Joel Doiron Battles to a Hard Fought Top Ten Finish at Cornwall Speedway

It definitely has been a consistent season for Joel Doiron and his Alexandria, Ontario team, and consistency is a very key ingredient in the chase for the championship, but Doiron cant help but want a little more as he strives to get back to victory lane at Cornwall Speedway for the first time since taking the feature almost one year to the day.

The qualifying heat race didn’t go as planned for Joel, struggling to find his groove early. A flat tire early in the race sent Doiron to the pits, but after a quick pit stop, he was able to return to the track and rebound for a third place finish. In the 30 lap main event, Joel started the race from eighth place, and was making his way through the field early in the race. By lap nine, Doiron was inside the top five, but fell to sixth as the race approached halfway. In the closing laps, the handling on the car started to go away, and Doiron would fall back to finish ninth.

“It wasn’t the kind of run that we were looking for tonight”, says Doiron. “We really struggled in the second half of the race. We will keep working at it though, and hopefully we can get a win soon”.

This coming week, Joel will be back at Cornwall Motor Speedway as the Modified share the spotlight with the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars as they make the inaugural appearance at Cornwall.

As we enter the final weekend of July, Doiron currently sits third in points at Cornwall Speedway, only 14 points out of first in the battle for the coveted Modified championship.

Our racing efforts for the 2012 season would not be possible without the assistance of our great partners. Mike Sauvé Construction, Au Vieux Duluth, Doiron Auto Inc., Mister Sew and Sew Custom Embroidery, W.H. MacSweyn Inc., Garage Le Specialiste Dicaire, Gauvreau Transport, Walker Climate Care/Go Geo, NAPA Cornwall, Glengarry Windows & Doors, Group Express, Richard Ranger Carpet, Alexandria OK Tire, Alexandria Home Hardware, SB Transport, Boutique Lafleur, Garry McDougall Electric, Marc Rouette Maintenance, SM Painting, Finish Line Web Design, Gouttieres SD Eavesthroughs and Bicknell Racing Products have all been an integral part of the success of our team.

For more information on Joel Doiron and the team, please check out our website, www.joeldoiron.com.