Dylan Cappello (born January 17, 1996) is an American professional

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driver and crew chief who currently serves as the crew chief for

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and the No. 34

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driven by

Layne Riggs Layne Griffin Riggs (born June 11, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 34 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports. He is the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto P ...

Racing career

Between 2014 and 2019, Cappello participated in the Lucas Oil Modified Series, where he won thirteen races and two championships across six years. In 2015, Cappello made his debut in the

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, driving the No. 8

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for Bill Hall, where he started in tenth but finished multiple laps down in 21st. In 2022, Cappello joined

as an engineer for its

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team in the No. 38

driven by Zane Smith, who went on to win the championship at

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. 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

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at the

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, driving the No. 88

for Naake-Klauer Motorsports. After setting the fastest time in the lone practice session, he qualified in the eighth position, 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. In 2024, Cappello was announced as the crew chief the No. 38 for

in the Truck Series for rookie driver

. At

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, NASCAR imposed an L1 penalty on the No. 38, docked the team 10 driver and owner points, and suspended Cappello for the Martinsville race after the truck was found to be underweight during pre-race inspection. In 2025,

moved Cappello and Riggs to the No. 34.

Personal life

Cappello attended Liberty High School and graduated from

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. Cappello currently resides in

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Motorsports results

ARCA Menards Series West

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

( key)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cappello, Dylan Living people 1996 births Racing drivers from Arizona NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Northern Arizona University alumni Sportspeople from Peoria, Arizona NASCAR crew chiefs CARS Tour drivers