Joel Doiron News

Most of the 2012 racing season has gone well for Joel Doiron and his team, but the last two weeks they have been a victim of bad luck that has all but eliminated them from championship contention. Last week it was an early race incident that left that team with a disheartening 18th place finish and this past Sunday Doiron had a right front tire going soft late in the race that resulted in falling out of the top five in the 100 lap Canadian Nationals Series race.

The night started well for Doiron, setting fast time in his time trial group, earning a front row starting spot for his heat race. Doiron won the heat, and would redraw for a top 12 starting spot for the 100 lap main event. Just prior to the race, Doiron would draw position number five and would fire from the inside of row three. Doiron held a top five position for the first three-quarters of the race, but faded over the final few laps. Come to find out that the right front tire had been losing air.

“We had a great run going all race, holding our own amongst the top five”, says Doiron. “It is disappointing that we couldn’t get the finish that we had hoped, but that’s racing. We will try again this week, and hopefully we can get a win before the season ends”.

Doiron will be back in action this Sunday night at Cornwall with their final regular race of 2012. They will close out the season on September 2nd with the Canadian Nationals 125 lap finale. The rest of Doiron’s 2012 schedule is still up in the air after Labor Day Weekend. They do plan to run the Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified Series Race at Mohawk Raceway on Saturday, September 15th, and also hope to participate in the Northeast Fall Nationals at Brockville Speedway in October.

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. The website will be undergoing a major facelift over the next few days, so please check back often as we continue to work on the site.