There is no questioning Joey Ladouceur’s ability behind the wheel of a racecar on a dirt track. His record over the past several years speaks for itself with well over 100 feature wins to his credit, and numerous track and series titles along the way. With his first ProCam Truck Series debut this past weekend, many wondered how long it would take him to adapt to not only a new type of race car, but also racing on a paved track for the first time in his career.
Ladouceur silenced any critics very early, as he looked extremely comfortable in the truck very early. He started his qualifying heat from 4th in his pavement debut, and moved up on position to finish in third. In the first of two 40 lap features, Joey started from the fifth position and by lap 10 he was up to 3rd place. A lap 14 caution regrouped the field, and it was just what Ladouceur needed as he was able to within reach of the leaders. Within a couple laps, Ladouceur advanced to second, and would take the lead on a lap 19 restart. Joey maintained the top spot over the remaining laps to collect his first win in his first career ProCam Truck Series start. The action continued a little while later though, as the second 40 lap feature hit the track. Joey started from the 12th position, and quickly moved forward at the drop of the green flag. After just six laps, Joey was already up to fourth place, and was in second as the race hit the halfway point. Joey would finish the race in second place ending the night second in the overall standings.
“We are really happy with our truck series debut”, say Ladouceur. “We weren’t really sure where we would stack up, but to come out here and win and get a 2nd is pretty special”.
On Sunday night, Joey returned to his DIRTcar Sportsman for a 50 lap Mr. DIRTcar Series race at Cornwall Speedway. He timed third fastest in his group, placing him on the inside of row two for the 8 lap qualifier. Joey advanced one spot to finish in second, locking into a redraw position for a top 12 starting spot in the main event. Joey would draw position number seven. When the first yellow flag of the race was displayed on lap six, Joey had reached the third position and quickly worked his way to second when the race resumed. Over the next several laps, Joey maintained a top three position, and made returned to second for good on lap 43. He made several attempts to take over the race lead, but would have to settle for second.
“It was a good run for us, and a good way to start the series”, says Ladouceur. “A win here at Cornwall would have been great, but we will take this and move on to the next one”.
This coming weekend Joey will be back in the ProCam Truck at Montmagny Speedway in Quebec on Saturday. The Sportsman division will have a rare Sunday night off at Cornwall this week. The following week, Ladouceur is back in the ProCam Truck at Autodrome Chaudiere on Saturday, June 14 and returns to Cornwall on Sunday, June 15th. The next race in the DIRTcar Sportsman Series will come at Ransomville Speedway on Wednesday, July 2nd as Ladouceur returns as the defending race winner.
Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that help support the team for the 2014 racing season. Coffrage 20-20/Pompage 20-20, Fence Depot, Minimax Express, Glengarry Truck Centre, Gauvreau Terre de Surface, Mr. Radiator, Number One Speed Shock Service, Boucherie du Village and Finish Line Web Design are all an integral part of the Ladouceur team and they look forward to sharing their success with all of you in the future.
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