Doiron Battles Slick Track Conditions in 358 DIRTcar Series

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Doiron Battles Slick Track Conditions in 358 DIRTcar Series Race at MIR
Craig Revelle - Finish Line Web Design
September 22, 2011



As the 2011 racing season begins to wind down, Joel Doiron and his 358 Modified race team look ahead to some big events on their schedule. This past weekend consisted of a Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified Series race at Mohawk International Speedway, which was the final weekend of the season for the track.



The night began with the traditional time trials to start off the show and Doiron posted the fourth fastest time in his group, placing him fourth in the preliminary qualifying heat race. Doiron maintained that spot, qualifying for the 75 lap main event, but missed out by one position of a redraw spot that would have placed him in the top 12 for the feature. Doiron lined up in 14th place on the outside of row seven for the main event, but had a tough time navigating the slick track surface and fell back to 17th when the first and only caution of the race came on lap 25. Doiron continued to struggle in the second half of the race, and finished a disappointing 20th.



“We were off in our setup tonight with the dry slick conditions”, explains Doiron. “The track hasn’t been like this in our past visits to the track, so we really didn’t expect this going into tonight”.



This coming weekend, Doiron will finish out the season at Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday as they conclude their Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified program that was postponed back on September 4th. Before the rain, Doiron was the fastest car in his time trial group, and will start his qualifying heat from the front row. Doiron will be hoping for a little Birthday luck at Cornwall, and hopes that he will be celebrating more then just his Birthday at the end of the night.



“It would be great to end the season with a good run in the Mr. DIRTcar Series race at our home track”, says Doiron. “It would certainly make the Birthday a memorable one if we could bring home the win”.



After Cornwall, Doiron will have just one more race on his schedule for this season as he travels to Brockville Speedway for the Mr. DIRTcar 358 Modified Series finale on October 15th.



Our 2011 racing season would not be possible without the assistance of our great sponsors. Mike Sauvé Construction, Doiron Auto Inc., W.H. MacSweyn Inc., Gauvreau Top Soil, Walker Climate Care/Go Geo, Falcon Environmental Services, Mister Sew and Sew Custom Embroidery, Garage Le Specialiste Dicaire, Herbs Travel Plaza & Towing, Group Express, Glengarry Kitchen Cabinets, Richard Ranger Carpet, Au Vieux Duluth, Boutique Lafleur, Quechem, Garry McDougall Electric, Gouttieres SD Eavesthroughs, Marc Rouette Maintenance, Les Fondations Deguire and Bicknell Racing Products have all been an integral part of the success that this team has had this season.



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