| Dylan Cappello | |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Peoria, Arizona |
| Total Arca West Races: | 2 |
| Years In Arca West: | 2 |
| Best Arca West Pos: | 37th (2023) |
| First Arca West Race: | 2015 Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Roseville) |
| Last Arca West Race: | 2023 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) |
| First Arca West Win: | 2023 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) |
| Arca West Wins: | 1 |
| Arca West Top Tens: | 1 |
| Arca West Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | March 6, 2024 |
Dylan Cappello (born January 17, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief who currently serves as the crew chief for Front Row Motorsports and the No. 38 Ford F-150 driven by Layne Riggs.
Between 2014 and 2019, Cappello participated in the Lucas Oil Modified Series, where he won thirteen races and two championships across six years.[1]
In 2015, Cappello made his debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at All American Speedway, driving the No. 8 Ford for Bill Hall, where he started in tenth but finished multiple laps down in 21st.
In 2022, Cappello joined Front Row Motorsports as an engineer for its NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team in the No. 38 Ford driven by Zane Smith, who went on to win the championship at Phoenix Raceway.[2] He remained with the team the following year, this time serving as the lead engineer, where they finished seventh in the final points standings. It was also during this year that he returned to the now ARCA Menards Series West at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, driving the No. 88 Ford for Naake-Klauer Motorsports.[3] After setting the fastest time in the lone practice session,[4] he qualified in the eighth position,[5] and went on to win the race after Sean Hingorani suffered brake issues whilst leading and surviving two late-race restarts. This was his first career win in two starts in the series.[6] [7] [8]
In 2024, Cappello was announced as the crew chief the No. 38 for Front Row Motorsports in the Truck Series for rookie driver Layne Riggs.[9]
Cappello attended Liberty High School and graduated from Northern Arizona University.[10]
Cappello currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.[11]
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2015 | Bill Hall | 8 | Ford | KCR | IRW | TUS | IOW | SHA | SON | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | PHO | 68th | 23 | [12] | |||
| 2023 | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | 88 | Ford | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 37th | 47 | [13] | ||||