Joey Ladouceur Posts Solid Finishes at Cornwall Speedway and Autodrome Drummond; Frustrations Set in With Disappointing 13th Place Finish at Granby

It was a busy weekend of racing for Joey Ladouceur and his team as they traveled to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night for the usual race program, followed by another trip to Quebec as Joey brought his Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series point lead to Autodrome Drummond on Monday night and Autodrome Granby on Tuesday.

At Cornwall, the night began with a fourth place finish in his qualifying heat race after battling his way from the seventh starting spot. In the 20 lap feature, Joey rolled off the starting grid from the 12th position and quickly moved forward despite several caution periods throughout the race. He was inside the top five by lap four and up to third place as they completed lap 10. Over the next few laps, Joey worked his way to second place and maintained that spot through the remaining laps. Joey is currently second place in the point standings at Cornwall, just four points behind the leader.

The Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series resumed at Autodrome Drummond on Monday night. Joey set fast time in his group earning a front row starting spot in his heat race. After capturing the qualifying race win, Joey earned a spot in the redraw for a top 12 starting spot in the 50 lap feature. He selecting position number four, and lined up on the outside of row two for the race. Ladouceur had several battles throughout the race, and ended the night with a solid third place run, almost getting second place in a photo finish at the checkered flag.

The series resumed at Autodrome Granby on Tuesday night. Joey finished his qualifying heat race from fourth place and once again earned a spot in the redraw for a top 12 starting spot. By luck of the draw, he selecting starting spot number one, and led the field to green flag for the 50 lap feature. It was a struggle throughout the race for Ladouceur and he slowly faded through the field. He dodged a big wreck at one point, but still only managed a disappointing 13th place result, which will knock him from the top of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman series point standings by just four points.

“It was a pretty frustrating night, but with a month off before the next DIRTcar Series race, it will give us some time to figure out what we did wrong tonight”, says Ladouceur after the race.

This coming weekend, Joey will be at Mohawk International Raceway for round four of the Seaway GM and Performance Sportsman Series. After the first three events of the series, Joey is currently fifth in the point standings. Cornwall Speedway does not have the Sportsman Series on the schedule for this weekend. The next events in the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series are on September 6th, 7th and 8th at Ransomville, Merrittville and Humberstone Speedways.

Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2013 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 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.

Joey Ladouceur Has Busy Weekend With Seaway Sportsman Series Races at Granby and Drummondville Plus Sunday Night Events at Cornwall Speedway

It was a busy weekend for Joey Ladouceur this week with the Seaway GM and Performance Seaway Series events at Autodrome Granby on Friday night, and Autodrome Drummond on Saturday before returning to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday for a regular race night.

The night started off well for Joey at Autodrome Granby. He was second fastest in his qualifying group, placing him second to start his heat race. He maintained that position and earned a spot in the redraw for a top 12 starting position in the 40 lap main event. After randomly selecting the number four starting spot, Joey lined up on the outside of the second row for the main event. Joey was solidly inside the top ten and looked poised for a strong finish late in the race when he ran out of fuel. He returned to the track finishing a disappointing 24th place.

The Sportsman Seaway Series moved on the Autodrome Drummond on Saturday night. Joey had the fourth fastest time in his time trial session, placing him fourth to start his heat race. He finished in that same position, just missing a transfer into the top 12 redraw. Joey would start the 40 lap feature race from the 14th starting spot, and quickly found a line that worked on the top side of the track, and by the checkered flag he had moved up to sixth place.

“It was a good run for us tonight”, says Ladouceur after the race. “We really found a line that worked up near the cushion of the track and we were able to move up pretty good”.

The final stop on the weekend schedule was Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night. Joey entered the night as the points leader, and would have to start his qualifying heat race from the back of the pack. He moved up quickly, and crossed the finish line in third place. In the 20 lap main event, Joey started from 15th and struggled with the less than ideal track conditions. A build up of water on the inside of the corners once again played havoc with race teams all night long and Joey was no exception. To make matters worse, a flat tire on lap 12 sent him to the pits, and he returned to the rear of the field for the restart. At the checkered flag, Joey crossed the finish line with a disappointing 15th place finish.

It will be another busy week coming up for Joey, as he prepares for next Sunday night at Cornwall Speedway before returning to Autodrome Drummond on Monday night and Autodrome Granby on Tuesday night for the next two races in the Super DIRTcar Sportsman Series. Even though Joey is a rookie in the Sportsman division, he currently leads the point standings for the DIRTcar Sportsman series, and now sits second in points at Cornwall Speedway.

Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2013 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 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.

Joey Ladouceur Dominates Sportsman Super DIRTcar Series Race at Ransomville Speedway; Cornwall Speedway Rained Out Again

After getting his first career win last Sunday at Cornwall Speedway, and a top ten finish last Monday at Cornwall in the Sportsman Super DIRTcar Series event, Joey Ladouceur and his team set their focus on the next Series race at Ransomville Speedway last Wednesday night. Ladouceur last visited the track in September of 2006 with his Pro Stock, and was looking forward to returning with the Sportsman. He also planned to race at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night.

