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Jean-Paul Cabana from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, is a Canadian race car driver. He is considered the King of Stock Car Racing in Quebec and was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001 and into the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 2007.
Jean-Paul Cabana won both the first and last feature races at Catamount. His career embraced both the elder Buzzi, the elder Gammell, and their respective sons. This pretty says it all about his place in the history of the track.
Cabana in Victory Lane with Andre Beaudry and Canadiens star Jean Beliveau. Courtesy of Chris Companion JPC gets a model of the Monte Carlo from fan, John Pike at Catamount.
In his 40 years of racing, Jean-Paul never ran less than three times a week but most often five. He raced frequently in Ontario, running at Cayuga, Mosport and Sauble River. During his career, Jean-Paul won more than 500 races and helped many young drivers get started, such as NASCAR stars Kevin LePage (he was best man at LePage’s wedding ...
In his native Quebec Jean-Paul Cabana is known as the “King of Stock Car Racing.” It’s no wonder why. In a racing career that spanned 40 years (1954-1994) he won more than 500 features at too many tracks to mention.
Cabana was the inaugural champion of the Northern NASCAR Circuit in 1972. He remained one of the stars in the NASCAR North Tour from 1979-1985. He scored 5 wins each in 1981 and 1982, then a 6-win season in 1984.
Jean – Paul Cabana, shown here with his first late model sportsman at Catamount in 1971, immediately became a polarizing force among the spectators. Below – Jack Paradee and Cabana, in a less contentious moment, at Catamount.
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