Seventh-place finish for the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare Team
Second planned Flamboro Speedway race rescheduled because of rain
Event | Motomaster 125 & Quick Wick 125 - NASCAR Pinty's Series |
Track | Flamboro Speedway (Millgrove, Ontario) - Paved oval |
Start / Finish | Motomaster 125: 9th / 7th | Quick Wick 125: postponed |
Dates / Television (EDT) | Motomaster 125: RDS2 - Saturday, October 16, 2:00 pm | TSN - Sunday, October 10, 12:30 pm |
Results |
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin and the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare team made the long trip from Trois-Rivieres to Flamboro Speedway for two 125-lap races held on the almost flat one-third mile oval where overtaking is difficult. Ninth on the starting grid in the first race, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin attacked relentlessly until crossing the finish line seventh. The rain then came and ruined things, preventing the series from holding the second race, which was postponed to a later date.
"Dumoulin Competition designed a brand-new oval car during the off-season that has proven itself at Sunset Speedway. Returning to an Ontario oval also means that with fast, local drivers added to the grid, the competition will be strong," said the driver of the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare car prior to the start of track activities this morning.
Summary of the day's events
Initially, the threat of rain forced NASCAR to move up the schedule for on-track activities, reducing the time available for teams to work on their cars.
The WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare team tried some new setups at the start of morning practice. These changes did not have the desired effect and the team quickly reverted to the original setup for qualifying.
Qualifying with only two consecutive laps on a short track like Flamboro Speedway is complex. "Starting ninth on the grid doesn't make things easy for us, but we can do better in the race," explained Louis-Philippe Dumoulin before the start of the first sprint race.
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin's prediction was correct as he finished seventh, however, a drop in performance halfway through the race denied him a better result. "We were confident in the set-up before the race, but as the laps went by the car lost its efficiency in acceleration and braking, it simply lacked speed at the end of the race," concluded the driver after the race.
"Passion - Performance - Partnerships"
Photo Credit: Matthew Manor CSCG
RESULTS 2021
Event | Date | Road Oval | LP Dumoulin | |||
Start | Finish | Pos. | ||||
Sunset Speedway | 01-08 | O | 3 11 | 6 3 | 2/79 | |
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | 15-08 | R | 1 | 5 | 3/119 | |
Circuit ICAR | 28-08 | R | 5 | 3 | 2/160 | |
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | 04-09 | R | 2 | 1 | 1/207 | |
05-09 | 3 | 11 | 2/240 | |||
Flamboro Speedway | 12-09 | O |
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Delaware Speedway | 26-09 | O |
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Groupe Bellemare is a 3rd generation family business that has been serving clients since 1959. Today, the company has more than 500 employees and provides them with an innovative work environment facilitating work-family balance and a healthy and safe quality of life. With over a half century of experience and its sustained R&D efforts, the Company offers high-quality products and services in areas as diverse as concrete, abrasives and minerals, dimensional load transportation, and recycling. Groupe Bellemare is also very involved in its industry and attaches great importance to its social and environmental role as a member of the business community. Groupe Bellemare makes a positive contribution to the quality of life of citizens in the communities it serves by supporting numerous social causes and promoting local purchasing through its responsible procurement 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
- Inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame(2020) for his outstanding contribution.
- In 2020, the sanitary situation forced the NASCAR Pinty's Series to present only 6 races in the "Pinty's FanCave Challenge". Louis-Philippe Dumoulin scored 1 win and 3 top-5 finishes.
- 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
Flamboro Speedway : flamborospeedway.ca
Fondation québécoise du cancer : fqc.qc.ca
Musée Gilles-Villeneuve : museegillesvilleneuve.com
Festidrag développement : festidrag.com
Série Mini Sportsman Québec : seriesportsman.ca/mini-sportsman-calendrier
Dumoulin Compétition : dumoulincompetition.com
Série NASCAR Pinty's : nascar.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/dumoulincompetition
Twitter: @DumoulinDC / @DumoulinLP / @jf_dumoulin
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