Joey Ladouceur Gets 6th Place Finish on Opening Night at Cornwall; Night Ends Early in Sportsman Seaway Series at Brockville Speedway

The 2014 season finally got underway for Joey Ladouceur and his team from Alexandria, Ontario. The hard work from over the winter was put to the test as they battled on Saturday night at Brockville Speedway for the first round of the Seaway Sportsman Series, and on Sunday night at Cornwall Speedway for their season opener.

At Brockville, the night started off with a time trials, and Joey posted the second fastest time in his group, earning an outside front row starting spot for his 8 lap preliminary qualifying event. He went on to win the race, which locked him into a redraw position for a top 12 starting spot in the 40 lap feature. By luck of the draw, Joey would start from the front row, and quickly jumped out to the early lead. Just a few laps into the race, Ladouceur’s car drifted high and over the banking slightly, losing several positions. This was the beginning of a series of misfortunes for Ladouceur, as he suffered some heavy front end damage when the field bottled up in front of him on a lap six restart, ending his night early.

Sunday was a new day, and Ladouceur was looking forward to getting back on the track for opening night at Cornwall Speedway where he returns as defending Sportsman track champion. In the qualifying heat race, Ladouceur started third, and crossed the finish line in fourth place. The team made some adjustments to the car, looking to get it dialed in before they made it back out for the feature. Joey lined up from the 15th position for the 20 lap feature, and quickly moved forward, taking over a top ten position after just five laps. By halfway he was battling for a top five. The night ended with Joey crossing the finish line with a 6th place finish on opening night at Cornwall.

“We wanted to start the year off a little better than we did this weekend”, says Ladouceur. “We have a great car, and a great team and we will be back next week looking for a little better result”.

Last weekend, Joey had a chance to test his ProCam Truck at Autodrome Chaudiere in Valee Jonction, Quebec. He ran over 100 laps, trying to get used to not only a new racing machine, but also a new track with an unfamiliar surface.

“The test went really well. We were able to run some real good fast laps that were very competitive with other teams with more experience”.

This coming weekend, Ladoucuer will be back in the DIRT Sportsman at Cornwall on Sunday night. The first race in the Pro Cam Truck Series will take place on May 31st 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, Lakeside Landscaping, Au Vieux Duluth, 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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