Frameco joins Raphael Lessard for Las Vegas NGROTS Race
Raphael Lessard Racing and Frameco are proud and excited to announce today the signing of a partnership for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) race held on September 25 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Nevada, USA). Raphael Lessard will proudly display on the bedtop of his Toyota Tundra #4 the colours of Frameco, a 40-year-old manufacture and distribution of axles, trailer parts and tanks for electrical transformers.
"At Frameco, we consider that helping promising young people from our area is important. We are certainly very proud of what Raphael Lessard has achieved so far in his career. My sons have also raced stock cars in the ACT, PASS series and in Truck Drag racing. They raced less this year due to the impact of the current health crisis and that opened up the opportunity for us to help Raphael pursue his career. The partnership will add significant exposure for our business, with our current customers as well as with the general public,'' explained Ms. Andrée Cloutier, the enthusiastic president of Frameco.
For Raphael Lessard, the active support of a business based in his region has a special meaning. "I'm very happy to add Frameco to our team effort for the Las Vegas race. It makes me proud to represent them across the NASCAR international audience. I've known the family and their installations since I was a child, as they are based in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, my hometown. I even raced against the owners' sons, Martin Latulippe, and bought my first Super Late Model race car from him. I would like to thank the family for this honour and hope that we will continue this cooperation with them in the years to come," said the driver of the Toyota Tundra #4.
2020 Season: Six Races to Go!
Raphael Lessard had a mixed start to the 2020 season due, among other things, to the current health situation. The rules of the NGROTS series forced the young Beauceron to start from the 11th to the 20th place in races held between May 26 and August 7, all the while demonstrating his natural talent and learning the tracks and driving techniques in a hard competitive environment. Raphael Lessard, without any testing or qualifying on tracks he rarely knew, raced against drivers who had already run on these tracks in previous seasons. Since the twelfth race (on the hybrid oval/road course at Daytona International Speedway), the young driver brought together all the learning from the beginning of his season and recorded four top-10 finishes in five races.
"We had some problems in Richmond and Bristol that cost us good finishes, but I am sure we are capable of winning in the remaining six races this season. We have nothing to lose and I'm going to spare no effort in my preparation and in the races. I also have total confidence in our team, and we will continue to work together to achieve our goal," concluded the 19-year-old.
Next Race:
Raphael Lessard will be back on track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 25 (Nevada, United States). You can follow the event live on RDS, Fox Sports Racing (9 p.m. - EST), FOX Sports 1 (FS1), MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR 90.
2020 Results - #4 Toyota Tundra - Kyle Busch Motorsports - NGROTS
Date | Site | Start | Finish | Laps | Laps Led | Status | Driver Pts./Pos. |
2/14 | Daytona | 8 | 20 | 105/106 | 0 | Running | 24/14 |
2/21 | Las Vegas | 8 | 30 | 90/134 | 0 | Crash | 39/18 |
5/26 | Charlotte | 20 | 15 | 134/134 | 2 | Running | 61/15 |
6/6 | Atlanta | 19 | 18 | 136/136 | 0 | Running | 84/15 |
6/13 | Homestead | 14 | 11 | 134/134 | 0 | Running | 114/13 |
6/27 | Pocono | 14 | 37 | 5/60 | 0 | Crash | 119/15 |
7/11 | Kentucky | 13 | 13 | 71/71 | 0 | Running | 143/15 |
7/18 | Texas | 16 | 12 | 166/167 | 0 | Running | 168/15 |
7/24 | Kansas 1 | 12 | 16 | 134/134 | 0 | Running | 189/15 |
7/25 | Kansas 2 | 16 | 11 | 134/134 | 0 | Running | 217/15 |
8/7 | Michigan | 11 | 7 | 107/107 | 4 | Running | 247/14 |
8/16 | Daytona RC | 10 | 3 | 46/46 | 3 | Running | 285/13 |
8/21 | Dover | 5 | 19 | 198/200 | 0 | Running | 305/14 |
8/30 | WWT Raceway | 19 | 6 | 160/160 | 0 | Running | 338/13 |
9/6 | Darlington | 6 | 6 | 152/152 | 0 | Running | 377/12 |
9/10 | Richmond | 7 | 26 | 245/250 | 0 | Running | 388/12 |
9/17 | Bristol | 19 | 18 | 199/200 | 0 | Running | 407/12 |
9/25 | Las Vegas |
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10/3 | Talladega |
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10/16 | Kansas |
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10/25 | Texas |
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10/30 | Martinsville |
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11/6 | Phoenix |
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PhotoCredit: Nigel Kinrade Photography
ABOUT FRAMECO
Founded in 1970, Frameco works in the manufacture and distribution of axles, trailer parts and tanks for electrical transformers. With more than 120 active employees, our company makes it a point to offer products that precisely meet the specifications requested by its customers and to provide superior service. Being the benchmark for more than 3 generations, Frameco aims for excellence in all of its operations. In addition, the organization has adopted values to be respected in order to achieve its growth objectives while promoting the well-being of all employees in the workplace. Moreover, it is through respect, innovation, teamwork and commitment that Frameco succeeds in obtaining a dedicated and experienced team and high-performance products.
