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Canadian racecar driver Maryeve Dufault Wednesday announced her return to ARCA competition driving car No. 40 M5 Sports Entertainment/Descendo Fine Art/Dodge for CM2 Motorsports this weekend at Pocono Raceway in the Pennsylvania ARCA 125.
Dufault made her ARCA debut in 2011 when she earned one top-10 and six top-13 finishes in her first year of Stock Car racing. She improved from her starting position in eight of the 15 races she contested, earning two “Hard Charger” awards. This weekend's race at Pocono will be her first in 2012.
“I am so excited to be back in the car, and I am very grateful for this opportunity. I had a competitive rookie year last year, I had a lot of good races, and I just can't wait to get back on the racetrack. It will be special to make my return at Pocono, its one of my favorite tracks,” Maryeve said.
She became the first Canadian female to compete in a NASCAR Nationwide Series race when she made her Nationwide Series debut at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal for the NAPA Auto Parts 200.
Since her Nationwide debut, Maryeve moved to Mooresville, North Carolina to continue the development of her NASCAR career. She's also spent the last several months' fitness training with CrossFit Reebok, testing and filming performance driving videos for Fiat's ABARTH 500 brand.
She is also preparing for the SPIKE television program “GT ACADEMY,” which will air in November. Dufault and Indy 500 winner Danny Sullivan are part of an expert panel on the program who judge the competitors' (virtual racers) potential to become a professional racecar driver.
Canadian racecar driver Maryeve Dufault Wednesday announced her return to ARCA competition driving car No. 40 M5 Sports Entertainment/Descendo Fine Art/Dodge for CM2 Motorsports this weekend at Pocono Raceway in the Pennsylvania ARCA 125.
Dufault made her ARCA debut in 2011 when she earned one top-10 and six top-13 finishes in her first year of Stock Car racing. She improved from her starting position in eight of the 15 races she contested, earning two “Hard Charger” awards. This weekend's race at Pocono will be her first in 2012.
“I am so excited to be back in the car, and I am very grateful for this opportunity. I had a competitive rookie year last year, I had a lot of good races, and I just can't wait to get back on the racetrack. It will be special to make my return at Pocono, its one of my favorite tracks,” Maryeve said.
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| Maryeve Dufault (Photo: CM2 Motorsports) |
She became the first Canadian female to compete in a NASCAR Nationwide Series race when she made her Nationwide Series debut at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal for the NAPA Auto Parts 200.
Since her Nationwide debut, Maryeve moved to Mooresville, North Carolina to continue the development of her NASCAR career. She's also spent the last several months' fitness training with CrossFit Reebok, testing and filming performance driving videos for Fiat's ABARTH 500 brand.
She is also preparing for the SPIKE television program “GT ACADEMY,” which will air in November. Dufault and Indy 500 winner Danny Sullivan are part of an expert panel on the program who judge the competitors' (virtual racers) potential to become a professional racecar driver.