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From press release
For the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race at Salem Speedway Canadian Maryeve Dufault had her hopes set high. She was rejoining Carter 2 Motorsports, C2M, for the second time this year and was racing at a track that she has come to enjoy.
Despite a rough qualifying run the short track lived up to her expectations until a late race run-in.
"We had a such a good run coming from the 27th starting spot and positioned myself in 8th out of the 36 cars after only 60 laps,” said Dufault, driving the No. 04 Dodge.
With running all her practice laps on old tires, Dufault and the C2M crew knew how to set up the car for the long green flag runs that occurred. The strong car was definitely noticeable as the underfunded team consistently ran with the front-runners.
While running on the lead lap in the 11th position halfway through the 200-lap race, Dufault mistakenly hit the ignition switch while reaching for the fans, cutting off the engine and causing her to lose a lap.
Once back up to full speed she strategically placed herself in position for the lucky dog. The team had another set back during the caution on lap 125, when the wrong set of tires were put on the No. 04 Dodge, causing her to make two pit stops during the caution.
After getting caught up in slower traffic, Dufault tried to carefully maneuver her way around the lap down cars but was struck on the left side by an overly eager lapped down car. The blunt move may have cost the competitor a penalty from the ARCA officials but ended whatever strong run Dufault and the No. 04 team had going for them. The team finished the night in 23rd position.
For the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race at Salem Speedway Canadian Maryeve Dufault had her hopes set high. She was rejoining Carter 2 Motorsports, C2M, for the second time this year and was racing at a track that she has come to enjoy.
Despite a rough qualifying run the short track lived up to her expectations until a late race run-in.
"We had a such a good run coming from the 27th starting spot and positioned myself in 8th out of the 36 cars after only 60 laps,” said Dufault, driving the No. 04 Dodge.
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| Maryeve Dufault (Photo: Carter 2 Motorsports) |
With running all her practice laps on old tires, Dufault and the C2M crew knew how to set up the car for the long green flag runs that occurred. The strong car was definitely noticeable as the underfunded team consistently ran with the front-runners.
While running on the lead lap in the 11th position halfway through the 200-lap race, Dufault mistakenly hit the ignition switch while reaching for the fans, cutting off the engine and causing her to lose a lap.
Once back up to full speed she strategically placed herself in position for the lucky dog. The team had another set back during the caution on lap 125, when the wrong set of tires were put on the No. 04 Dodge, causing her to make two pit stops during the caution.
After getting caught up in slower traffic, Dufault tried to carefully maneuver her way around the lap down cars but was struck on the left side by an overly eager lapped down car. The blunt move may have cost the competitor a penalty from the ARCA officials but ended whatever strong run Dufault and the No. 04 team had going for them. The team finished the night in 23rd position.