| Kevin Lacroix | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada |
| Total Canada Races: | 105 |
| Years In Canada: | 10 |
| Canada Car Team: | No. 74 (Lacroix Racing) |
| Prev Canada Pos: | 2nd |
| Prev Canada Year: | 2022 |
| Best Canada Pos: | 2nd (2017, 2019, 2020, 2022) |
| First Canada Race: | 2015 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (Bowmanville) |
| Last Canada Race: | 2024 NAPA 300 (Edmonton) |
| First Canada Win: | 2015 Ecko Unlimited 100 (ICAR) |
| Last Canada Win: | 2024 NAPA 300 (Edmonton) |
| Canada Wins: | 21 |
| Canada Top Tens: | 81 |
| Canada Poles: | 15 |
| Updated: | July 10, 2024 |
Kevin Lacroix (born March 14, 1989) is a Canadian racing driver from Saint-Eustache, Quebec. He currently compete in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, driving the No. 74 car.
After karting, Lacroix drove in Formula BMW USA in 2005 and finished second with four wins. In 2006 he competed in the Star Mazda Series for John Walko Racing and finished second in points with five podium finishes but no wins. 2007 saw him compete in eight races in the second half of the Atlantic Championship season for Brooks Associates Racing. He won in his second start at Portland International Raceway. In 2008 he competed in the full Atlantic Championship schedule for Walker Racing. He finished 9th in points with a best finish of second in the season finale at Road Atlanta.[1] [2]
Lacroix made his NASCAR Pinty’s Series debut at the 2015 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. His debut would end quickly though as he crashed out of the race on lap four, finishing 26th. Lacroix's second start came at Circuit ICAR where he would dominate the day, taking the lead on lap two from veteran Alex Tagliani and never looking back on his way to his first career win.[3] Lacroix won his second race of the year at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres, again in impressive fashion.[4]
In 2016, Lacroix would win two times during the season. He would score 5 Top 5s, 8 Top 10s and 2 Poles. He would finish the season 4th in the final season standings.
In 2017, Lacroix would win the season opener at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park after qualifying 1st. He would go onto win later on at Circuit ICAR and Exhibition Place in back-to-back races. He would win again at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. He would score 9 Top 5s, 12 Top 10s and 4 Poles. He would finish the season in the runner up position in the final standings to Alex Labbé.
Lacroix is the only driver in Canadian Tire Series history to notch wins in two of his first four starts.[5]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)| NASCAR Pinty's Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lacroix Racing | 74 | Dodge | MSP 26 | ACD | SSS | ICAR 1* | EIR | SAS | ASE 16 | CTR 1* | RIS | MSP 26 | KWA 21 | 15th | 184 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | MSP 23 | SSS 5 | ACD 6 | ICAR 3 | TOR 3 | EIR 15 | SAS 8 | CTR 1** | RIS 10 | MSP 1* | ASE 11 | KWA 12 | 4th | 443 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | MSP 1* | DEL 5* | ACD 6 | ICAR 1 | TOR 1* | SAS 6 | SAS 4 | EIR 9 | CTR 18 | RIS 2* | MSP 1* | ASE 4 | JUK 4 | 2nd | 526 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | MSP 5* | JUK 1* | ACD 16 | SAS 6 | SAS 7 | EIR 2* | CTR 20 | RIS 8 | MSP 2 | ASE 13 | NHA 1* | JUK 3 | 5th | 490 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | TOR 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Dodge | MSP 1* | JUK 2 | ACD 2 | TOR 4 | SAS 2* | SAS 5 | EIR 7 | CTR 4 | RIS 6* | MSP 1 | ASE 2 | NHA 12* | JUK 5* | 2nd | 539 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | SUN 8 | SUN 3 | FLA 2 | FLA 1* | JUK 2 | JUK 4 | 2nd | 251 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | SUN 4 | SUN 17 | CTR 3 | ICAR 1* | MSP 24 | MSP 4 | FLA 18 | DEL 4 | DEL 19 | DEL 2 | 6th | 352 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUN | MSP | ACD | AVE | TOR | EDM | SAS | SAS | CTR | OSK | ICAR | MSP | DEL | 2nd | 496 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | SUN | MSP | ACD | AVE | TOR | EIR | SAS | SAS | CTR | OSK | OSK | ICAR | MSP | DEL | 5th | 514 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | MSP | ACD | AVE | RIS | RIS | OSK | SAS | EIR | CTR | DEL | ICAR | MSP | AMS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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