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Kevin Lepage: Teams
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Kevin Lepage got a ride with LJ Racing to drive in the NASCAR Winston Cup series in 1998. Although the team was unsponsored, Lepage still managed two 14th place finishes. Jack Roush took notice of Lepage and offered him a contract in June of 1998 to drive the #16 Primestar car. He earned two top 10 finishes that year and almost won the Rookie of the Year honors. Lepage did double duty that year driving for Doug Taylor's #40 Channellock team. Lepage finished the Busch series 14th in points even though he raced in only 24 of the 31 races that year.
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STATESVILLE, N.C. (February 8, 2008) -Specialty Racing announced veteran NASCAR driver Kevin Lepage has signed with the organization to compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for 2008, driving the team's No. 61 Ford Fusion. Lepage will immediately begin driving for the team by attempting to qualify in the Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 16, 2008.
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Lepage back with Peak Performance: Peak Performance Motorsports announced Tuesday that it has signed Kevin Lepage to drive its #61 Ford [was #66 in 2005] in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series this season. "We are beginning the season on a high note with this announcement," team owner Jeff Stec said. "Kevin has performed well for the team in the final nine races of 2005 [and] proved that we are capable of producing excellent results for out sponsors both on and off the track." Crew chief Greg Conner returns with the team as does primary sponsor Peak Fitness.(NASCAR Scene Daily Newsletter)(1-18-2006)
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Kevin Lepage, at present is driving the #49 BAM Motorsports Dodge Charger owned by Beth and Tony Morgenthau. Kevin has driven the #16 TV Guide, Primestar, Family Click Fords for Jack Roush. The #4 Kodak Chevy for Morgan McClure. He has ... driven for many teams in the Busch series, including the #37 Timber Wolf Chevy for team Brewco Motorsports. He has also driven the # 40 Channellock Chevy, 88 Hype Energy Drinks Chevy the #71 State Fair Corn Dogs Ford, and the #71 Vermont Teddy Bear Chevy. Kevin has several career poles and 2 Busch series victories.
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Kevin Lepage fractured his right Scapula Saturday night in the Daytona race. Matt Kenseth will be in Phoenix this Friday to relieve Kevin if needed. Matt Kenseth will practice the #16 Primestar Ford and the team and Lepage will make a decision on if he will qualify the car and take it day-by-day on if Lepage will run the DuraLube/Kmart 500. Matt has some laps on this track in a South West Touring Late Model.
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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 ... ran eleven races in the Busch Series for MacDonald Motorsports, where he had two top-fifteen finishes.
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