Joel Doiron Didn’t Have the Labor Day Weekend That He Was Hoping For at Mohawk International Raceway and Season Finale at Cornwall Speedway

With the 2012 regular season now in the books, Doiron can reflect on his season at Cornwall Motor Speedway.  He had a strong year, contending for the championship right up until the end of the season, and finished the year fourth overall in the track points, and eighth in the Canadian Nationals Series.  In addition to the season finale at Cornwall this past weekend, Doiron also raced at Mohawk International Raceway on a rare Thursday night for their 50 lap Frenchie’s Series race.

Doiron made just his third appearance of the 2012 season at Mohawk Raceway on Thursday night, but didn’t have much luck right from the beginning.  He had a poor draw that put him at the rear of the field for his heat race, and he struggled throughout the race.  He started the 50 lap main event from deep in the field in 22^nd place and despite the adjustments they made after the heat races, Doiron continued to struggle.  He finished the race with a 15^th place finish.

At Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night, Joel timed fourth fastest in his group, placing his fourth to start his qualifying heat race.  He was able to race his way up to second place, locking himself into the redraw for a top 12 starting spot for the night’s 125 lap 358 Modified Mr. DIRTcar Series main event.  He would draw position number four and started the race from that position.  He was strong over the first 25 laps of the race, but the handling started to go away on the car, and when the race reached the scheduled 75 lap break he had fell out of the top ten.  With a 10 minute break for teams to make adjustments to the car and change tires, Doiron’s crew went to work, trying to dial the car in for the final 50 laps.  When the checkered flag was displayed to the field, Joel crossed the line with an 11^th place finish.

“It certainly wasn’t the weekend that we were hoping for”, says Doiron.  “It was a struggle at both tracks.  We have a couple weeks before we race again at Mohawk so we will go to work and trying to get the car working better”.

As mentioned, Doiron will return to Mohawk International Raceway on Saturday, September 15^th for their season finale.  It will be a Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified Series race.  Following the race at MIR, the rest of the 2012 schedule is unclear.  Doiron does hope to attend the Fall Nationals at Brockville 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.