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This Saturday, September 12 will mark the end of the NASCAR Pinty's Series shortened 2020 season. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin and his #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare team will compete in a two-race event on the now-familiar Jukasa Speedway (Hagersville, Ontario) oval with one goal in mind: to once again climb to the top step of the podium.

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin has raced at Jukasa every year since 2017 and knows every bump and idiosyncrasies of the layout. For these two sprint races, the team will race on a track twice as long as those at Sunset Speedway and Flamboro Speedway, where the first four races of the season were held. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin talks to us live from the Dumoulin Competition workshop (video):

"As a team, we certainly understand the current constraint we all have to cope with and are thrilled to be able to race this year. On the other hand, it feels a little odd to already be closing out the 2020 season this weekend, after only two events. It feels like we have only just started! Jukasa is a fast track that we really enjoy. Our team has had good results there over the last three seasons. Our suspension settings for the coming weekend will be very different from those of the shorter tracks we raced on the earlier this season. This also means different strategies for the tires and fuel management, especially as the 125-lap races are run non-stop.

We tested the WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare car here on the Monday following the Flamboro event and came up with an excellent set-up for the race conditions we expect on next Saturday. The whole team is confident that our car will be perfect, and that we will be in the lead pack and with a quick machine for the last restarts, when things get more physical and we need to protect and indeed gain some positions."

"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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Groupe Bellemare is a third-generation family business serving its customers since 1959. Today, the Group has more than 500 employees and provides them with an innovative work environment that promotes work-life balance and a healthy and safe quality of life. Thanks to its more than half a century of experience and its sustained efforts in research and development, the company offers superior quality products and services in fields as varied as concrete, abrasives and minerals, exceptional transport and recycling. Groupe Bellemare is also very involved in its community and attaches great importance to its social and environmental role as a member of the business community. The company contributes to the quality of life in the communities where it operates by supporting various causes and promoting local purchasing through its responsible purchasing practices groupebellemare.com

Dumoulin Competition. Jean-François and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin founded the Dumoulin Competition Race Team in 2009. Working with financial, marketing, logistics and sports management experts, they built up a solid business structure. Dumoulin Competition prepares its on race cars in-house since 2016. Their motto: "Passion - Performance - Partnerships" expresses their will to perform on the track and offer their partners maximum visibility and profitability in return for their commitment. Their vision: To become Canada's leader in motorsports through track performance, entrepreneurial and human values dumoulincompetition.com

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.

WEBSITES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

WeatherTech Canada: weathertech.ca/behindtech

Groupe Bellemare: groupebellemare.com

Jukasa Motor Speedway: jukasamotorspeedway.com

Jukasa Motor Speedway : jukasamotorspeedway.com

Sunset Speedway : sunsetspeedway.ca

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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