Joey Ladouceur in action at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night. (Rickattheraces.com Photo)
Joey Ladouceur Opens 2012 Season at Cornwall With Fourth Place Finish
Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design
May 22, 2012
The much anticipated season opener at Cornwall Motor Speedway was on tap this weekend for Joey Ladouceur and his Alexandria, Ontario team. As 2011 Cornwall track champion and defending champion of the Mohawk Racing Parts series, Ladouceur was hoping to get off to a great start.
Ladouceur posted the fourth fastest speed in opening practice, and backed that up with second fast time in his group for time trials, putting him on the outside of the front row for his heat race. He led the first four laps of the race, before dropping to second. Once he returned to the pit area, Ladouceur and his team made some adjustments to the car, looking to get it dialed in for the 40 lap Mohawk Racing Parts main event. Starting from 12th, Ladouceur settled in early, and slowly worked his way forward. With 10 laps up on the board, he was inside the top ten, and gained momentum with each lap, moving into the top five as the race approached halfway. With 10 laps remaining, he was up to third, but would fall back to fourth before the checkered flag after picking up a vibration in the brakes.
“We would have liked to finish a little higher, but overall it wasn’t a bad run”, says Ladouceur on his fourth place finish. “We picked up a real bad vibration over the last 10 laps and that is why we dropped back”.
Ladouceur will be back at Cornwall this Sunday night for a regular racing program. It is also autograph night at the track and Joey and the rest of the Cornwall competitors will be available to sign autographs during intermission. The next Mohawk Racing Parts Series event will be Thursday, June 21st at Mohawk Raceway, and will be a combined Bailey Motor Company Series event as well.
Joey Ladouceur would like to thank all of the sponsors that are on board for the 2012 racing season. Coffrage 20-20/Pompage 20-20, Fence Depot, Minimax Express, Glengarry Truck Centre, Stinger X Chassis 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.
For more information on Joey Ladouceur, please check out our website,
www.joey92.com.
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