LAPINE MOTORSPORTS HISTORY

STEPHEN LAPINE

• 14 Years racing experience
  
• 9 local, regional & series Championships in Karting, Mini-Sprints & full sized Sprint Cars.
  
• Over 100 feature race wins in Karts & Sprints
  (not including heat/preliminary wins)

• 1993 : Driver, Stephen LaPine, started Go-Kart racing at the age of 8 with a used Kart
  
• 1993 & 1994 : Competed full time under International Karting Federation sanctioning body
  
• 1995 - 2000 : Competed full time under World Karting Federation sanctioning bodies
  
• 1995: Purchased a new Kart and obtained the services of a professional motor builder. Success was almost immediate with wins and top finishes
  
• 1995 - 1999 : Competed in all WKA age groups and collected seven Class and Regional Karting Championships
  
• 1998 : Purchased a second Kart and raced in two Junior classes with great success
  
• 1998 : WKA Dirt World Nationals, Daytona Beach, Florida, 16th qualifying effort (out of 105 entries) and a very respectful 9th place finish in the biggest Karting race in the nation!
  
• 1999 : Continued success with wins and top finishes in both classes
  
• 2000 : Competed in very competitive WKA Star Champ class with more wins and top finishes missing the Poughkeepsie Speedway Star Champ Class Championship by only 10 points!
  
• 2001 : Purchased a 750cc Winged Mini-Sprint and after a period of learning, a win was recorded near the end of the season & finishing 2nd in points in the 1200cc Mini-Sprint class at Accord Speedway
  
• 2001 : Awarded Accord Speedway 1200cc Mini-Sprint Division Rookie of the year
• 2002 : Finished 2nd in points in the 1200cc Mini-Sprint Division at Accord Speedway for the second straight year
• 2003 : Finished 3rd in points for the regular season in the 1200cc Mini-Sprint Division at Accord Speedway. 
• 2003 : Finished 1st in the Fall Classic Series Point Championship at Accord Speedway
• 2004:  Moved to full sized Sprint Cars & competed on a limited schedule in the "360" sprint ranks with 2 top 5 and 2 top 10 finishes in 5 races.
• 2005: 1st feature win in a "360" sprint at Whip City Speedway. Competed with "410" sprints Clinton County Fair Speedway in central Pensylvania..
• 2006:  Series champion and 6 wins with the new Capitol Region Sprintcar Alliance 305 series. Competed in both Patriot/ESS & World of Outlaw events.
• 2007 -2008:Off   

GOALS FOR 2008

• Work toward rebuilding our racing efforts. 
  
• Ensure that our sponsors get good results
  from our marketing partnership
  
• Continue to learn and to improve