The APC United Late Model Series is a

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racing series competing at short track ovals in

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Background

The series was founded in 2015 with the purpose of revitalizing late model stock car racing at paved short oval tracks in

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. The touring series consists of seven to ten races per year running from May until September and has competed at six different Ontario race tracks. The first race took place on May 23, 2015 at

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and was won by Dwayne Baker. The series has a title sponsorship with APC Auto Parts Centres, a Canadian auto parts supplier and retail chain.

Tracks

The following are the tracks which have been or are currently used in the APC United Late Model Series:

Champions

Rookies of the Year

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Year ! Rookie of the Year ! Number , - !2015 , Billy Schwartzenburg , #86 , - !2016 , Shae Gemmell , #3 , - !2017 , Treyten Lapcevich , #32 , - !2018 , Jake Sheridan , #52 , - !2019 , Jo Lawrence , #78 , - !2020 , Gary Adriaensen , #55 , - !2021 , {{flagicon, CAN Connor James , #4

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