ASHEBORO, N.C. — The Kvapil family is no stranger to success in the Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour.
Carson Kvapil, the oldest son of 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil, first made a name for himself on the CARS Tour in 2021 by grabbing the final championship in the Super Late Model division. He followed that accomplishment up with a Late Model Stock Car title with JR Motorsports in 2022.
Saturday’s John Blewett III North-South Shootout at Caraway Speedway was a full-circle moment not only for Carson, but his younger brother Caden. At the same track where they took marquee wins in the Old North State Nationals last year, the brothers secured CARS Tour championships together, with Caden earning his first Pro Late Model Tour crown.
Both Carson and Caden wrapped up their respective titles despite coming up short of one more win to close out their stellar campaigns. Brenden Queen led wire-to-wire for his fourth LMSC Tour victory, while Kaden Honeycutt prevailed in the PLM division just over 12 hours after running a doubleheader at Phoenix Raceway.
Carson Kvapil goes back-to-back in LMSC Tour
Even though he was fresh off a convincing CARS LMSC Tour championship, Carson Kvapil did not expect anything to come easy this season.
Facing a much tougher driver roster, Kvapil never wavered while facing constant pressure. He ended his impressive sophomore LMSC Tour campaign by improving in nearly every statistical category, tallying five victories, 13 top five’s and 534 total laps led.
“Winning a championship with the JR Motorsports guys in my rookie season was awesome,” Carson said. “I knew things were going to be quite a bit tougher this year with Bobby [McCarty] in the No. 6 ride and Brenden [Queen] in the No. 03. Those guys are so tough, but I’m satisfied to get five wins this year after getting four last year.”
Second half surge propels Caden Kvapil to PLM Tour title
Caden Kvapil spent the entire winter waiting patiently for another shot at the CARS PLM Tour title after coming up 12 points short in 2022 to Luke Fenhaus.
Driving the same No. 96 Fenhaus enjoyed so much success with, Kvapil separated himself from the rest of the PLM Tour competitors with three victories and over 350 laps led. This efficiency not only helped Kvapil take the PLM Tour title but also the $10,000-to-win Keen Parts Challenge over his brother Carson, a separate championship shared between the two divisions.
“This means a bunch,” Caden said. “Luke Fenhaus had a ton of success with the Highlands Motorsports team last year, so to backup what they had and get our own championship is really important to me. I can’t thank Highlands Motorsports enough for an opportunity to run their car and it’s really cool for my brother and I to win titles the same year.”