Second Road Course of the 2015 season in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Trois-Rivières, Québec – Tied in fifth position in the series standings, Jean-François Dumoulin and Bernier Crépeau / Groupe Bellemare / MIA #04 Dodge crew members come to ICAR to perform, on July 4th and 5th, for the Ecko Unlimited 100. The stakes are high for the elder Dumoulin brother, since his results will determine if he participates or not in both races in Western Canada, on July 11th and 15th.

In front of his Quebec fans, Jean-François Dumoulin will be driving with determination the Bernier Crépeau / Groupe Bellemare / MIA #04 Dodge. “Racing in Quebec is always important for my brother and I. Our partners, friends, fans and family come to cheer us on and it’s always so motivating”, shares Jean-François Dumoulin.

The goal of previous years had been oriented upon practice for the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, but 2015 is much different and comes in one goal : success. For the first season in his NASCAR Canadian Tire Series carreer, Jean-François Dumoulin has a high-performance car enabling him to finish in the leading pack.

“We have been having a very good season start, both Bernier Crépeau / Groupe Bellemare / MIA #04 cars are powerfull and I really have fun on oval tracks. Last week practice sessions went great. With Éric Laperle [crew chief] and King Autosport, we have refined adjustments. Doing good at ICAR means for us that we may make the trip to Western Canada and maybe even participate in all races in the championship”, says with enthousiam the driver qualified of a road-course ace.

The approach, on both mechanical and strategic levels, is totally different. Jean-François Dumoulin wants above all to keep his position in the standings, gaining precious championship points.”Maintaining the momentum is important. We want to achieve the best possible result at ICAR and be part of competition in the West.”

* The race will be broadcast on TSN on July 11 at 1 p.m. and on July 25 at 2 p.m on RDS2.

Feats And Highlights Jean-François Dumoulin

First podium in the NASCAR Canadian Tire series on May 17, 2015 (3rd place – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)

The first Quebec-born driver to win twice the Rolex 24 in Daytona; 2004 (SGS and 2007 (GT).

The youngest racer to have been part of the Player's Development Team.

Champion of the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS, USA in 2003 (9 podiums).

Champion of the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sport Car Challenge ST, USA in 2002 (5 podiums).

In Montreal's 2009 edition of Nascar Nationwide, he finished his first race in the 7th position aboard a badly damaged car and wins the heart of numerous fans and reporters.

In 2000, earns a 2nd place championship win in the Motorola Cup Series in which he racked a 1st podium after having begun the race 52nd at the Molson Indy event in Ontario, Canada.

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