Raphaël Lessard

2015

Lessard's first American racing experience came in the CARS Super Late Model Tour, driving the 2015 season for Toyota Racing Development and David Gilliland Racing.^[3]

2016

In 2016, at age 15, and in grade 10, Lessard became the second non-American to win the CARS Super Late Model series championship,^[4] the other being Mario Gosselin, also a Canadian from Quebec, who accomplished the feat in 1997.^[5] It was Lessard's first championship.^[4] He won four of ten races during the season, including the season finale at Southern National Motorsports Park.^[4] Lessard continued with Toyota and David Gilliland Racing to run late model racing in large events like the Winchester 400, Snowball Derby and various PASS Late Model, CRA Racing Series and ARCA Racing Series events.^[6]

2017

To start off 2017 he was disqualified from an April PASS race for intentionally wrecking other drivers, illegally passing under yellow, and inappropriate actions by his crew.^[7]

2017

Lessard debuted in the ARCA Racing Series in 2017 driving for Venturini Motorsports.^[8] He made the top-ten in his second start at Winchester Speedway.^[9]

2019

On February 15, 2019, it was announced that Lessard would drive three races in the No. 46 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.^[10] Lessard started seventh and finished 14th in his Truck Series debut at Martinsville.^[11] In June, he joined DGR-Crosley's No. 17 truck for the Iowa Speedway and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park races.^[12]

2020

In 2020, Lessard joined KBM for the full Truck season in the No. 4 Tundra.^[13] Despite missing the playoffs, he won his first career Truck race at Talladega Superspeedway when he was leading as the caution came out on the final lap, becoming the first French Canadian to win in a NASCAR national series.^[14]

2021

Lessard lost his KBM ride to John Hunter Nemechek in 2021 and subsequently moved to GMS Racing to drive the No. 24. The plans initially outlined a 12-race schedule before it was increased to the full season.^[15][16] However, funding troubles forced him out of the truck after seven races.^[17]

2022

Lessard was scheduled to drive the No. 87 for SQR Development on a part-time basis in the NASCAR Xfinity Series throughout the 2022. Team owner J. C. Stout was unable to field the team due to "personal reasons", leaving Lessard without a ride.^[18] Stout had been arrested in January 2022 for criminal contempt after a pattern of erratic behavior.^[19]

2019

Lessard would make his Pinty's Series debut at Autodrome Chaudière. He would go onto to win in his series debut.^{[citation needed]}

2021

Lessard would sweep the first two races at Sunset.^{[citation needed]}

Camping World Truck Series

K&N Pro Series East

Canada Series