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Maryeve Dufault
Dufault with her ARCA car at Daytona in 2011
Born (1982-02-16) February 16, 1982 (age 42)
Sorel, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2011 position77th
Best finish77th - 2011
First race2011 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Canada Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish44th - 2010
First race2010 GP3R 100 (Trois-Rivières)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 2, 2012.
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season2011
Current teamTony Marks Racing
Car number12
Starts14
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish16th in 2011

Maryeve Dufault (born 16 February, 1982 in Sorel, Quebec) is a Canadian race car driver, model and advertising spokeswoman. She has raced in the Skip Barber, formula BMW, Formula Renault, Star Mazda, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, ARCA Racing Series and Nationwide Series. She has appeared on numerous television series.

Racing career

Dufault's father and brother raced motorcycles in Quebec.[1][2] She began riding as a four year old, then racing motocross and turned to go-karts as an eight year old.[1] By the time that she was nine years old she had broken both arms while racing.[3] She began racing karts nationally in Canada and the United States in several series, including the Rotax International Series. She later moved up to formula racing, including Formula BMW USA,[1] the Skip Barber Racing Series, Formula Russell, Formula Renault, Pro Star Mazda, and Formula 3, scoring podium finishes on several occasions, and captured victories in several series. Dufault has also performed precision driving for Honda, Polaris and Yamaha, and has also extensively tested Formula cars in China and Great Britain.[4]

Dufault began Stock Car racing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2010 by racing in two events. She signed as a driver development contract with the FAZZT Race Team in 2010,[5][2] and was the first female race car driver selected to be part of the Dodge Motorsport driver development program USA and Canada. By December 2011 she had made fourteen starts in the ARCA Racing Series with one Top 10 and six Top 13 in her first year in stock car racing;[6] her first top 10 being a tenth place finish at Chicagoland Speedway.[7] She finished the ARCA season sixteenth in the series points standings,[8] despite missing five f the series' 19 races due to a lack of sponsorship.

Dufault made her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 20, 2011,[7] driving for MacDonald Motorsports. As the team was in the Top 30 in season car-owner points, she was guaranteed a starting position;[9] she started 39th and finished 30th with a transmission mount broke.[6][10] She was the first Canadian woman to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series since it took that name.[11] Dufault was listed as one of the "Top female drivers in racing today" by Fox Sports,[12] and was also named as one of the "Top 12 Up-and-Coming Female Drivers in Motorsports" by Bleacher Report.[13]

Media career

Dufault won the 2000 Miss Hawaiian Tropic International,[2] beating over 35,000 competitors for the honor, becoming the only Miss Hawaiian Tropic ever from Quebec and only the third Canadian winner. [citation needed] The winning prizes included a motorcycle and jet ski, as well as prize money to keep racing.[14] She was invited to the United Service Organizations "USO" tour, Operation in Kosovo, Bosnia and Macedonia.[3] She has appeared on a number of television shows and movies like Driven, Entourage, Relative Strangers, The Bold and Beautiful opening show, Jay Leno opening show and including the American game show "The Price is Right" during the Bob Barker era.[7] [15][16] She modeled in the August 2011 issue of Maxim.[15] She also acted as a stunt driver for the movie Fast Girl.[17] Dufault was invited to participate on the show The Insider and E! News to talk about women in racing and the difficulties of competing in a male dominated sport. She has also been featured by Sports Illustrated as their "Lovely Lady of the Day".[18]

Dufault said that she models to earn money to be a race car driver. "I wasn’t buying myself clothes. I was buying tires," Dufault said to the New York Post. "I am a racer who uses modeling jobs to pay my bills."[1] Dufault said she still gets the questions and the puzzled looks as some folks struggle to understand her preference for the noise and smoke at the race track over the glitz and glamour of the modeling world.[14]

"Sure, some people think it is crazy, but I know where my heart is. I'm a race car driver, and I want to be known first for what I accomplish on the track. We all took different routes to get here, but every driver wants the same thing. You want to compete, and you want to win. My passion is here at the track."

— Maryeve Dufault, Toledo Blade interview, May 12, 2011.[14]

Charity work

In 2010 Dufault raised $5,000 USD to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, as well as participating in a Berumdan trip to raise funds for the Syncairly Yours Foundation, a charity for uninsured mothers with premature babies.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rosen, Daniel Edward (August 19, 2011). "NASCAR gets a new, beautiful face". New York Post. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Jennings, Joe (February 19, 2012). "Maryeve Dufault, not just another pretty face in racing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  3. ^ a b Stubbs, Dave (17 August 2011). "Nascar 2011: Quebecer Dufault takes fast track to race goals". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ Lewinski, John Scott (February 2, 2012). "Maryeve Dufault - The Model NASCAR Driver". Crave Online. Los Angeles: Evolve Media Corp. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  5. ^ "FAZZT Race Team Begins Development Program Signs Canadian Maryeve Dufault". FAZZT Race Team. January 26, 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Maryeve Dufault". Racing Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  7. ^ a b c Nick, Bromberg. "Former Price is Right model to make NASCAR debut Saturday". Yahoo!. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Final 2011 Driver Point Standings, ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards". Automobile Racing Club of America. October 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  9. ^ "Former Price is Right model Maryeve Dufault making NASCAR debut". Sporting News. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  10. ^ Markovich, Tony (November 17, 2011). "Interview: Maryeve Dufault Talks NASCAR, Women in Racing & Dan Wheldon". Complex.com. New York: Complex Media Network. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  11. ^ "Canadian driver, model set for Nationwide debut". NASCAR. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Top female drivers in racing today: Maryeve Dufault". Fox Sports. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  13. ^ Schmidt, Russell (April 19, 2011). "Danica Patrick and the Top 12 Up-and-Coming Female Drivers in Motorsports". Bleacher Report. San Francisco, California. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  14. ^ a b c Markey, Matt. "Modeling used to fuel career". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Maryeve Dufault". Maxim. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  16. ^ Newton, David (August 19, 2011). "Dufault not just another pretty face". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  17. ^ Manfred, Tony. "This Former Bikini Model Will Race In The NASCAR Nationwide Series Next Month". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  18. ^ Traina, Jimmy (August 18, 2011). "HotClicks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  19. ^ Pearman, Mikaela Ian (January 18, 2012). "Charity gala had plenty of star appeal". Bermuda Sun. Retrieved 2012-02-05.

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