DIFFICULT RACE FOR RAPHAEL LESSARD AT LAS VEGAS NASCAR - Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS)

Las Vegas (Nevada, United States) – March 6, 2021. After starting from the 13th spot aboard his Silverado #24 Camping World truck, Raphael Lessard had to fight with a serious oversteer problem over the first two stages. After stops at the pits at the end of the first two stages, the 19-year-old driver now had a truck that was handling properly and was in an excellent 9th spot for the restart of the final stage. Bad luck struck when an eager crew member had jumped over the wall too early on that stop and Raphael Lessard had to restart at the back of the lead pack, in 23rd place. He then set off from deep in the pack on one of his usual runs through the field, hopefully up to what could have been a top-10 result. However, he caused an incident on lap 96 that heavily damaged his truck and left him 30th in the end. 

 

“I made a mistake and I apologize to the other victims.

Let’s move on to Atlanta and get back to racing!”

The Race From the Driver’s Seat

“I felt that the truck was not working well right from the start. Handling was good at the bottom of the track, but turbulence and a bad oversteer pushed me up the track and forced me to slow down in the middle of the corner, which ruined my corner exits. I finished the first stage in 20th position and the second in 16th despite the suspension modifications and other adjustments made by the crew in the pits at the end of stages 1 and 2,” explained the Silverado #24 Camping World driver.

“The truck was working better and better in the third stage and I was pushing hard to gain positions. With 38 laps to go, I hit David Gilliland who was running on my inside, and lost control. It was my mistake and I apologize to the other victims of the incident,” concluded a driver disappointed with his mistake that cost him dearly.

Next Race – Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 20, 2021

After this difficult race, Raphael Lessard and his Silverado #24 from the GMS Racing team move on to the Atlanta Motor Speedway (Hampton, Georgia), another fast 1.5-mile oval similar to the Las Vegas Speedway, for the March 20 running of the FRB Auctions 200.

Date: March 5, 2021

Event: Bucked Up 200 (race 3 of 22)

Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5 mile oval)

Stages: At laps 30 |30 | 74

Start/Result: 13th | 30th (completed 130 of the 134-lap race)

Winner:  John Hunter Nemechek fromKyle Busch Motorsports (Toyota)

Photo Credit: GMS Racing

High Resolution Pictures: https://cutt.ly/ylD21On

MEDIA CONTACT:

Jessica Ménard, Les Équipes Caissie-Ménard inc. 

Business Consultant, Raphael Lessard Racing                                                         

Mobile: 819.448.6514 – Email: [email protected] 

Follow Raphael Lessard: