race winner Connor Mosack. He also made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he started in 27th but went on to finish in twelfth.
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: 2024–present
On February 22, 2024, it was announced that Kvapil would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. 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 at Dover Motor Speedway and led fourteen laps of the race in the closing laps, but ultimately finished in second behind Ryan 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. 1 Chevrolet and replacing Sam Mayer who moved to Haas Factory Team. Also during 2025, Kvapil competed for CR7 Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 97 truck at Richmond.
On September 24, 2025, it was announced that Kvapil will drive the No. 1 car part-time for the 2026 season, sharing with Connor Zilisch. However, on October 29, 2025, JRM clarified that Kvapil will continue driving full-time for them.
On April 18, 2026, during the 2026 Kansas Lottery 300, Kvapil was involved in a major crash on lap 2. As the caution was being thrown for an incident involving Josh Bilicki and Kyle Sieg, Kvapil was clipped in the left rear by William Byron. The contact sent Kvapil spinning into the wall and into the path of Parker Retzlaff. The collision with Retzlaff allowed enough air to get underneath his car, flipping it onto its roof. Kvapil's car slid on its roof before flipping once and coming to a stop upside down. After the red flag was thrown, Kvapil was flipped back onto all four wheels by safety crews, Kvapil got out of the car under his own power, and was released from the infield care center shortly after. He scored his first career victories at Indianapolis and Iowa. During "The Chase", Kvapil lost in a final-lap battle over Corey Day at Las Vegas.
On August 27, 2026, the day after Sammy Smith was announced to leave JRM, Kvapil was announced to be the driver of the No. 8 for JRM.
Personal life Kvapil is the son of 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil. He also has a brother named Caden and a sister named Kelsey, the first of which currently competes in the CARS Pro Late Model Tour.
Motorsports career results
Stock car career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsTop 5Top 10PointsPosition2018CARS Late Model Stock Car TourTravis Kvapil Racing20002840th2019CARS Late Model Stock Car TourTravis Kvapil Racing10001159thCARS Super Late Model Tour10117812thGMS Racing20022020CARS Super Late Model TourTravis Kvapil Racing70351645th2021CARS Late Model Stock Car TourJR Motorsports10113034thCARS Super Late Model TourTravis Kvapil Racing84672531stARCA Menards Series EastCook-Finley Racing30009620th2022CARS Late Model Stock Car TourJR Motorsports14413134321st2023CARS Late Model Stock Car TourJR Motorsports16513154951stCARS Pro Late Model TourTravis Kvapil Racing11113736thARCA Menards SeriesPinnacle Racing Group10114269thNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesSpire Motorsports10000NC†2024ARCA Menards SeriesPinnacle Racing Group20228548thARCA Menards Series East10114138thCARS Late Model Stock Car TourJR Motorsports1339113667thNASCAR Xfinity Series903422730th2025CARS Late Model Stock Car TourGo Fas Racing10001398thNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesCR7 Motorsports10000NC†NASCAR Xfinity SeriesJR Motorsports33071440244th2026CARS Late Model Stock Car TourGo Fas Racing1001TBDNASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts SeriesJR Motorsports192812TBDDGM Racing4002 † As Kvapil was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2024 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR4 TEX TAL DOV2 DAR19 CLT PIR SON IOW NHA5 NSH12 CSC POC IND10 MCH26 DAY DAR14 ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL27 ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 30th 227 2025 1 DAY4 ATL23 COA23 PHO26 LVS17 HOM10 MAR20 DAR5 BRI2 CAR16 TAL17 TEX19 CLT17 NSH9 MXC19 POC6 ATL2 CSC16 SON8 DOV15 IND30 IOW9 GLN5 DAY10 PIR6 GTW37 BRI4 KAN15 ROV15 LVS15 TAL2 MAR18 PHO13 4th 4024 2026 DAY ATL PHO DAR MAR CAR KAN TAL DOV NSH COR ATL IND IOW DAY DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -* DGM Racing 91 Chevy COA GLN CLT SON JR Motorsports 9 Chevy LVS BRI TEX POC CHI
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2023 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI12 TAL HOM PHO 100th 01 2025 CR7 Motorsports 97 Chevy DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH15 DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO 96th 01
Season still in progress Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2023 Pinnacle Racing Group 28 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN2 BRI SLM TOL 69th 42 2024 82 DAY PHO TAL DOV3 KAN CLT2* IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL 48th 85
ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2021 Cook-Finley Racing 41 Chevy NSM14 FIF11 NSV11 DOV SNM IOW MLW BRI 20th 96 2024 Pinnacle Racing Group 82 Chevy FIF DOV3 NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 38th 41
CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Ref 2018 Travis Kvapil Racing 35 Ford TCM17 MYB ROU21 HCY BMS ACE CCS KPT HCY WKS ROU SBO 40th 28 2019 SNM HCY ROU22 ACE MMS LGY DOM CCS HCY ROU SBO 59th 11 2021 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DIL HCY ROU ACE CRW LGY DOM HCY MMS TCM FLC4* WKS SBO 34th 30 2022 CRW1 HCY2 GPS3 AAS4 FCS1 LGY2* DOM15 HCY4 ACE4 MMS2 NWS1* TCM4 ACE SBO1 CRW3 1st 432 2023 SNM2 FLC1 HCY1* ACE1** NWS8 LGY4 DOM4 CRW3* ACE1* TCM2 WKS1 AAS5 SBO5 TCM10 CRW11 1st 495 42 HCY4 2024 8 SNM1 HCY AAS5 OCS3 ACE1 TCM22 LGY3 DOM7 CRW5* HCY17 NWS4 ACE WKS FLC SBO1 TCM6 NWS2* 7th 366 2025 Go Fas Racing 32 Chevy AAS WCS CDL OCS ACE NWS29 LGY DOM CRW HCY AND FLC SBO TCM NWS 98th 13 2026 SNM WCS NSV CRW ACE LGY DOM NWS6 HCY AND FLC TCM NPS SBO -* -*
CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2019 GMS Racing 35 Chevy SNM HCY NSH MMS BRI HCY9 12th 78 21 ROU10 Travis Kvapil Racing 35 Toyota SBO2 2020 Chevy SNM5 HCY4 JEN12 HCY4 FCS6 BRI FLC9 NSH27 5th 164 2021 HCY1 GPS2* NSH1** JEN17* HCY4 MMS1* TCM6 SBO1** 1st 253
CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2023 Travis Kvapil Racing 35 Chevy SNM HCY ACE NWS TCM1** DIL CRW WKS HCY TCM SBO TCM CRW 36th 37
References
External links Official profile at JR Motorsports