Vito Cancilla
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| Vito Cancilla | |
|---|---|
 Cancilla at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring in 2026 | |
| Born | October 1, 2011 |
| CARS Pro Late Model Tour career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Years active | 2025–present |
| Starts | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 40th in 2025 |
| Statistics up to date as of March 25, 2026. | |
Vito Cancilla (born October 1, 2011) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the zMAX CARS Tour, driving the No. V5 for Fetch Motorsports, and the No. 27 Chevrolet for Rackley W.A.R., whom he is a development driver for.
Cancilla has also competed in series such as the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing, where he won the Pro Late Model division in 2026, the CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Series, the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, the CARS Tour West Super Late Model Series, and the NASCAR Weekly Series.[1]
Cancilla first started racing at the age of five, when he raced in quarter midgets in Livermore, California. He then competed in junior Late Models, running in the 51FIFTY/MAVTV Madera Speedway Series, as well as running at All-American Speedway and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.[2]
In 2022, Cancilla became the youngest winner at All American Speedway at the age of ten.[2]
In 2023, Cancilla won the track championship at All-American Speedway,[3] as well as the track championship at Madera, having won seven of nine races in the 51Fifty Jr Late Model Series.[4]
In 2024, Cancilla continued to run in pro late models at Roseville and Madera, where he won multiple races,[5] and ran in series such as the SRL Southwest Tour and the CARS Tour West Limited Pro Late Model Series.[6] It was also during this year that he became the youngest Pro Late Model winner when he won at Madera at the age of twelve, breaking Cole Custer's record of fourteen.[2] He also raced in the Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway.[7]
In 2025, Cancilla was signed by Rackley W.A.R. as a development driver.[2] He made his debut in the CARS Pro Late Model Tour that year, driving the No. V5 for Fetcho Motorsports at North Wilkesboro Speedway.[8] He then returned to the series at Tri-County Speedway later that year, this time driving for Rackley WAR.[9] It was also during this year that he ran full-time in both the CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Series and the CARS Tour West Limited Pro Late Model Series.[1]
In 2026, Cancilla competed in the World Series of Asphalt Racing at New Smyrna Speedway, where he won the championship in the Pro Late Model division.[10][11]