Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. He is currently driving for Front Row Motorsports after being released from BAM Racing. Lepage is the only NASCAR driver from Vermont to qualify for the Daytona 500. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Shelburne, Vermont // History The Town of Shelburne is a small town lying on the shores of Lake Champlain in the southwestern part of Chittenden County, Vermont. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Front Row Motorsports is a relatively new team to the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. ... The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. ... The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... The UAW-GM Quality 500 is a NASCAR race that is hosted annually at Lowes Motor Speedway in the United States. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Shelburne, Vermont // History The Town of Shelburne is a small town lying on the shores of Lake Champlain in the southwestern part of Chittenden County, Vermont. ... Front Row Motorsports is a relatively new team to the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. ... BAM Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morganthau. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

Early career

Lepage, one of the few NASCAR drivers from New England, spent the 1980s driving in both the Busch North series and the Vermont-based American-Canadian Tour series. He drove with occasional success in these series for the better part of 14 years. This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... The NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series is a regional stock car racing division sanctioned by NASCAR. Formed in 1987, The series races primarily in the Northeastern United States, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ...

Early Busch Series Career

Lepage made his Busch Series debut in 1986 at Oxford Plains Speedway, starting 41st and finishing 15th in the #09 Buick. He became a Busch Series regular in 1994, serving as an owner/driver in the #71 Vermont Teddy Bear Company car. He bad a best finish of 9th at New Hampshire International Speedway, and finished 24th in points. The next season, he had five wins and finished 18th in points. At the end of the season, he sold his race team to David Ridling, with the team switching to #88 with sponsorship from Farmer's Choice Fertilizer. He won his first career race at the Jiffy Lube Miami 300. He finished eighth in points. The next season, he finished 12th in points, posting three top-fives. NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States, Canada, and China by General Motors Corporation. ... The Vermont Teddy Bear Company (NASDAQ: BEAR) is one of the largest producers of teddy bears and the largest seller of teddy bears by mail order and internet. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... The Ford 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

Winston Cup 1998-2002

Lepage made the move to Winston Cup Series in 1998, driving for the now-defunct LJ Racing team. Despite the team's lack of sponsorship, Lepage posted two fourteenth-place finishes, catching the eye of Jack Roush of Roush Racing. Lepage announced his decision to depart LJ Racing in late June 1998 and sat out 6 races to work out the details of the new contract with Roush. He would drive the #16 Primestar Ford Taurus in place of Ted Musgrave, who was released after Lepage's hiring. He earned a pair of top-10 finishes in 13 races for Roush, his best finish being a sixth place at Charlotte. Despite missing several races, he nearly won the Rookie of the Year title. The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 8. ... Jack Roush (born April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and owner of Roush Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. ... Roush Racing is one of NASCARs premier racing teams. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... PrimeStar is a now-defunct U.S. direct broadcast satellite organization formed in 1991. ... The Ford Taurus was a mid-size car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Ted Musgrave from Franklin, Wisconsin was born December 18, 1955. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ...

Lepage returned in 1999 with sponsorship from TV Guide. He had two top-tens and won the pole at the season-ending NAPA 500, earning him a 25th-place points finish. He began 2000 unsponsored, before picking up backing from Familyclick.com. Surprisingly, he failed to qualify twice and ended up 28th in points. At the end of the year, Familyclick ended its backing and Roush closed the 16 team. The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. ...

Lepage returned to the Busch Series to restart his own team, Matrix Motorsports, driving the #71 State Fair Corn Dogs Ford. Running 15 races, he had four top-tens and a pole at Kansas Speedway. He also returned to the Cup series, running the #4 Kodak Chevrolet for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, replacing Robby Gordon after five races. Late in the season, he switched to the #7 Ultra Motorsports Ford, posting a tenth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway. Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... Chevrolet (Shev-ro-LAY — French origin), (colloquially Chev or Chevy) , is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors. ... The #4 car that will be run in 2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports(formed in 1983) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver, who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series although he has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Champ Car, the IRL, Trans-Am, IMSA, IROC and Paris-Dakar. ... Ultra Motorsports is a NASCAR team. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ...

Recent years 2002-present

Early in 2002, Lepage's team shut down due to a lack of sponsorship, but he soon joined Brewco Motorsports, driving their #37 Timber Wolf Chevy. In 24 starts, he had six top-tens and two poles, finishing 25th in points. He also ran three Cup races, two in the #38 Quest Motor Racing, and another for BAM Racing at Talladega in a car sponsored by Billy Ray Cyrus. His best finish that year was a 40th at Loudon. The 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. ... Brewco Motorsports is a team in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Trimber Wolf can refer to Canis lupus lycaon, the timber wolf Timber Wolf, a DC Comics character the Minnesota Timberwolves, a National Basketball Association franchise In the BattleTech universe, a TimberWolf is a type of Clan Battlemech. ... Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky) is an American actor and country singer, who is probably best known for his hit single Achy Breaky Heart (1992) and distinctive mullet. ...

In 2003, Lepage ran his own team at the Cup level for one race, finishing 32nd at the Coca-Cola 600. He ran two races that year for CLR Racing, where he had a fourth place start at Michigan, before returning to Morgan-McClure to finish the year, his best finish a fourteenth at Atlanta. He teamed with Morgan-McClure again in 2004, but after six races, Lepage departed due to a lack of sponsorship. He then signed with Competitive Edge Motorsports, posting a best finish of 41st twice, before leaving the team. He ended the season with R&J Racing, where he had a best finish of 27th at Phoenix International Raceway. He also ran eleven races in the Busch Series for MacDonald Motorsports, where he had two top-fifteen finishes. The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile (966 km) stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... Competitive Edge Motorsports is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ... R&J Racing is a NASCAR Nextel Cup team. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... MacDonald Motorsports is a NASCAR team. ...

In 2005, Lepage returned to R&J, and started the season off with a ninth-place finish at the Daytona 500. Unfortunately, the closest Lepage came to another top 10 was a 12th place finish at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600, and was soon released from the ride. He signed with Peak Fitness Racing for the balance of the year, and had a sixth-place qualifying effort at Kansas. He also ran six races with MacDonald in the Busch Series as well, posting a ninth-place finish at Lowe's. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile (966 km) stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ... Peak Fitness Racing is a NASCAR Winston Cup team owned by Jeff Stec and fields Fords for Kevin Lepage. ...

In 2006, Lepage returned to Peak for another year, but due to a lack of funding, the team was sold to Front Row Motorsports. Lepage ran a couple of races for FRM before leaving for BAM. His best run of the season came in the MBNA RacePoints 400 at Dover International Speedway. He qualified for the race in 11th place, but he crashed and wouhnd up in 37th. He finished in 21st at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He also ran a limited schedule in the Busch Series for Mac Hill Motorsports. In October 2006, Lepage was released from BAM and returned to FRM to drive the #34 car. On October 7, 2006 he failed to qualify the car for the UAW - Ford 500 in his outing with the 34 team. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... Front Row Motorsports is a relatively new team to the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. ... The MBNA RacePoints 400 is the first of two NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car races held at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... that was an awesome race the 2004 sharpie 500 jr won it ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

External links

• Kevin Lepage Inc.
• Minnie's Original Kevin Lepage Forum
• Racing Reference