MOORESVILLE, N.C. \u2014 CARS Tour points leader Caden Kvapil will make his NASCAR national series debut Sept. 17 when he climbs behind the wheel of the No. 76 Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals Chevrolet Silverado for Freedom Racing Enterprises in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
Team owner and regular driver Spencer Boyd announced the move Wednesday, stepping aside from the seat to provide the rising Chevrolet prospect an opportunity to compete on one of NASCAR\u2019s biggest stages during Bristol\u2019s Night Race weekend.<\/p>\n
Kvapil enters the event with significant momentum. The young standout currently leads the CARS Tour standings and recently captured his third victory of the season at Florence Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
The debut also adds another chapter to one of stock car racing\u2019s well-known family names. Kvapil is the son of former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil and the younger brother of Carson Kvapil, who competes for JR Motorsports.<\/p>\n
Boyd said the decision aligns with Freedom Racing Enterprises\u2019 long-term focus on growth and driver development.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaden had been on our radar,\u201d Boyd said. \u201cWith his consistent performance in the CARS Tour and our backing from Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals, we determined that Bristol was the right racetrack to make his debut.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kvapil quickly accepted the opportunity, citing both the significance of competing at Bristol and Boyd\u2019s willingness to hand over the ride.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a kid who has grown up in a family of NASCAR racing, it is honestly special to make my debut at Bristol during the Night Race weekend,\u201d Kvapil said. \u201cI\u2019m optimistic about a good run, hoping to make everyone involved very proud.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals, a longtime partner of Boyd and Freedom Racing Enterprises, will serve as the primary sponsor. Dirty Graphix and additional partners are also supporting the effort.<\/p>\n
Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals\u2019 Tom Butts praised Boyd\u2019s decision to prioritize a young driver\u2019s future over his own seat time, calling it a reflection of the team owner\u2019s vision for the organization.<\/p>\n
The UNOH 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for Sept. 17, with television coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET on FS1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MOORESVILLE, N.C. \u2014 CARS Tour points leader Caden Kvapil will make his NASCAR national series debut Sept. 17…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-889664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/889665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}