Sunday was a busy day for Ladouceur as he attempted to pull a double header. He was in Plattsburg, New York to race at Airborne Speedway early Sunday afternoon, and as soon as that race was over, he was to make a quick exit and head to Cornwall Speedway to race his Sportsman. Ladouceur won his qualifying heat at Airborne and selected position number five in the redraw, lining up from inside of row number three. Joey battled amongst the top three for the entire event, and took over the second spot on the final lap of the race.
“We had some good battles up front for the top three spots”, says Ladouceur. “This is a great little racetrack here, and I look forward to coming back. Now it is time to head to Cornwall to run the Sportsman tonight”.
Joey arrived at Cornwall just before his heat race started. As luck would have it, rain pushed back the qualifying heat races by several minutes, allowing Joey to make the call for his heat. After finishing fifth in the qualifier, Joey made some changes to the car before hitting the track for the 20 lap main event. He started the race from 15th and was up to 9th by halfway, but just unable to gain any ground throughout the event. He would finish in ninth.
Autodrome Granby was up next on Monday night. Ladouceur timed fourth fastest in his group, and lined up on the outside of row two for the qualifier. It was a struggle early, and a sixth place finish was the end result. After making some changes to the car, Joey returned to the track for the last chance qualifier, and a second place finish earned him the 22nd starting spot for the 50 lap feature. Joey made steady progress early, making the top 15 after just 10 laps. As they hit the late stages of the race, Joey’s car got a little better and he crossed the finish line with a sixth place result.
After spending Tuesday morning at the Bernier Racing shop preparing the car for Autodrome Drummond, Ladouceur was looking for a little better results. He qualified second fastest in his group and backed that up with a second place result in his qualifier, making the redraw for a top 12 starting position in the 50 lap main event. Joey started from the 10th position, and was making steady progress for much of the race. A lap 35 caution regrouped the field, and that is when disaster struck, as one car got turned around in front of oncoming cars, and Ladouceur’s car received heavy damage.
This coming weekend, Joey will be at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night for the next round of the Seaway Sportsman Series. He will return to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday as the Sportsman division is on the card with the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars. The next PROCam Truck Series race comes on Saturay, August 2nd at Riverside Speedway.
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.
For more information on Joey Ladouceur, please check out our website, www.joey92.com. You will find up to date news and results, and information on Joey and the race team, including sponsor info, and links to our sponsor’s websites. You can also follow Joey on Twitter @JoeyLadouceur.
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