William Lambros Set To Make NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut At Lime Rock Park 

For William Lambros, his motorsports pedigree is certainly that of sports car racing standout, though in recent years, the Northport, N.Y. native has turned some heads in the world of Northeast short track racing in a Modified. 

This weekend though, the 22-year old is ready to climb a new mountain in racing of sorts. 

Lambros looks to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in the LiUANA 150 at Lime Rock Park on Saturday.

Lambros recently finalized a deal to compete for the Reaume Brothers Racing team at Lime Rock in a Truck sponsored by Skip Barber Racing. 

“Seeing that Lime Rock was on the schedule, and that’s essentially my home track, I started the process of getting my NASCAR license in February,” Lambros told RaceDayCT. “I just knew I really wanted to do that race. I went through the process of getting my NASCAR license. Then I started looking for teams. I hit up my friend Steve Park and a bunch of other people I knew and I eventually ended up connecting with Josh Reaume from Reaume Brothers [Racing].” 

For most of the Craftsman Truck Series competitors this weekend, the twists and turns of Lime Rock Park will be an entirely new arena to master. For Lambros, the 1.53 mile historic Lime Rock Park course is nothing new. 

Lambros became part of the Skip Barber Driver Development program in 2018 and later became an instructor with the Skip Barber Racing school. He has not shortage of seat time at Lime Rock Park. 

“I’ve been racing at Lime Rock since I was probably 14 years old,” Lambros said. “I started racing there in Spec Miata events. I still race there in a Spec Miata. Actually the weekend after this I’ll be racing there in Miata. I’ve competed there in there Skip Barber Formula 4 car series. I’ve test driven a few different cars there. I’ve raced there at least twice a year there since I was 14. I’ve been an instructor there. I have a lot of time there staying there and working up there.

“I think it’s going to be an advantage for me knowing the track and its conditions. It’s tough because I haven’t been able to get any simulator time. I’ve done as much iRacing as possible, but I’ve never driven a Truck before.” 

Lambros said nervousness about the magnitude of competing in a NASCAR national series event is of little concern to him. 

“I’m not nervous,” Lambros said. “The only thing I’m nervous about is my race going well. My goal is to finish. A top-15, I’d be ecstatic. It’s not terribly different than any of the IMSA stuff competition-wise, it’s just a little bit more publicity and that doesn’t really scare me. I’m just going to see how it goes and try to have fun. It’s something new that I’ve always wanted to do since I was a kid. It’s always been a goal on my list to race a Truck on a road course.” 

And don’t worry Modified fans, even after hitting the NASCAR big time level at Lime Rock, Lambros still has plans for chasing victories in a Tour Type Modified. Lambros, who finished 14th in the NAPA Spring Sizzler in April at Stafford Speedway will return to the track in July. Lambros will look to make his second Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series start in the GAF Roofing Modified Masters on July 16. 

And Will isn’t the only member of the Lambros family looking to make noise at Stafford this year. His younger brother Dean Lambros currently sits fifth in the SK Light Modified division standings at Stafford.