A third place finish in his qualifying heat at Ransomville locked Joey into the redraw for a top 12 starting spot for the 50 lap feature. By luck of the draw, he pulled the number two selection and started the race from outside of the front row. Ladouceur jumped out the lead right at the initial start of the race and despite several cautions in the event, he held the top spot for all 50 laps, taking his first career DIRTcar Sportsman Series victory and moving into first place in the point standings after three events.

"I'm real fortunate. When I came here and raced Pro Stock back in the day - against Jipp Ortiz and Pete Stefanski - they're pretty tough," said Ladouceur, who is also getting some help from a friend. "This is a tough class too, but I have Billy Dunn from Number One Speed helping me with setups, and it's made the learning curve a lot quicker."

Cornwall Speedway was the next stop on the schedule, but once again rain was in the forecast, and an early afternoon shower forced track officials to cancel their program for the fifth time this season.

This coming weekend, Joey will follow the Sportsman Seaway Series with events scheduled at Autodrome Granby on Friday night, and Autodrome Drummond on Saturday. He will return to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday for double Sportsman features, making up for the rainout from a couple weeks ago.

Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2013 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 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.

Joey Ladouceur Claims First Career Sportsman Victory With Win at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday; Battles to Hard Fought Top Ten Finish on Monday

After posting some great finishes early in his rookie season in the Sportsman ranks, Joey Ladouceur and his Alexandria, Ontario race team was on the verge of scoring their first career win in the Sportsman division. With a weekend doubleheader set for this past Canada Day Weekend, Ladouceur was hopeful that this would be the weekend he would visit victory lane.

On Sunday night, Joey started his qualifying heat race from the sixth position and consistently moved forward. By the end of the eight lap race he was up to third place. He lined up for the 20 lap main event from outside of the fourth row in the eighth starting spot and quickly moved forward. A caution on lap five slowed the field, and already Ladouceur had moved up to third place. On lap seven, Joey moved into second place, just before the caution came out once again. On the restart, he blasted into the lead and never looked back, taking his first career victory in the Sportsman ranks.

“I really have to thank the crew and all of our sponsors for their support as well as my wife Josée and my family”, says Ladouceur from victory lane. “We have been working hard on this car, and we have been close, so its nice to be able to get that first win out of the way”.

Joey returned to Cornwall Speedway on Monday for the next round of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman series. He set fast time in his group in time trials and backed that up with a win in his qualifying heat race, earning a spot in the redraw for a top 12 starting position. Joey started the 50 lap main event from the 11th position and despite a broken shock tower early in the race he was able to salvage a ninth place finish.

“We were on the outside and the car that was on our inside hit a rough spot in the track and bounced into us, and we broke the left front shock tower”, explains Ladouceur. “It was tough going out there, but we were able to battle to a top ten finish, so we will take it”.

The Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series continues this week with a rare Wednesday night stop at Ransomville Speedway in Western New York State. Joey will also return to Cornwall Speedway this coming Sunday night.

Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2013 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 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.

Joey Ladouceur Getting Closer to First Career Sportsman Win With Four Consecutive Top Five Finishes; Cornwall Sportsman Feature Postponed

Going into the 2013 season, Joey Ladouceur was well aware that the transition from the Pro Stock ranks where he has dominated the past few seasons to the ultra-competitive Sportsman division was not going to easy. However, he has been quick learner, and seems poised to capture his first career Sportsman victory. This past weekend, Ladouceur made a rare appearance at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, trying to get some track time with the multiple early season rainouts that Cornwall has endured early this season. They were back at Cornwall on Sunday hoping Mother Nature would finally co-operate.

On Friday night, Joey and his team left their Alexandria, Ontario shop and headed to Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg, New York. Ladouceur was a multi time winner in the Pro Stock division, and was hoping some of that success would carry over in his second career Sportsman start at the track. He started the qualifying heat race from the eighth position and quickly moved forward. Before long he was inside the top five and finished the race with a fourth place result. After making some adjustments on the car, Joey returned to the track for the 20 lap main event. He started from the 18th position, and when the green flag waved to start the race, Ladouceur was quick to move through the pack. By the halfway point of the race he was inside the top ten, and continued to charge forward. Over the final few laps Joey had moved into sixth place, made it into the top five on the final lap.

Cornwall Speedway was the next stop on the weekend schedule and after rainouts in four of the first five schedule events, everyone was anxious to get going. Joey started his preliminary qualifying event from the fifth position and advanced to third before the end of the eight lap race. Just prior to the call to lineup for the features, the rain returned to Cornwall Speedway, postponing the 20 lap Sportsman race until a later date.

Ladouceur will return to Cornwall this coming weekend for a spectacular Canada Day Weekend celebration. Sunday night will be a regular show for the Sportsman division at Cornwall, but Monday will be the second event in the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman series. After a top five finish in the first race of the series at Rolling Wheels Raceway, Joey would like nothing more than to get his first career win at Cornwall in front of the best Sportsman drivers throughout Ontario, Quebec and New York State.

Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2013 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 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.

Joey Ladouceur Continues Impressive Rookie Season With Third Place Finish in DIRTcar Sportsman Series at Rolling Wheels and Fourth at Cornwall Opener

After several years of dominating the Pro Stock ranks, Joey Ladouceur made the jump to the Sportsman division to start the 2013 and has found instant success. He was hoping to continue that success this past week with the first round of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series on Wednesday night at Rolling Wheels Raceway and Sunday night at Cornwall Speedway as they finally got their 2013 season underway after three consecutive rainouts.

The first round of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman tour took place last Wednesday night at Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, New York. Joey has had some success at the track in the past, and hoped that experience would pay off in the Sportsman car. Joey set the eighth fastest speed overall in time trials out of the 37 cars entered, (second in his time trial group) and carried that success into his qualifying heat race with an impressive second place finish, earning a spot in the redraw for the 30 lap main event. He started from the fourth position and maintained that spot through most of the race before moving to third as the final laps counted down.

“We are extremely happy with this finish”, says Ladouceur after the race. “When we arrived here, our goal was to just make the show, and after running so well in time trials, the bar was raised and the goal was a top ten finish. To come here and finish third with this elite group of competitors really helps boost our confidence and we cant wait to get to have the Sportsman Series back at Cornwall next month”.

The track conditions at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday were rough due to the amount of rainfall at the track in the days leading up to the race, in addition to already standing water that had caused the previous cancellations. Track officials continued with the program though, and Joey was about to make his first Sportsman start at a track that he has had the most success at over the years in the Pro Stock division. He started his qualifying heat race from the fourth position after a pre-race draw determined starting positions for opening night. He advanced to third before the end of the eight lap event. It was a long delay before the 20 lap feature, but in the early hours of Monday morning, Ladouceur hit the track, starting from the 12th position. After moving into the top ten very quickly, Ladouceur soon set his sites on the top five, and reached that mark just past the halfway point of the race. Over the final laps, he moved up one more position and posted a solid fourth place finish in his maiden Sportsman voyage at Cornwall.

“It was a good run for us tonight. We are really happy with that finish, and we are able to put the car on the trailer in one piece”, says Ladouceur. “It was a rough night with a lot of torn up equipment here tonight and we can only hope next week will be much better”.

Ladouceur will return to Cornwall this coming Sunday night and it will be driver autograph night at the track. Joey and the rest of the Cornwall Speedway drivers will be available for autographs and to meet with the fans during the intermission.

Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2013 racing season. Coffrage 20-20/Pompage 20-20, Fence Depot, Minimax Express, Glengarry Truck Centre, Gauvreau Terre de Surface, Stinger X Chassis, Au Vieux Duluth 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.

Joey Ladouceur Gets Top Five Finish in First Career Sportsman Start at Mohawk Raceway; Rolling Wheels DIRTcar Series Opener Coming up Next

After sitting idle the previous week, Joey Ladouceur and his team were anxious to get back to the track this past weekend. Mohawk International Raceway was their chosen destination of Friday night and they also hoped to finally get the season underway at Cornwall Speedway, as they were to host the first round of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series after dealing with back to back rainouts to start their 2013 season.

Mohawk International Raceway has been very good to Joey Ladouceur over the years, collecting many feature wins along the way, including his 100th career DIRTcar Pro Stock victory last summer. After graduating into the Sportsman ranks this year, Ladouceur was making his first Sportsman start at the track and they were optimistic that they would have a setup in the car that would make them very competitive throughout the night. Joey started 10th in his qualifying heat race and moved up to fifth place before the checkered flag. In the 20 lap main event, he started from the 15th position and quickly moved forward at the drop of the green flag. The first caution of the race came on lap nine and Joey was now into the top ten, and looked very strong in the first half of the race. Just a few laps later he was inside the top five, and finished the race with a strong fifth place run.

“The car was good, but we need to work on it a little bit more to get up there and challenge for the win”, says Ladouceur after the race. “We are happy with this run though, and it gives us something to build on for the next time we come back here”.

Cornwall Speedway was up next on the schedule with the first round of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman series scheduled, but for the third consecutive week to start the season, Mother Nature had other plans and track officials were forced to postpone the event. This will now set up a huge weekend at Cornwall Motor Speedway on Canada Day Weekend with the previously scheduled weekly Sportsman event on Sunday, June 30th followed by the rescheduled Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series race on Monday, July 1st.

With Cornwall’s series race getting postponed, the first race of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman series will now be this Wednesday night at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge, New York. Ladouceur will then return home to prepare for Sunday’s event at Cornwall Motor Speedway as they make their fourth attempt to get the 2013 season underway.

Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2013 racing season. Coffrage 20-20/Pompage 20-20, Fence Depot, Minimax Express, Glengarry Truck Centre, Gauvreau Terre de Surface, Stinger X Chassis, Au Vieux Duluth 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.