ABOUT KYLE BUSCH MOTORSPORTS
Since debuting in 2010, Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of NASCAR. Owned by 2015 Cup Series champion Kyle Busch and fueled by his passion for winning, his organization holds the Gander Outdoors Truck Series records for most team wins (79) and most team wins in a single season (14 in 2014). In addition to collecting a series record six Owner's Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers; Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
KBM prepares a fleet of race-winning Tundras out of a state-of-the-art 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville (N.C.) Fans can keep up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at KyleBuschMotorsports.com, by liking the team on Facebook (KBMteam) and by following the team on Instagram (KBMteam) and Twitter (@KBMteam).
ABOUT TOYOTA
Toyota (NYSE:TM), creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota and Lexus brands. Over the past 60 years, we've built more than 30 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 44,000 people (more than 34,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold nearly 2.6 million cars and trucks (2.45 million in the U.S.) in 2016 - and about 85 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 15 years are still on the road today.
ABOUT FRL EXPRESS Inc.
F.R.L. Express Inc. is a general transportation company founded in 2004 by François Lessard. Its main field of activity over the last 15 years is general transport in closed trailers over short and long distances in Canada and the United States. FRL currently have about 50 employees in addition to about ten tow carriers. FRL owners are proud of the progress made in recent years thanks to the FRL team members and wishes to continue on this positive note. "Our employees, customer service and satisfaction are our priorities. We are all proud to be partners in the success and achievements of our son Raphael Lessard," state the proud parents.
ABOUT RAPHAEL LESSARD
Born on July 5, 2001, in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada, Raphael Lessard is one of the most promising prospects in North American oval racing. Raphael made his debut in stock-cars in 2013, on local tracks in the Quebec City area. His exceptional talent quickly allowed him to climb the ladder and attract the attention of David Gilliland, a former NASCAR Monster Energy Series driver and now a team owner, in 2015. An agreement then allowed Lessard to participate in the last four races of the season in the PASS North Tour Series.
In 2016, his first full-time season with Gilliland Racing, Lessard won the CARS Super Late Model Tour title with four wins, 8 top five and 9 top drivers to win a major stock car series title in the United States. Since 2016, Lessard has been part of the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) prestigious driver development program. To date, he is the only Canadian to have been recruited into this program.
2019 Season - 22 Races - 7 different types of vehicles:
- 6 podiums including 2 wins
- 10 top-5s
- 18 top-10s
Several Series :
- 5 NASCAR Gander Outdoors pickup races: two top-10 finishes & fastest time in Dover
- 3 ARCA races
- 1 race in K&N Pro East
- 2 races in NASCAR Pinty's, 1 victory
- 5 races in NASCAR Late Model, 3 podiums
- 1 race in Super Late Model, double track record
- 2 races in Sportsman Dirt, 2 podiums
- 2 races in LMS
- 1 race in Pro Late Model
2018 - 16 races - Super Late Model with Kyle Busch Motorsports
- Two wins, seven top-5s and 13 top-10s
- Wins the U.S. Short Track Nationals race at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Wins the Red Bull 400 at Anderson Speedway
- Leads 60 laps at the famous Snowball Derby in December, before a mechanical problem puts him out of the race with only six (6) laps to go.
2017 - Competes in 20 Super Late Model races and two ARCA series races
- Two wins and eight top-5 finishes in the Super Late Model category
- A top-10 from two races in the ARCA series
- Voted the most popular driver in North America by Speed51.com
- Voted as one of the top 10 drivers to watch in 2017 by Speed51.com
- Named by Speed51.com Short Track Power Ranking as 7th best driver in the United States
2016 - Participates in 10 races
- CARS Super Late Model Series Champion
- Youngest Canadian driver to win a prestigious stock-car series in the United States
- Four wins, eight top-5s and nine top-10s in 10 races
