A Seventh Place and A Top-5 for Louis-Philippe Dumoulin at Flamboro Speedway
Date | August 29, 2020 |
Races / Series | Pinty's 125 & PartyCasino 125 | one-third mile (two races) - NASCAR Pinty's Series |
Track | Flamboro Speedway (Hamilton, Ontario) |
Format | Two Races 125 laps each - No qualifying session - No planned race pit stops during the races |
Starts / Finish | Race 3: 4th / 7th (Running, completed 125 laps) Race 4: 5th / 5th (Running, completed 125 laps) |
Results | |
Dates / Diffusions | Race 3: TSN - Sunday September 6 at 4:30 pm & RDS2 - Sunday September 13 at 11:00 am Race 4: TSN - Saturday September 12 at noon & RDS2 - Monday September 14 at 9:30 am |
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin was racing for the first time in his career on the Flamboro Speedway 1/3-mile oval. The #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare team had planned to test at that track on the Monday following the Sunset event two weeks ago, but the rain precluded any on-track activity on the day. The first few laps in today's first event featured some hard racing, especially since the draw for grid positions had put Louis-Philippe Dumoulin on the outside lane for the first race. Between the two races, the team improved the suspension set-up, allowing Louis-Philippe Dumoulin to fight for a top-5 finish amongst the drivers at the front of the field, who knew the track very well.
Practice Session (Summary)
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin posted the sixth-fastest time, 0.086 seconds behind the quickest car in the early-afternoon timed practice. "We had a good session, the handling of the car was "interesting", especially as it was the first time out for us at this track. We ended up P6, within the same tenth of a second of the drivers who knew the track and the good set-ups. I am proud of the team. The aim of the test was to find the right suspension settings and be comfortable on both the inside and outside racing lines. The outside line does not work well here, and we will have to adapt to that and still ride side by side during the race. I'm learning the track and being fast on one lap is very different from keeping a competitive pace throughout the race. My objective is to position myself intelligently at the beginning of the race, find the best line as it changes during the race and also the best line to fight with and pass the other drivers," said an excited Louis-Philippe Dumoulin.
Third Race (Summary) - 7th Place
The first race of the day at the Flamboro Speedway did not lack for action. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin started from the outside lane and got involved in some very tight racing right from the start. He managed to protect his position despite starting from the inefficient outside lane on every restart. The handling of the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare car improved greatly over the last 50 laps. This led to an interesting battle with car #24, and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin crossed the finish line in seventh position.
Fourth Race (Summary) - Top-5 Finish
The second race produced little hard-core racing action, with only one caution period. Fifth on the starting grid as per another draw, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin defended his position vigorously throughout the race, as the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare was often quicker in the early laps than the leaders.
"We finished seventh and fifth on our first visit at Flamboro Speedway. The team did a good job of optimizing the set-up between the two races to get more speed in the middle of the corners. The WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare car developed some oversteer in the second race, which may have cost us fourth place or perhaps a podium finish. Even in this very odd season for everyone, we are glad to be back racing. The team is now focused on the next race and we will be testing at Jukasa tomorrow to prepare for the last two races of the season on September 12," explained Louis-Philippe Dumoulin.
Pinty's 125 and PartyCasino 125 (Summary)
- Jason Hatheway won Race 1 and Kevin Lacroix won Race 2.
- Two (2) caution periods (14 laps) occurred in the first race, and only one (1 - 8 laps) in the second race.
Next Event
The final two races (5 and 6) of the 2020 season of the NASCAR Pinty's Series will be held on September 12 at Jukasa Motor Speedway (Hagersville, Ontario), a track that the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare team knows well.
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"The Race Against Cancer" Continues On-line | "The Dumoulin Corner" at the Gilles-Villeneuve Museum |
Since 2016, many individuals, families, businesses, and organizations have teamed up with the Dumoulin Competition "Race Against Cancer" initiative. In today's unprecedented context, cancer victims need our support more than ever. To make an online donation, go to : lacoursecontrelecancer.ca | On May 8, 2018, brothers Jean-Francois and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin proudly unveiled "The Dumoulin Corner" at the Gilles-Villeneuve Museum. Racing fans who have not been able to discover "The Dumoulin Corner" to date will have the opportunity to do so as the exhibit continues at the museum for another year. You will also have the opportunity to see Luc Pilon's creation that inspired the logo of the Dumoulin family's "50 years at the wheel". |
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SUMMARY - HIGHLIGHTS IN LOUIS-PHILIPPE DUMOULIN'S CAREER
NASCAR Pinty's Series
- 2019: Third in driver and owner championships (2 wins, 4 podium, and eight top-5 finishes from 13 events).
- 2018: Champion (3 victories, 7 podiums, 2 poles, eight top-5 in 13 events). Saw his name added for the second time to the NASCAR Hall of Fame (Charlotte, NC) / Wins "Driver of the Year" and "Best Performing Driver" awards.
- 2017: Fourth in the driver championship (3 podiums, nine top-5 and eleven top-10 finishes from 13 events).
- 2016: Joint fourth in the driver championship (4 podiums, six top-5 and seven top-10 finishes from 12 events).
- 2015: Fourth in the driver championship (2 podiums, six top-5 and nine top-10 finishes from 11 events).
- 2014: Champion (2 victories, 5 podiums and nine top-5 finish from 11 events). Saw his name added to the NASCAR Hall of Fame (Charlotte, NC) / Awarded the "Driver Of the Year", "Best Performing Driver" and "Gilles-Villeneuve" awards.
- 2013: Fifth in the driver championship (2 victories, 3 podiums, four top-5s, six top-10s and five-time top-3 grid positions from 12 events).
- 2012: Sixth in the driver championship (1 pole, three top-5 and seven top-10 finishes from 12 events).
- 2011: Rookie of the year.
Rallying and Road Racing
- 2015: Participated in FIA World Rallycross Championship round in Canada (Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres).
- 2012: Second in class in the 12 Hours of Sebring (American Le Mans Series - GT3 Cup). The only Canadian driver on the podium.
- 2004 to today: Front runner in the Grand-Am and Rolex Sports Car series, in Porsche, Ferrari and Daytona Prototype cars - Races in the 12 Hours of Sebring / and the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA events.
- 2002: Champion in the Canadian Formula Ford Championship.
- 2001: Awarded the ''Gilles-Villeneuve'' and ''Quartz'' trophies.
- Records: Holder since 2002 of Formula Ford Series records for most victories (6) and most pole positions (7) in a single season.
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WeatherTech Canada: weathertech.ca/behindtech
Groupe Bellemare: groupebellemare.com
Flamboro Speedway: flamborospeedway.ca
Jukasa Motor Speedway: jukasamotorspeedway.com
Quebec Cancer Foundation: fqc.qc.ca
Gilles-Villeneuve Museum: museegillesvilleneuve.com
Dumoulin Competition: dumoulincompetition.com
NASCAR Pinty's Series: nascar.ca
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